Monthly Archives: November 2005
The Myth of the Level Playing Field in E-Commerce
One of the core beliefs among e-commerce cognoscenti is that the Web serves as the great equalizer, allowing 20-employee retailers to effectively compete with...
Microsofts BizTalk Gets Bigger Development Role
Although Microsoft Corp.s launch event this week for SQL Server 2005, Visual Basic 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 is a developer-focused event, users will...
Microsoft Looks Beyond Launch of Visual Studio 2005
While Microsoft Corp. is announcing the official launch of Visual Studio 2005 Monday, the company also is looking ahead to the next version of...
SQL Server 2005 May Tempt Many to Jump Platform, Study Says
When it comes to new features, SQL Server 2005 has enough oomph to get almost a third of database users to consider switching from...
Visual Studio: When Is Good Enough Really Good Enough?
There is no such thing as a completely bug-free software product. But how does (and should) software vendors decide when "good enough" really will...
Microsoft, Amazon and Google Tackle E-Books Their Own Way
The world of e-commerce is starting to look at books differently. The 20th-century view was that a book was a single product to be...
Microsoft Takes Short-Sighted Approach to On-Demand CRM
Microsofts views on on-demand line of business software became clearer Friday with its pronouncement that it will not introduce a hosted version of its...
Microsofts AntiSpyware Rebranded Windows Defender
Microsoft Corp.s Windows AntiSpyware technology has been renamed "Windows Defender" and has been expanded to detect and remove rootkits, keystroke loggers and other forms...
Trouble Looms for Symantec
Symantec Corp.s ascension to the top of the security world may have peaked and begun a long descent last week when the company reported...
Is There a Chink in Dells Armor?
The company that has been giving the resellers, VARs and every PC manufacturing company fits and starts for the last 20 years appears to...