GLG News by Network Management Software Evaluators and Purchasers

What are the advantages of Office 2.0 (also knows as Software as a Service)? Why is everyone talking about it? What impact could it have on the software industry? What are the challenges for this new everything-online world? Will Office 2.0 work on the iPhone or the iPod Touch?

Citrix now owns Xen. Microsoft owns Connectix and VMware has the first mover advantage in server virtualization. How will this play out? Why is server virtualization so important? My prediction: management of virtual machines will be the next hot thing!

What most people do not realize is that iTunes is turning into a complete Apple software platform that runs on iPhones, iPod touch, Macs (of course) as well as any Windows PC so basically anywhere. iTunes can control your photo's, your music, your video's, your ring tones, allows you to activate your...

1. If you have the Unix choice, there is very little if any advantage that IBM AIX and SUN solaris can provide. 2. IT talent has been flocking to Redhat and Windows for a decade now. 3. The Addition of JBOSS gives Redhat another tool to sell to existing customers

Sun Solaris 10 containers and LDOMS offer similar capabilities in the UNIX space. No other UNIX provider owns the chip the way Sun does SPARC. Virtualization may be a crowded space soon.

1.  Mixing the culture of a Open source company with a for profit company is a challenge. 2.  VMware lead is not in technology, but in the ecosystem and adoption.

Citrix will get a share of the virtualization market, but not enough to threaten VMWare’s domination.  Citrix “may” see a reasonable ROI on their $500M investment in XenSource, but it’s not likely to be comparable to EMC’s investment in VMWare.

Microsoft failed to get the ISO to recognize their Office Open XML as an ISO standard. They still have chances to change that vote, but the prospects don’t look promising for them.

This is truly a market driven segment in which vendor/developer can differentiate their product feature, service and support from competitors.  Satellite navigation thrives on ingenuity and leveraging open source technology.  The "value add" of satisfying niche markets will improve...

The big will continue to get bigger; there is very little doubt about that trend continuing. The question will be who does it better? Financial institutions prefer to buy technology from large established providers. The SOX requirements to demonstrate a significant effort on vendor management drives...