Hardware & Software
August 2009 Archive

Apple Snow Leopard Squares Off Against Windows 7

August 29, 2009 | The latest Mac OS X is a solid upgrade, but look for the Operating Systems Wars to heat up this fall. SMBs have more good choices than ever.
By Mitch Wagner, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Xen Hypervisor Goes For Full Virtualization

August 31, 2009 | The Xen.org project will adopt much of the Citrix Systems virtual infrastructure and aims to supply a full virtualization environment.
By Charles Babcock, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Google, Microsoft Jockey For Dominance In Business Apps

August 27, 2009 | Microsoft and Google go head-to-head next year over online applications -- bringing big decisions for small and midsize businesses.
By Mary Hayes Weier, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Apple's Snow Leopard Brings Compatibility, Security Concerns

August 26, 2009 | Adobe CS3 users are expressing dismay that Snow Leopard compatibility hasn't been tested while hackers tempt Mac users with malware in Snow Leopard clothing.
By Thomas Claburn, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Forrester Asks: Why NOT Run In The Cloud?

August 26, 2009 | In a measure of the continuing acceptance of cloud computing among businesses of all sizes, the question is slowly shifting from why move to cloud computing to why not? Forrester Research offers answers to that and other good questions about cloud computing, plus specific advice on what to do first.
By Fredric Paul

Snow Leopard Server Pounces Friday

August 25, 2009 | The server version of Apple's new operating system will debut alongside its client-side cousin.
By Paul McDougall, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Which Web Browser And Why?

August 22, 2009 | Stuck in a 'Net surfing rut? Firefox, IE, Safari, and Opera have all been refreshed recently, and newbies Google Chrome and Microsoft IE 8 have joined the fray. Here's how to choose.
By Serdar Yegulalp, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Turn Off Your PC!

August 24, 2009 | This Thursday, August 27, is "Power IT Down Day." It's easy to do your part... just turn off your company's computers at the end of the day. Heck, you might want to try it other days, too!
By Paul Korzeniowski

Google Integrates Apps With RIM's BES

August 21, 2009 | The integration with Blackberry Enterprise Server provides deep connections between Google's corporate apps and RIM's smartphones -- and could make both more attractive to SMBs.
By Marin Perez, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Oracle, Sun Deal Approved By Justice Dept.

August 21, 2009 | The Justice Department ruling came earlier than expected, a possible response to Sun Microsystems' declining revenues in a steep recession.
By Charles Babcock, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Exchange Server 2010 RC Available

August 18, 2009 | Early-adopter SMBs can now download the release candidate of Microsoft's next e-mail server.
By Paul McDougall, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Google Enables Document Sharing Among Groups

August 18, 2009 | The search behemoth has added the doc, calendar, and site sharing feature, amid its bid to differentiate its online applications from Microsoft Office.
By Thomas Claburn, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Google Gmail Passes AOL, Becoming Third Most Popular E-mail

August 17, 2009 | With its growth rate climbing -- partly due to increased use by SMBs -- Gmail is on track to pass Microsoft's Hotmail in the first quarter of 2010.
By Thomas Claburn, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Microsoft Files Motion To Block Word Ban

August 17, 2009 | Emergency move would stay execution of court order to halt Microsoft Word sales in 60 days. Other options also remain to keep the software on the shelves.
By Paul McDougall, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Strategic Security: Server Virtualization

August 15, 2009 | VMWare's VMsafe program is bringing more security options to the world of server virtualization.
By Joe Hernick, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Web Tool Compares Companies' Health, Other Benefits

August 13, 2009 | MetLife's benchmarking tool lets you know how your company's medical coverage stacks up against other companies across the nation.
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Is Linux Irrelevant?

August 10, 2009 | The merits of open platforms are secondary to small and midsize businesses being able to continue doing what they've always done.
By Serdar Yegulalp, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Windows 7 'XP Mode' Released

August 4, 2009 | Windows XP Mode, Release Candidate, addresses concerns that older business applications -- many of which, to the chagrin of small and midsize businesses, didn't work on Vista -- will, in fact, run on Windows 7.
By Paul McDougall, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Ask Steve: The Consumerization Of The Enterprise

August 3, 2009 | Consumer-centric technology -- including HDTV -- is increasingly finding its way into the SMB workplace.
By Steve Hilton