Office Open XML is Microsoft's successor to its proprietary Office document format. But is this a brave new standard or a sneaky bid for lock-in? | READ MORE
By Bill Silvey
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Apr 9, 2008
Office Open XML is Microsoft's successor to its proprietary Office document format. But is this a brave new standard or a sneaky bid for lock-in?
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Jonathan Feldman -
Apr 1, 2008
Top IT shops have gone from being the No Police to the Frazzled Yes Guys. Project portfolio management can help stem the tide while keeping your hard-won reputation intact
By
Michael Biddick
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Mar 3, 2008
The massive enterprise management vendor consolidation over the past several years means organizations have salespeople promising that their offerings can do everything well. While all certainly try, different products have strengths and weaknesses. We took a look at the major functional areas within enterprise management and picked our favorites in 10 key tech areas.
By Ben DuPont
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Jun 22, 2007
New search appliances claim to be uniquely adapted to meet enterprise needs. We tested eight enterprise search products and analyzed the technology's security and architectural implications. Our take: The math just
doesn't add up.
By
Andy Dornan
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Jun 8, 2007
The Service Component Architecture spec splits apps into loosely coupled components, which helps take advantage of multicore CPUs, bringing flexibility and interoperability.
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Jonathan Feldman -
Feb 19, 2007
Can your organization cut costs and maintain productivity with a Microsoft Office alternative? We offer a road map to making the switch to a free alternative.
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Barbara Krasnoff -
Dec 20, 2006
The online Office look-alike offers a free word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation package, along with social networking.
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Lori MacVittie -
Dec 15, 2006
In the coming year, you'll hear plenty of experts going on about architecting "agile, competitive, strong-performing" apps that help your organization reduce costs internally, while maintaining customer satisfaction. That's easy to say, not so easy to implement. Here's how to make those new technologies walk the walk for your business.
By Rick Scott, David DeJean, and Serdar Yegulalp
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Nov 20, 2006
With Microsoft Office 2007 finalized and almost ready to ship, what does Microsoft have in store for Office users? We took a close look at the new features, new versions, and new apps.
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Richard Hoffman -
Nov 15, 2006
Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows can now live nicely together without fighting -- if you've got either Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop for Mac. Here's how well they work.
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