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Open source: Less profit, more fun

March 16, 2010 - It's a bad time to be an open source startup trying to survive on support revenue. But it's a great time for open innovation. 0 comments
open source initiatives
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The Deep End

Modern multi-core and the next generation of IT

March 16, 2010 - This ain't your daddy's Cadillac. How Intel's Westmere and AMD's Magny-Cours will change the face of IT forever 0 comments
processors, server virtualization, AMD Opteron, Intel Nehalem, Intel Westmere, Intel Xeon
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Strategic Developer

Why Google Android developers should avoid multitouch

March 16, 2010 - Android phones have multitouch screens, but few applications support multitouch gestures -- here's why 0 comments
development environments, mobile platforms, Google Android, touch technology
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Security Adviser

Get to the root of security threats

March 16, 2010 - Rather than focusing on how a virus spread, figure out how it made it through the door 0 comments
intrusion detection and prevention, hacking
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Off The Record

Troubleshooting a CFO's login problem

March 16, 2010 - An important meeting minutes away, a login that won't work, and a highly stressed CFO create a help desk situation that calls for patience in this tech tale 0 comments
misadventures, your IT tales
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Notes from the Field

Did Uncle Sam try to kill Wikileaks?

March 15, 2010 - A leaked document reveals a strategy by the U.S. Army to hack the whistle-blowing Web site and take it down. Read on for the chilling details 12 comments
Government use of IT, blogs and wikis
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Virtualization Report

VMware promotes free SpringSource tc Server licenses

March 15, 2010 - Will the offer of free licenses attract Java developers to VMware's virtualization and cloud environment? 0 comments
virtualization, cloud computing, development environments, SpringSource, VMware
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Advice Line

Amazon and the Kindle: A case of corporate contradictions

March 15, 2010 - Every entrepreneur runs the risk of competing with themselves. Case in point: Amazon and its Kindle value proposition 0 comments
e-commerce, IT management, partnerships
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The Gripe Line

In defense of Dell's customer service

March 15, 2010 - Readers weigh in on Dell's poor customer service rankings, pointing out that not all of Dell's service offerings are the same 0 comments
tech support
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Information Overload

Three questions for storage buyers

March 15, 2010 - Here's how to walk the line between spending too much and not buying enough storage hardware 0 comments
storage, drives and arrays, SAN
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Mobile Edge

What Apple won't say about the iPad: A few answers emerge

March 15, 2010 - Two key business needs will be supported: Microsoft Exchange email, and Microsoft Word format export from the iWork Pages app. But many questions remain unanswered 1 comment
mobile platforms, mobile applications, iPad
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Open Sources

Sun Drizzle team members move to Rackspace

March 12, 2010 - Getting the MySQL fork developers on board suggests an open source-based approach for the cloud provider 0 comments
database management systems, infrastructure services
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Killer Apps

How does the Google Apps Marketplace fit in with business?

March 11, 2010 - Google's new apps model is great for small business, but it might not work so well for enterprises 1 comment
content/document management, Google Apps
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Fatal Exception

Lessons from a lost decade: Developing for a disposable Web

March 11, 2010 - Say good-bye to monolithic systems and legacy apps -- and hello to the era of expendable apps 4 comments
application lifecycle management, code change management, Internet, salary and job trends
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Tech's Bottom Line

Memo to Google's Android team: Tie your shoelaces, kids

March 11, 2010 - With the Nexus One a yawner and the Android platform fragmenting more every day, Google is looking like a five-year-old tripping over his own feet 4 comments
mobile platforms, Google, Google Android
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Cloud Computing

3 cloud computing mistakes you can avoid today

March 11, 2010 - In their cloud adoption, many enterprises are not considering obvious issues that could substantially hurt them 3 comments
cloud computing, risk management
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Enterprise Windows

SharePoint on a VM: Can Peter rescue a nonprofit in peril?

March 10, 2010 - A naive server setup compounded by lack of backup forces our intrepid columnist to make a leap of faith -- that falls a bit short 0 comments
misadventures, backup, disaster recovery, server virtualization, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft SharePoint
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Database Underground

SQL Server Management Objects: Finally ready for prime time

March 10, 2010 - PowerShell gives DBAs a reason to begin using SMO for real, so now we'll find out about all the gory details 0 comments
database management systems, SQL
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Sustainable IT

Don't accept defeat against data center power shortages

March 10, 2010 - Despite high levels of data center inefficiency, large operators are choosing wasteful expansion over sustainability 0 comments
power consumption, data center management, Hewlett-Packard (HP), IBM
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Lab Notes

CrossOver: Windows apps without Windows

February 08, 2010 - CodeWeaver's CrossOver Mac allows many Windows applications to be installed and run directly on Mac OS X 5 comments
Mac, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
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