GLG News by Network Management Software Evaluators and Purchasers

The evidence continues to mount that Vista is not going to be successful any time soon. Despite the high numbers Microsoft is proud to announce, the reality (at least for enterprises) just gets uglier with time. Could this be the first Windows that is completely skipped by enterprises?

The most recent round of virtualization technology has been highlighted by the dynamic emergence of VMware as one of the hottest products around. Of course virtualization has been around a long time both on the mainframe (IBM) and the desktop (Citrix). But why has this latest round of products grabbed...

Nothing will inspire support for net neutrality like potential censorship. It seems likely that public pressure will prevent AT&T, Verizon and others from actually enforcing widespread censorship, but the threat is chilling. Small-scale censorship will likely continue absent publicity for each event....

1. Green computing can save a lot of money and differentiate Web companies. 2. A chance for CIO's to look like a business leader

Red Hat’s Linux business continues to grow and thrive. Novell’s SuSE Linux business is also growing well, albeit from a much smaller base. This shows the Linux business model is successful, despite moves from Microsoft and Oracle.

Mr. Steve Jobs apologized publicly and said Apple will offer a $100 credit at Apple stores to all iPhone users who paid the original price. This was occurred because Apple announced that is was cutting $200 off the price of its $599 iPhone. Mr. Jobs insisted the price cut was necessary to broaden...

SOA can be very useful if done correctly. SOA will be subjective. Vendor by Vendor SOA must be tied to policy.

1. Can Intel re-create the Centrino for cell phones? 2. Will the US cell phone carriers be willing?

Razr2 is a nice update to the aging Razr, but Motorola needs a lot more than that for salvation. Nokia and Samsung are moving ahead of Motorola, and this will be only a brief respite unless Motorola changes their business model.

The Personal Computer (PC) created a revolution, but the new generation (our kids) will not be using it. Instead they will use a Personal Communicator (PC): part phone, part instant messenger, part computer. What will happen when the consumer desktops and laptops will be replaced by the next PC? Will...