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Innovation: Dont Get Me Wrong

It turns out that Im a really naive person. I thought I was arguing in favor of innovation when I was writing columns attacking...

Set Expectations for Outsourcing

Like any other IT novelties, outsourcing and its cosmopolitan cousin, offshoring, have gotten much more than their Warholian 15 minutes of fame. In the quiet...

Windows SideShow Surpasses Simple Tricks

Sometimes a multifunction device is a brilliant synthesis; sometimes its just a stupid hardware trick. The technical path of least resistance leads more often...

Readers Respond: FEMAs IE-Only Form: Just What Katrina Victims Dont Need

Thank you for the intelligent article on standards .I am a (mostly) retired software engineer who has been screaming about standards for years. I...

The Real Code War Is Over

I see no good reason for continued contention between the Java and .Net platforms. Thats why Im pleased by the packaging of next weeks...

Zend Upgrade Should Boost PHP

Zend Technologies Inc.s announcement earlier this week that it has released a major upgrade of its front-line product, Zend Platform, was welcome news for...

Apple Swats Mac OS X Security Bugs

Apple Computer Inc. on Friday posted a security update to correct 10 security flaws in its Mac OS X operating system, warning that the...

Microsoft Plans to Reorganize; Allchin Out with Vista Release

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a sharp reorganization of the company into three divisions in order to streamline decision making and speed to market. The software...

Startup Spirit Thrives Again at Demo

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The Demo conference here feels a lot like the 1990s. Dot-coms and early startups are everywhere, bum-rushing journalists and venture capitalists with...

Partners Say Shakeup Will Sharpen Microsofts Agility

SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft Technology partners Tuesday said the software giants radical reorganization from seven into three major divisions is an important move to reduce costs...