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Open Source Blog: August 2008 Archives
10 best technologies to beat the downturn?
August 27, 2008
While the jury is still out on whether the worldwide economy is heading into a recession or just a period of low growth, there's never been a better time to look at some of the technologies that have the potential to reduce overall IT spending. So here is my pick of the top 10 technologies to help enterprises of all sizes beat the downturn...[click continue reading for more on this entry]...
Linux can’t scale? Time to change the record
August 20, 2008
Any naysayers who still think companies wouldn’t look to open source for their most mission critical systems would do well to take a butcher’s at the latest case study from Red Hat, showing it supports over 32,000 transactions per second…[click continue reading for more on this entry]…
Open source integration on demand, anyone?
August 15, 2008
No sooner do I pen a blog saying that so-called 'cloud computing' is not a new concept or even one that ushers in anything particularly new, than a press release lands on my desk espousing the virtues of cloud computing for extending SOA beyond the enterprise...[click continue reading for more]...
Is iPhone 3G ready for the enterprise?
August 13, 2008
Since the launch of the first iPhone, pundits have wondered whether it would ever encroach on the enterprise mobility space, where the likes of RIM’s Blackberry, Symbian and Windows Mobile have been the dominant smartphone platforms to date.
When the first generation iPhone was launched, analyst firm Forrester said that IT should refuse to support it in the enterprise, citing 10 reasons why it wasn’t ready for enterprise use. But is the latest generation now enterprise ready?… [click continue reading for more]…
IBM readies Requirements Composer for Jazz
August 07, 2008
IBM is gearing up to launch a Rational Requirements Composer for its 'open commercial' Jazz collaborative application development platform, CBR has learned.
Tony Grout, Rational Sofware Business Value Leader, IBM, told me that Rational Requirements Composer (RRC) will be available in the fourth quarter. He said the firm and its partners are on track to launch 20 products that support the Jazz platform by the end of the year, having already announced a slew of products to that end in past weeks, including Rational Team Concert.... [click continue reading for more]...
Open source alternative to Microsoft SharePoint, anyone?
August 01, 2008
Open source content management purveyor, Alfresco Software, says it's the first enterprise content management (ECM) player to implement the Microsoft Office and Windows SharePoint Services protocols as a compatible server.
According to the company, that means its Alfresco Labs 3, currently still in beta, offers a real alternative to Microsoft SharePoint... [click continue reading for more on this entry]
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