Thursday, May 15, 2008
Think you've got virtualization all figured out? Think again Data formats, database structures, data restrictions, incompatible applications and quilts of middleware are the real IT infrastructure of any company. All the rest -- no matter how incomparably more cool -- are just access mechanisms
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Editor's Picks: The water-resistant OptimusPDA A handheld computer that can manage a tidal wave is joined by a single-rack unit content server for sending live video clips across the network and software for creating store signage
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
JasperSoft announces NetBeans plug-in tool iReport for NetBeans 6.0, scheduled for release in February, will let developers program reports using a library of chart types in PDF, Word and other formats
Monday, October 29, 2007
Quest to create single 'office docs' file format in jeopardy A foundation set up five years ago to pursue a way of creating and sharing documents that would challenge Microsoft's Office puts its weight behind the Compound Document Format instead. The director explains why
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Dead techs still roam IT's living world Hardware and software that vendors have ended support for are still very much alive, thanks to users that are still finding significant use for them. Some end-of-life technologies that just won't die easily
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Norway likely to mandate open document formats Norway is considering mandating the use of the Open Document Format (ODF) and Portable Document Format (PDF), which could eventually reduce the use of Microsoft Corp.'s Office software in the country. 
Thursday, February 01, 2007
iPhone: An enterprise Trojan horse? Some 25 years ago, Steve Jobs and Apple lost the war of corporate computing to IBM and Microsoft. I imagine, though, that Jobs probably considers it just a battle in his own “Thirty Years War” against Microsoft and its founder. While Apple’s recent iPhone announcement was completely focused on consumers, the iPhone might also serve to bolster Apple’s position in the enterprise.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Google app combines word processing, spreadsheet One day after releasing a package of applications that hinted at how Google might offer collaboration services to corporate, the company announced that it was releasing an online word processing and spreadsheet application.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Treo 700p good for work and play The 128MB Treo 700p offers a range of features that make it ideal for productivity as well as entertainment.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Belgium adopts OpenDocument Belgium may become the first national government to mandate the use of the Open Document Format (ODF), with a full-scale trial to begin next year. Belgium's Council of Ministers on Friday approved a proposal that could see ODF adopted for all document exchange. 
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Toshiba, Clariant develop 30GB recordable HD-DVD Swiss chemical company Clariant International AG and Japan's Toshiba Corp. have jointly developed a dye that is necessary for dual-layer recordable HD-DVD discs capable of storing 30G bytes of data, they said.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
XML to be default Office 12 file format In a move that could bring a chorus of both cheers and jeers, Microsoft Corp. recently announced its commitment to adopt XML technology as the default file format in the next version of Office, code-named Office 12, due to enter beta this fall. The inclusion of the Microsoft Office Open XML Formats will become the defaults for the versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in the upcoming version of the product.
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Windows to get 'Raw' photo support Aiming to please photography enthusiasts, Microsoft Corp. is enhancing current and upcoming versions of its Windows operating system to allow users to more easily work with "Raw" image files, which take information directly from the camera's image sensor to better preserve colour and detail. 
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Macromedia to bolster video on the Web Macromedia Inc. has announced a video kit to enable users of its authoring tools suite, Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional, to more easily add video to their Web sites.
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Best practices in enterprise integration Integration is critical to the main initiatives that CIOs will face in 2004/05, regardless of the focus on risk management, regulation compliance, M&A, cost management, or outsourcing. We expect the demand for integration to continue and even grow. 
Monday, July 14, 2003
World Summit bodies debate open document formats Open systems software could become a key topic at December's World Summit on the Information Society. Many governments are inclining towards open source platforms like Linux, and the question of longevity of records has also arisen.
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Oracle releases newest version of CRM sales software Oracle Corp. launched the latest version of Oracle Sales, which includes a new application called Oracle Proposals, on Wednesday. Oracle Sales is Oracle’s customer relationship management (CRM) sales application.
Friday, January 31, 2003
A simple language for a simple solution A unique partnership between a provincial ministry and Microsoft Corp. has resulted in an XML-based address change service that has streamlined the way businesses interact with the government.
Sunday, December 29, 2002
New MPEG-4 based video system takes step forward The technical design for a new video compression system based on the MPEG-4 standard that promises better quality digital video was agreed at a meeting in Japan, said the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Thursday, December 19, 2002
German city drops Windows for Linux Schwäbisch Hall, a community of 36,000 in southern Germany, plans to build its entire IT infrastructure on the open source Linux operating system, replacing Windows from Microsoft Corp.
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
Actuate integrates reporting with SAP Actuate Corp. will integrate its reporting suite with SAP AG's mySAP solutions and the SAP Business Information Warehouse to allow users to create custom reports from SAP and other enterprise data sources, the company is scheduled to announce Tuesday.
Monday, September 23, 2002
ViXS eyes emerging market Toronto-based ViXS Systems Inc. is banking on growing market demand as it released a video networking processor on Monday.
Monday, June 17, 2002
Microsoft looks to serve the little guys Looking to lower the cost barriers to connecting to an electronic trading hub, Microsoft Corp. on Monday rolled out two entry-level versions of BizTalk Server 2002 including one that carries a sub-US$1,000 price tag.
Monday, June 17, 2002
Microsoft looks to serve the little guys Looking to lower the cost barriers to connecting to an electronic trading hub, Microsoft Corp. on Monday rolled out two entry-level versions of BizTalk Server 2002 — including one that carries a sub-US$1,000 price tag.
Sunday, June 16, 2002
Contivo unveils updated data modeling product Modeling and data integration company Contivo Inc. is releasing a new version of its Contivo EIM (Enterprise Integration Modeling) Solution that supports Web services, as well as provides better run-time functionality, a new parser, and improved testing and user interfaces.