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2009-06-04
REVIEW: The Mono Project's MonoDevelop is a full IDE for developing C# programs under the Mono runtime. If you’ve worked with Microsoft Visual Studio, you will see many similarities in MonoDevelop and will feel quite comfortable in the Mono environment. If you’re new to MonoDevelop and haven’t worked in Visual Studio, you’ll find that the learning curve is not very steep.
2009-05-29
Web browsers have become increasingly important to the enterprise with the advent of cloud computing. With all of the major Web browser makers releasing new versions of their wares in the last year, there are several very good and innovative choices out there. eWEEK Labs recommends ways to pick the best browser for accessing enterprise applications and general Web browsing.
2009-05-28
The state of file format compatibility across a range of different applications has come a long way in the past few years, as vendors such as Microsoft and OpenOffice.org have made progress toward addressing file format compatibility.
2009-05-13
Windows 7's XP Mode combines the company's desktop and presentation virtualization technologies to serve up applications that won't run properly on Windows 7 from a virtual XP SP3 instance. By tapping desktop-based virtualization as a bridge for Windows software compatibility gaps, organizations could achieve a smooth transition from Windows to a competing platform.
2009-05-12
eWEEK Labs' Cameron Sturdevant has been making the conversion from the PC to the Mac, but there's one thing that keeps him coming back for Windows: Entourage is a second-class e-mail client.
2009-05-08
REVIEW: Citrix Receiver for iPhone puts enterprise applications in the hands of mobile workers without the need to fire up a notebook. The app is available for free from the Apple App Store. Performance of Citrix Receiver in eWEEK Labs' tests was "good enough" over Wi-Fi.
2009-05-04
eWEEK Labs' first take on the 64-bit-only Windows Server 2008 R2 RC shows that the update takes major steps forward, especially in the area of virtualization. However, moving existing Windows Server 2008 systems to the newest version will not be easy.
2009-04-30
eWEEK Labs' early tests of Windows 7 RC 1 show that the operating system installs and runs quickly and efficiently; is highly polished for this stage of development; already supports a wide array of hardware; and is obviously rich with security, connectivity and usability features when compared with either Windows Vista or XP. However, Microsoft's method for dealing with application compatibility--Windows XP Mode for Windows 7, or XPM--leaves something to be desired.
2009-04-14
Microsoft Windows XP enters Extended Support mode this week, but IT managers should be thinking more about the Windows family at the end of the Extended Support road: Windows 2000. eWEEK Labs explains what this means for companies still using the older OS, and why now is a good time to start planning for your next OS upgrade.
2009-04-07
REVIEW: The Mono Migration Analyzer tool, or MoMA, helps users port Microsoft .NET programs to Mono, with the ultimate goal of porting Windows software to Linux. But is it really necessary? eWEEK Labs puts MoMA through its paces.
2009-04-03
REVIEW: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 may lag behind rival Web browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera Software's Opera when it comes to some features, but IE 8 can't be beat when it comes to facilities for deploying customized versions across a company. eWEEK Labs' tests show that the free Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8, or IEAK 8, makes it easy to build highly customized versions of the Windows browser for employees.
2009-03-19
Review: eWEEK Labs' tests of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 show that the browser has made great strides over IE 7 in terms of usability, security and stability. But the browser landscape has changed significantly in a very short time--including Google's entry into the fray--and IE 8 is already a step behind competition including Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera.
2009-03-10
LANguard 9.0 is the latest iteration of GFI’s network vulnerability and patch management software. The tool is most useful to SMBs; larger enterprises will want to find something more scalable. The latest version can tell whether a device scanned is real or virtual and can launch a remote desktop connection to a scanned Windows client with one click. It also offers automatic remediation of unauthorized applications.
2009-03-10
Commentary: Microsoft is looking to power PC users as a key driver behind the enterprise adoption of the upcoming Windows 7 operating system. Microsoft is hoping for a better reception from businesses than Vista received, despite the fact that Vista also had good enterprise features. But thanks to Microsoft's licensing plan, many of the enterprise features in Windows 7 aren’t in versions that power users will have access to.
2009-03-08
Microsoft fulfills its promise of a quick delivery of a Release Candidate for SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server. Unfortunately, enterprises will see few worthwhile upgrades. There are some hardware and wireless improvements, but users and administrators will see the most beneficial upgrades to the search capabilities.
2009-03-06
Commentary: Microsoft's dismissive attitude of VDI, or virtual desktop infrastructure, calls to mind Red Hat's stance toward the desktop as a viable Linux commercial offering. Red Hat has said it has yet to figure out how to monetize the Linux desktop as a product, but now seems to be figuring out a way to make the desktop pay while continuing to give it away via the Fedora distribution. With its recent desktop virtualization agreement with Microsoft and other work it's done, Red Hat may soon be offering VDI capabilities.
2009-03-05
Commentary: In a touring workshop to promote Windows 7, Microsoft is calling VDI, or virtual desktop infrastructure, a costly venture inappropriate for larger enterprises. That's not surprising, given Microsoft's vested interest in having fat clients continue to run on PCs, and IT administrators should not let that deter them from investigating VDI. As eWEEK Labs analyst Cameron Sturdevant points out, there are positives and negatives to VDI environments, and virtualization of desktops is very different from server virtualization.
2009-02-24
Tech Analysis: Azure is Microsoft's entry into the cloud computing world, pitting it against the likes of Amazon.com and Google. Like Amazon.com, Microsoft has created a software system that runs on Microsoft's own distributed data centers. Microsoft has made available its Windows Azure SDK, which currently is in Community Technology Preview form, for application development. In this first of several articles, eWEEK Labs tries out the Azure SDK.
2009-02-20
Tech Analysis: With vendors such as Microsoft, Novell, VMware, Symantec and Citrix rolling out application virtualization components to their offerings, enterprise IT administrators need to take a look at the technology. The promise of reducing expenses through application virtualization is there, but eWEEK Labs points out that more work needs to be done on the technology to justify the costs and achieve real ROI.
2009-01-29
Updates to Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac virtualization product offers more CPU and RAM capacity, and the ability to run Microsoft Windows 7. With the new capabilities, Parallels keeps pace with VMware Fusion and Sun VirtualBox for OS X in the competition to run virtual machines on Apple hardware.
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eWEEK Labs' first take on the 64-bit-only Windows Server 2008 R2 RC shows that the update takes major steps forward, especially in the area of virtualization. However, moving existing Windows Server 2008 systems to the newest version will not be easy.
eWEEK Labs' early tests of Windows 7 RC 1 show that the operating system installs and runs quickly and efficiently; is highly polished for this stage of development; already supports a wide array of hardware; and is obviously rich with security, connectivity and usability features when compared with either Windows Vista or XP. However, Microsoft's method for dealing with application compatibility--Windows XP Mode for Windows 7, or XPM--leaves something to be desired.
Microsoft Windows XP enters Extended Support mode this week, but IT managers should be thinking more about the Windows family at the end of the Extended Support road: Windows 2000. eWEEK Labs explains what this means for companies still using the older OS, and why now is a good time to start planning for your next OS upgrade.
REVIEW: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 may lag behind rival Web browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera Software's Opera when it comes to some features, but IE 8 can't be beat when it comes to facilities for deploying customized versions across a company. eWEEK Labs' tests show that the free Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8, or IEAK 8, makes it easy to build highly customized versions of the Windows browser for employees.
Commentary: Microsoft is looking to power PC users as a key driver behind the enterprise adoption of the upcoming Windows 7 operating system. Microsoft is hoping for a better reception from businesses than Vista received, despite the fact that Vista also had good enterprise features. But thanks to Microsoft's licensing plan, many of the enterprise features in Windows 7 aren’t in versions that power users will have access to.
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