Software
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The future of open source
There’s no question that the open source community is a passionate one — and one with significant influence on technology directions and...
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If Windows is a dead end, what’s next?
The writing is on the wall. Despite a major push to sell the much-maligned Windows Vista, customers aren’t buying. Nearly two years...
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Unified Communications 2009 – A year in review
As we wind down 2009 and prepare for 2010, I think it’s best to take a look back at this year to...
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Firefox 3.5 edges ahead in browser race
In the unceasing race for market share, Mozilla’s Firefox has edged ahead of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, at least according to one statistical...
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Subscriptions boost Red Hat revenue
Open-source enterprise software vendor Red Hat reported fiscal third-quarter revenue up 18 percent from the same quarter last year. Total revenue for...
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Mozilla unveils new Firefox interface ideas for 2010
Mozilla yesterday said that its planned overhaul of Firefox’s interface will be pushed back to Firefox 4.0, the major release now slated...
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Opera browser preview features fast JavaScript engine
Opera Software this week is offering a pre-alpha release of its Opera 10.5 browser and upgraded beta releases of its Opera Mobile...
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Microsoft’s 2010 task: Make the cloud clear
For Microsoft, 2010 is a platform building and marketing year with no less than the future success of its cloud strategy hanging...
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MySQL developers release 5.5 beta
The MySQL developer community has released the first public iteration of what will be the next version of MySQL, version 5.5. MySQL...
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Mozilla ships Firefox 3.6 Beta 5, pushes final into 2010
Mozilla issued a fifth beta of Firefox 3.6 rather than move on to a release candidate, a decision that will push the...
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The 2009 data breach hall of shame
If there was anything even vaguely comforting about the data breaches that were announced this year, it was that many of them...
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Is Windows 7 the last major chapter in Windows story?
Microsoft Windows 7 may represent the last ever, large in-mass upgrade of the Windows client environment and define the line where the...
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Unified communications making cosmetics firm look good
Kroma Makeup went from using plain old telephone service lines supplemented by cable Internet access to running all its voice, data and...
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EU accepts Microsoft deal on browser choice
Microsoft’s promise to allow Windows users to choose which Internet browser they use has been accepted by the European Commission, ending its...
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Sybase is latest RDB maker to embrace MapReduce
Who says there is a war raging between traditional SQL database vendors and the upstarts touting the so-called ‘NoSQL’ technology? A slew...