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RSS hypeWindows 8: The 'dying gasps' of the desktop OS or the next big thing?
News Just as the marketing hype around Windows 7 heads toward its peak, a few details are starting to surface about its likely successor. You may groan but work on Windows 8, as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has referred to it,... [08 Oct 2009]
Jimmy Wales
AS Profile This common look and feel is evident in the pages of Wikipedia where 13 million articles, written collaboratively by volunteers around the globe, more often resemble order than chaos: evidence that hype about... [08 Oct 2009]
Looking Beyond the Open Source and SaaS Marketing Hype: Why Fast and Cheap ECM Deployment Is a Bad Idea
White Paper If one listens to the marketing hype, Open Source and SaaS ECM seem almost too good to be true. The new kids on the block have been getting a lot of press lately as they scramble to find their niche. And on the surface,... [02 Oct 2009]
The Search for the Right Packet Transport Technology: MPLS or PBB-TE (PBT)?
White Paper This paper goes beyond the marketing hype and look closely at the underlying concepts behind MPLS and PBB-TE. The author does this in order to evaluate if there are any fundamental differences between the control or data... [11 Sep 2009]
Why the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series Is the Ideal Foundation for Cloud Computing
White Paper While "Cloud computing" appears to be reaching the top of the hype cycle, there are some very real, substantive reasons why companies of all sizes are closely examining the benefits of the cloud. A cloud computing model... [30 Aug 2009]
Cloud computing a buzzing in business ears
Comment Cloud computing has gone hype-crazy. In the end, however, the hype surrounding cloud computing hinders businesses trying to work out how they can benefit from the technology. The danger is that the... [20 Aug 2009]
Cloud Computing: Latest Buzzword or Glimpse of the Future?
White Paper Go beyond all the hype and buzzwords and decide for yourself whether cloud computing is truly a game changer or just another technology fad. Cloud computing generates as much excitement today as it does controversy. [12 Aug 2009]
Cloud Computing: What's Its Business Potential for Your Company?
White Paper It actually lives up to much of its hype. Cloud computing has become one of today's most-talked-about technology trends. And with good reason. Get a glimpse of the true business potential of cloud computing and why it... [12 Aug 2009]
Is Facebook's FriendFeed acquistion all about talent?
News I'm going to go out on a limb and say it: this is not as ridiculously huge of a deal as the Silicon Valley hype machine is going to have you believe. Basically, FriendFeed has been coasting on a lot of... [11 Aug 2009]
Businesses set to show fixed mobile convergence some love - finally
News While the technology has some big name backers among the telcos - both BT and Cable and Wireless offer FMC services - take up has yet to match the early hype. FMC (fixed mobile convergence) might not have become the... [04 Aug 2009]
Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 (Part 1)
White Paper By now one has no doubt that are all aware of the hype surrounding Windows XP Mode for Windows 7. This paper says most people think of Windows 7's Windows XP Mode solely as a backward compatibility mechanism. [31 Jul 2009]
Governance for the Insurance Industry: Service-Oriented Architecture
White Paper SOA flew through the "Flavor of the month" and "Next big thing" hype phases with such speed that there's simply no denying that it's here to stay. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) continues to generate a lot of... [31 Jul 2009]
Architecting for the Cloud: What's Possible Today' What's Practical Tomorrow'
White Paper This webcast cuts through the cloud hype and offers guidance on how one should be thinking about the cloud today, and what he/she should be doing right now. Cloud is not the latest marketing buzzword, but rather a... [30 Jul 2009]
Software as a service leaves users feeling 'underwhelmed'
News However, low customer satisfaction could mean that the move towards SaaS - which has led CIOs to predict all software will be hosted by 2013 - could be hobbled by customers finding the hype not matching up to the reality. [08 Jul 2009]
Apple bonanza, crime breathalysers and broadband tax
News But despite the hype around the newest iPhone, silicon.com's CIO Jury said they feel the handset still isn't quite up to the job for business users, with the vast majority of members saying they're not planning to... [02 Jul 2009]
