Jim Rapoza

About

Jim Rapoza, Chief Technology Analyst, eWEEK.For nearly fifteen years, Jim Rapoza has evaluated products and technologies in almost every technology category for eWEEK. Mr Rapoza's current technology focus is on all categories of emerging information technology though he continues to focus on core technology areas that include: content management systems, portal applications, Web publishing tools and security. Mr. Rapoza has coordinated several evaluations at enterprise organizations, including USA Today and The Prudential, to measure the capability of products and services under real-world conditions and against real-world criteria. Jim Rapoza's award-winning weekly column, Tech Directions, delves into all areas of technologies and the challenges of managing and deploying technology today.

Xerox Takes On New Challenges

When your company name is synonymous with documents, people expect that your products will be strong when it comes to document management. Click here to read the full review of DocuShare CPX 5.01. 2 When your company name is synonymous with documents, people expect that your products will be strong when it comes to document […]

Software as a Service Not Completely Worry-Free

Back in the good old days of the 1990s, we used to refer to software companies that delivered applications over the Web as ASPs, or application service providers. Back then, there were many concerns about the viability of ASP products. Business managers worried if browser-based products would be robust enough to provide the rich interfaces […]

Flex Finds Its Footing

In the two-plus years its been around, Adobe Systems Adobe Flex has undergone more than two-and-a-half version releases, which has probably made developers who use the rich Internet platform feel as if they have been riding on a particularly unpredictable and gnarly wave. eWEEK Labs review of the bare-boned and limited Flex 1.0 release showed […]

Search Privacy: Damned if You Do

Earlier this year, Google fought a request from the Department of Justice for search records that the DOJ wanted to use as evidence to defend the Child Online Protection Act. At the time, many applauded Googles resistance and its stand (or, at least its perceived stand) for users privacy. /zimages/4/28571.gifClick here to read more. However, […]

Mini Finds Its Search Bearings

In the modern technology world, Google is the 600-pound gorilla. Companies from Microsoft to Oracle to Verizon are terrified that the reigning Internet search giant will move into their markets, wielding its massive user base and general willingness to give away applications for free as very potent competitive weapons. But there is one area in […]

Adobe Flex Finds Its Footing

In two-plus years its been around, Adobe Flex has undergone more than two and a half version releases, which has probably made developers who use the rich Internet platform feel as if they have been riding on a particularly unpredictable and gnarly wave. (And this doesnt even take into account Adobes acquisition in 2005 of […]

Google Mini Finds Its Corporate Search Bearings

In the modern technology world, Google is the 600-pound gorilla. Companies from Microsoft to Oracle to Verizon are terrified that the reigning Internet search giant will move into their markets, wielding its massive user base and general willingness to give away applications for free as very potent competitive weapons. Click here to read the full […]

Google Mini: Can Cute Cut It?

While its name is synonymous with searching the Web (just look in the dictionary), Google hasnt quite made the same kind of inroads when it comes to search in corporate environments. Who knows? Maybe Google is just too cute for its own good. Its Google Search Appliances, which are designed to provide search to huge […]

Open-Source ESBs Provide the Basics

An Enterprise Service Bus, or ESB, can provide many advantages and efficiencies for a business: Process and services can be centralized and streamlined; reliability and scalability can be provided for core business activity; and a cutting-edge service-oriented architecture can connect you, your partners and all core data systems. All of this comes at a cost, […]

Artix 4.0

When we reviewed Iona Artix 3.0 a year ago, we said that it was such a massive upgrade over previous versions that users who chose to upgrade might feel like they were using a completely different product. Artix 4.0, released in April, isnt quite that big of an upgrade, although it does offer some fairly […]