Enterprise Applications Blog Posts

Windows 7 Reality

You’ll remember a few months ago, right after Windows 7 came out, that I suggested that the most cost-effective means of upgrading to the new operating system might be to simply buy a new computer with Windows 7 already installed. Turns out that you learn a few things over the course of several months. Continue Reading »

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Melding Transactions with Collaboration

The prevailing wisdom when it comes to collaboration is that because most of the documents are created in Microsoft applications, the most logical approach to share that information is through a Microsoft SharePoint server. Continue Reading »

A Rich Brew of Social Content

In an ideal world, anybody running any type of content management system would have a real time feed into all the social media outlets that would automatically inform what content would be displayed next on the site. Continue Reading »

Open Source Search Gains Momentum

When most people think of search, the term Google comes immediately to mind. But while Google is definitely an industry standard on the Web, the adoption of search engines within the enterprise has been anything but stellar. Continue Reading »

Interoperabiliy Drives Unified Communications

Two players in the unified communications space – Avaya and Polycom – have announced an expanded agreeme Continue Reading »

No SQL Movement Gains

There’s growing dissatisfaction with SQL on a number of fronts, but it seems hard to tell if this represents an actual movement or just a loose coalition of groups with slightly aligned interests. Continue Reading »

Making the Case for Unified Communications Adoption

Our current economic climate has done little to inject new technology into most companies other than standard equipment replacement. But as we slowly pull ourselves out of the morass, opportunities abound for new technology adoption, and most with the added bonus of a solid business case. Continue Reading »

A Windows 7-Led Recovery

Earlier this week, Microsoft’s CFO, Peter Klein, reported during an industry analyst meeting that Windows 7 was the fastest-growing operating system in the company’s history. Continue Reading »

The Real State of Microsoft Security

Microsoft today issued a new advisory in response to a vulnerability that was discovered in Internet Explorer. With the eyes of the technology world on the RSA Conference 2010 this week, and everyone focused on information security, it seemed like a good time to step back and evaluate the state of Microsoft Security and try to figure out just how it has been doing. Continue Reading »