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Mozilla plans on rolling out Thunderbird 3, the newest version of its open-source e-mail application, in mid-November. The organization says it’s made some 2,000 improvements to the program. The larger new features include tabbed e-mail, filtered search and a one-click address book. Thunderbird 3 will be compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and is built on the same Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform as Firefox 3.1. The following slides illustrate some of the application’s most notable improvements.
LABS GALLERY: Google Chrome 4.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Betas Up Browser Ante
With the recent releases of beta versions of Google Chrome 4.0 and Mozilla Firefox 3.6, the two browsers continue their rapid pace of upgrading to provide more integrated functionality across Web services. Despite the version number, Firefox 3.6 looks to be the more significant upgrade. The Chrome 4.0 beta focuses on underlying capabilities, with only one major new feature (for syncing bookmarks across browsers and users' Google accounts).
REVIEW: SeaMonkey Retains Mozilla Look and Feel While Incorporating Firefox 3.5 Performance
The free SeaMonkey suite is very similar to the old Mozilla software while keeping the underlying technology up-to-date. The new SeaMonkey 2.0, for example, adds the capabilities of Firefox 3.5's underlying browsing engine while maintaining the old Mozilla look and feel. eWEEK Labs' tests show that SeaMonkey 2.0 takes some getting used to but has some compelling features, especially for organizations that want an all-in-one Internet suite.
How to Select the Right Electronic Document Management System
Today's businesses succeed or fail as a result of applying the right technology and software. But it's often difficult to find a single all-in-one solution that encompasses everything a business needs to keep track of client information. There is software for each niche a business might need, but sometimes using niche products can lead to problems. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Andrew Bailey explains how to increase efficiency by using an electronic document management system to keep track of all your client information.
How to Achieve Regulatory Compliance with Automated E-Mail Archiving
The use of e-mail as a business tool has evolved from a matter of simple convenience to one of absolute necessity. Recognizing the dependence on this vital communications tool, many organizations and regulatory bodies have enacted e-mail archiving and retention policies and guidelines for their members or industry. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Ted Green explains how to use automated e-mail archiving in your company to achieve regulatory compliance.
SAP Focuses on SMBs, Unconcerned by Oracle's Sun Acquisition
SAP reports quarterly revenues that fell by 9 percent thanks to a decrease in spending on business software, but increased adoption of its products by SMBs may help it through economically challenging times. The president of SAP North America suggests that SAP is unconcerned by the seemingly imminent acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle.
SAP Cuts Its Full-Year Sales Outlook
SAP cuts its sales outlook based on weakness in emerging markets and in Japan, leaving investors wondering where the company will attract new buyers for its high-end software given a client base still keeping costs in check.
Google Maps Navigation Bolsters Android 2.0
Launched Oct. 28 as a free Google Maps feature for smartphones that will run the Google Android 2.0 build, Google Maps Navigation is a GPS navigation system that provides turn-by-turn voice guidance. The program uses the phone's Internet connection to fetch users the latest maps and business data. Features include the ability to search without knowing an address, search by voice and search any business along a route. Google envisions Maps Navigation as a differentiator to set Android 2.0-based smartphones apart from Apple's iPhone. There are also traffic, satellite and street views. The details are in this eWEEK slide show.
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Offers Better Search, User Interface
SAP will release a new version of its SAP BusinessObjects Explorer platform in November, allowing for accelerated enterprise search and what it says is an improved user interface. The updated version of BusinessObjects Explorer will allow enterprise data sets besides those warehoused by SAP to be ported into the platform for analysis. SAP has launched a number of enterprise platforms and applications in 2009, frequently in collaboration with companies such as Cisco and Hewlett-Packard.
How to Recognize True Software-as-a-Service Applications
With cloud computing all the rage now, it's no surprise that many software vendors are capitalizing on the momentum by releasing cloud versions of their conventional software products. Delivering software as a service from the cloud has distinct economical and technological advantages. But hosting an application in the cloud doesn't necessarily make it software as a service. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Bob Moul outlines five ways to tell whether or not the software-as-a-service application you need for your business is truly software as a service.
White House Site Goes Open Source
The Obama administration drops proprietary software driving Whitehouse.gov for the Drupal open-source content management platform. The revamped site was developed by Drupal developers Acquia and General Dynamics Information Technology, Phase2 Technology, Akamai, and Terremark Federal Group.
Taking the Official Google Chrome Tour
Google's Chrome Web browser has been out since Sept. 2, 2008, and the application has garnered accolades for speed and weathered criticism for taking a long time to appear in Mac and Linux versions. The browser, which has undergone quite the evolution since its launch, already has more than 3 percent market share. To endear it to new users, Google began offering a tour of the browser's features Oct. 14. Rather than making you point and click all over the Website, eWEEK takes you through the ins and outs of Chrome.
Microsoft, Google, Startups Jostle for Attention at Web 2.0 Summit
There was no shortage of news at the 2009 Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Microsoft dominated the news crush Oct. 21, with news that its Bing search engine would begin indexing Twitter tweets in a dedicated results page called Bing Twitter and index Facebook status updates at a later date. Google followed suit after a fashion, announcing
10 Reasons to Stick with Windows XP Until Windows 7 Service Pack 1
News Analysis: Now that Windows 7 has finally been released, IT managers will be fielding questions from users and business managers about whether it's time to upgrade to the new desktop operating system. But that doesn't necessarily mean that a prompt upgrade to Windows 7 is the right call, especially when Windows XP is still working fine. Here are 10 reasons to stick with XP.
Microsoft Bing Takes Center Stage at Web 2.0 with Twitter Integration
Microsoft's Bing search engine stood front and center at the Web 2.0 Summit Oct. 21. In the morning, Bing Director Stefan Weitz discussed how Bing is targeting Google. That was just a warm-up. Later, Qi Lu, president of Microsoft's online services division, invited Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's online audience business, to unveil the Bing Twitter site. Bing Twitter indexes full Twitter content, including tweets and short links from Bit.ly, all to present a fire hose of real-time data for users. It's exciting, particularly because Google isn't indexing Twitter in real time ... yet. Take a stroll with Bing in this eWEEK slide show.
LABS GALLERY: What Does Windows 7 Have That Linux Doesn't?
How well do popular Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE stack up against Microsoft's new desktop flagship, Windows 7? eWEEK Labs identified 10 features new in Windows 7 and put them head-to-head with popular Linux distros to see how the platforms compete. Labs Analysts Jason Brooks and Andrew Garcia found that Version 7 makes big strides on the Windows front with its new features, but that Linux is competitive by most counts.
10 Ways Microsoft Can Persuade Enterprises to Buy Windows 7
News Analysis: Microsoft is gearing up for the release of Windows 7, but it needs to find a way to get corporate customers on board. With the world struggling to overcome a prolonged recession and with many potential customers having fresh memories of Vista, it won't be easy. However, with many companies limping along with aging PCs and Windows XP, Microsoft can present a number of convincing arguments that the time is right to invest in new machines with Windows 7.
Windows 7: Five Ways It's Similar, Five Ways It's Better than Vista
With the release of the long-awaited Windows 7, there are undoubtedly some people who are left wondering if the operating system will mimic Microsoft's ill-fated Windows Vista or break the mold and do something far better. Microsoft has done a fine job highlighting some of the many features that Windows 7 has and Windows Vista doesn't, but it has swept some of the similar features under the rug. This slide show examines five ways in which Windows 7 is similar to its Vista predecessor and five ways it is better than the earlier edition.
SpringSource Stirs Open Source into the VMware Mix
Speaking about what the future holds for SpringSource, Rod Johnson, founder of SpringSource and general manager of the SpringSource division of VMware, quipped that SpringSource's future is directly tied to its latest acquisition: VMware.
How to Keep Networked Applications Humming During Organizational Change
Applications are the lifeblood of any business, and ensuring their quick and efficient delivery across the network to all parties is a challenge even in the best of times. But the current economy is exacerbating this challenge by reshaping organizations via increased merger and acquisition activity, staff reductions and outsourcing. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Joel Trammell explains what risks these challenges pose to the performance of networked applications and gives CIOs 10 steps to follow to ensure they don’t negatively impact business.