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The 3 million programmers using Microsofts Visual Basic language make up one of the largest and most cohesive developer communities in existence, but some of them now are up for grabs. No ones sure if they will stay in the Microsoft camp and migrate to the two new languages targeting Internet applications that the software […]

Talk about volatile business models. Over the last two years, the concept of open source has run the gamut, evolving from the idealistic dream of hard-core programmers to the Microsoft-slaying darling of Wall Street to just another washed-up has-been. With investors no longer interested in funding companies that give their products away, the programmers and […]

It takes a creative mind to thrive during an IT spending slowdown. Just ask solutions providers like Hitachi Innovative Solutions, Information Strategies and software maker iWay Software. Each member of the trio has a different take on the IT market, but they share a common thread in how they approach new opportunities. For some of […]

Self-Employed Computer Consultant Rob Savoye explains his dedication to open source software like this: “Im a very community-minded person. Ive done a lot of community volunteer stuff.” Sharing source code with other users is a big part of the open source movement. While some cynics see it as a way to rope users into doing […]

The learning object authoring tools in this eValuation each presented different strengths. Hypercosm Inc.s package got eWeek Labs nod as the strongest object creation tool of the lot but wasnt as complete as Macromedia Inc.s Web Learning Studio. MindLever.com (which has since been acquired by Centra Software Inc.) offered the most sensible design for storing […]

Microsoft About-Face Microsoft is scaling back plans to sell its Office software suite via a one-year subscription. The company plans to release its Office XP software later this month, but it will be available only on a limited basis in a few countries, the company says. Nevertheless, Microsoft says it remains committed to the subscription […]

Core team member, Listar Why would you devote yourself to writing a piece of software and giving it away? For Trish Lynch, the answer was simple. She was using a mailing list called Listar both at work and at home. If it didnt work, then she would need to look elsewhere. “Listar really needed the […]

Integrating computer systems used to be the plodding work of pushing data from point to point, from one application to another. Thats not good enough anymore. Companies want integration software to map not only the paths that carry data, but new clear and shorter paths for work in a changing world. The search for competitive […]

The long and short of todays turbulent economy can be summed up like this: long faces and a short list of consultants. For decades, Fortune 1000 companies have talked about reducing the number of their service providers, and when demand lessens, some do manage to trim their rolls. But when business conditions improve, the impetus […]

When his companys name appeared in a New York Times crossword last year, Adobe Systems CEO Bruce Chizen says, it was a small pleasure to see that the clue referred to a “large Web software company.” That the clue mentioned “Web software” and not “publishing software” spoke volumes — if not about where Adobe is […]

Compaq Global Services is one of the most overlooked big players in global services, largely due to poor marketing. That stands in stark contrast with Compaqs PC unit, which is renowned worldwide. The services unit needs to sell itself to partners, customers, and the world as a whole.

Despite the dismal economy, the current state of entrepreneurship couldnt be healthier. Thats because the lure of easy money has weeded out entrepreneurial impostors and get-rich-quick artists. Most aspiring company founders, tempered by the rigors of todays tight capital markets, will be trained, smarter and more dedicated to the idea of entrepreneurship. We have entered […]