Poonam Khanna

Articles by Poonam Khanna

Documentation a necessary pain

The days of the waterfall development model and the telephone-book sized documentation that went with it are, for the most part, gone. But documentation still has an important role to play, at least according to some.

Linux finds new Unix friends

Linux may help Unix vendors reclaim some of the space that Microsoft Corp. was encroaching upon, according to one analyst.

The RISCs of adopting Itanium

Build it and they will come, the saying goes. But in the world of IT, saying,

WSDL eliminates need for human intervention

Staying true to its name, the Web services description language describes the Web services that are being offered by a company.

A place of its own

It was going to be the next big thing and its promise seemed boundless. A few years ago, Bluetooth was hailed with almost the same enthusiasm that met dot-coms in their heyday. It was going to be a ubiquitous technology and there appeared to be no limit to what it could do.

Oracle faces tough sell

Oracle Corp. only emerged as an outsourcing player in 1999, andnthat's leading some experts to question its value as a software servicesncompany.

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