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Open Source: Enterprise Budgets Make OS Attractive

By Dick Weisinger

When one thinks Open Source, usually one thinks of ‘free’. That in fact is what an IDC study found too. The number one reason that people adopt ope source software is because of the cost savings. It may seem a…

Storage: Save your pictures of the family into the next millenium

By Dick Weisinger

Researchers from UCSC say they’ve found a way to cheaply and reliably store data on standard hard drives for an estimated 1400 years. Data saved on tape today can be expected to last for 10 to 30 years, and data…

Technology: Status Quo Spoilers

By Dick Weisinger

Predictions flooded from Gartner’s recent ITExpo, maybe not too surprising: – Microsoft Vista is collapsing under it’s own weight of complexity and moving parts – Google’s aim at the enterprise is unconventional, like a “fog rolling in”, capturing market share…

Open Source: Enterprise Budgets Make OS Attractive

By Dick Weisinger

When one thinks Open Source, usually one thinks of ‘free’. That in fact is what an IDC study found too. The number one reason that people adopt open source software is because of the cost savings. It may seem a…

PLM: Growth Exceeds Forecasts

By Dick Weisinger

Global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market grew 13.5 percent in 2007, higher than analyst predictions to reach a size of $24.3 billion.  That’s the conclusion of consulting and research company CIMData. The better than expected growth came from a strong…