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IT managers under the gun to trim their budgets may be attracted to IBM's promise that its new software quality tools can cut costs for both development time and labor. But software developers and SQA professionals are more likely to respond to the straight-up question, "How frustrated do you get when people are on different wavelengths?"
Microsoft's announcement that it would offer online versions of SharePoint and Exchange to all its customers further validates the industry's gravitation towards Web-based applications and cloud computing. But Microsoft insists the desktop will be a viable platform for a long time.
Microsoft's development environment offers new tools for Agile development, software testing enhancements and improved support for cloud computing. Microsoft showed us a sneak peek, and we invited developers to chime in with their feedback.
Al Sacco has laid his hands on the newest BlackBerry mobile device, meant for non-business cell phone users. The problem isn't the phone, he says; it's the phone companies who need to get their pricing act together.
Tony Bishop, CEO of start-up IT consultancy Adaptivity and virtualization go-to guy, explains how to shift from the tactical to the strategic
IT pros with virtualization smarts are tough to find — and can be hard to keep
While monetary costs from a massive data breach are bad enough, the damage to reputation and the resulting loss of business can be considerable. The recent indictment of the TJX hackers underscores how your company may be at risk, explain security experts.
Canonical announced plans to offer a software stack that includes several enterprise-ready open-source applications.
San Francisco's network-abuse claims raise more questions than answers.
At this week's Open Source Convention, Tim O'Reilly identified the next three opportunities and challenges the community should pay attention to: cloud computing, the open programmable Web and open mobile. But open source is a philosophy, not just a technology; another speaker exhorted attendees to get involved in a larger effort to influence the nation's security and privacy practices.
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