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The truth about software as a service
Comment They may say they use Microsoft Outlook or some other email client - both installed on-premise - but as to how the emails are served up to them they will have little idea. The reality for many is it will be a Microsoft Exchange email server... [23 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... 'me hearties shun Vista… techies on the move?… bosses out of tune
Comment Many "business type" PCs are designed for client/server networks, have small hard drives and few multi-media features. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [06 Dec 2007]
Web 2.0 threat looms
Comment Jacob West, manager of the research group at security specialist Fortify Software, said: "Interactive and dynamic web 2.0 applications push content to the client instead of generating static pages on a server. [26 Nov 2007]
How to insure your IT
Comment TJX Group, which lost millions of credit card records after malware was installed on its server, could have been insured, but such insurance would need a dialogue between the client, the broker and the underwriter. [17 Jul 2007]
Leader: Of tipping points and SaaS
Leader With the on-demand vendors all offering to remove much of the client-server, integration headache Accenture seemed a strange choice as top sponsor. This past week saw a lot of people talking about on-demand software as a service (SaaS). [13 Oct 2006]
Editor's Blog: The Greening of IT
Comment I won't have been the first to realise that much of Sun's approach to computing, including an inclination for stripped-down, smaller-footprint client devices, dovetails with a philosophy of using less power. [12 Oct 2006]
Leader: Microsoft's got a tough sell for Vista
Leader Perhaps more worrying for Microsoft is the observation by one of silicon.com's CIO Jurors Rob Neil, head of ICT and customer service at Ashford Borough Council, who said: "As more of our line of business apps move towards being web or client... [29 Jun 2006]
Opinion: Why I don't trust offshore customer service
Comment As I write this column, I'll 'ping' it one more time to be sure - and the result is a 'no response from server' message, so all is not well in the wonderful world of online finance. Being curious as to the cause and wanting to know if a client... [25 May 2006]
Q&A: Chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates
Comment Now we've chosen to skip doing it as a client-only thing and to do it as a big-bang client and server release. That's the only place where I think they have done any server-type piece. They haven't done as much on the server piece. [14 Sep 2005]
Short-term planning drives IT purchases for SMEs
Comment One such reseller is WStore, which sells servers, networking equipment and software to its client base. The same goes for the server hardware, which he gets on a leased basis from his ISP. For both servers and new PCs, he buys any new thin client... [10 Mar 2005]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Simplify the basics
Comment We have an environment where we have evolved from basic server-centric mainframe/mini-computers, through client-server to a complete mish-mash of web-based, thin-client, thick-client, server-centric, client-server applications and services that... [11 Feb 2005]
Q&A: Microsoft's CIO on Linux, security and offshoring
Comment Nowadays, he's in the midst of testing out new versions of SQL Server and Visual Studio. We do, in areas on the client, have an open source client running - just for competitive analysis. What we are doing right now is focused on the application... [15 Dec 2004]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Pick a killer mobile app
Comment Mobile client/server: Remote access to enterprise data is broadly useful but the horizontal applications of sales force automation and field service management generate best value. Asking the question "Do we need wireless? [29 Oct 2004]
On the road again: What life's like for mobile workers
Comment On his way to a client site, he accesses his email on his smart phone. They all use Live Communication Server, which logs their instant messaging sessions. Everyone else works from client sites, on the move or is based at home. [15 Sep 2004]
Inside SAP: Fact file
Comment Huge installed base of R/3 ERP client-server software Read Tony Hallett's analysis of SAP in our vendor dossier Key financials (since 1999 in line with US GAAP accounting rules): Revenues: €6.265bn, €7.340bn, 7.413bn, €7.024bn [10 Sep 2004]
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