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Open Source: Shutting Out Commercial Vendors

By Dick Weisinger

Stuart Cohen is a man with a vision for the future of software.  One that seeks to minimize the dependence companies have on commercial IT software vendors.  His idea is that companies in a similar industry should band together and mutually…

Technology: Gartner's List of Top Ten Technology Disruptors

By Dick Weisinger

Gartner’s outlined the top 10 Disruptive Technologies as part of their Symposium ITXpo 2007 on Emerging Trends held in Barcelona in Early May, as reported in IT Pro. Gartner’s breadth of coverage of 84 different research groups gives them a…

Innovation: US isn't Number 1

By Dick Weisinger

What country is the most innovative in the world? Cisco recently sponsored the Economist Intelligence Unit to answer that, and their answer may not be what you think. They found Japan to be the most innovative — and by a…

Formtek: Orion Access 5.1 Available

By Dick Weisinger

Version 5.1 of Formtek | Orion 5 Access is available and now shipping. Formtek | Orion 5 Access, Version 5.1 provides: • Integration with the Java API that eliminates the use of CORBA • Improved Access server startup and Windows…

SOA: Benefits of reusability aren't free

By Dick Weisinger

Monday’s blog described how culture and governance issues are showing up ever more frequently as barriers to successful SOA implementations.  Another surprise in the SOA arena is that the touted SOA feature of reusability doesn’t always come for free. An…