GLG News by Operating System Experts

1. Increased boradband will increase productivity. 2. Increased broadband could allow for a more flexible workforce and reduce travel and office costs.

In troubled times even large and healthy companies need to avoid major missteps, yet Satyam has just been guilty of one (possibly two) such missteps.  At best this will dent their growth.  At worst it could signal a company sale or dissolution.  The focus now has to be on retaining existing...

Recessions have a winnowing effect on companies.  Once the bad times are past those who survived without major damage are stronger, largely at the expense of the others.  Keys to survival include cash (lots of it!), a solid market position and competitive products.

Web 2.0 will most likely become a key technology for enterprise IT, but adoption is slow for many reasons.  Security, functionality, ROI are all areas that have generally not yet been fully addressed, along with finding time for IT people to become comfortable with the technology.

Like clockwork, for the past several years there are a flurry of articles claiming that this year is the year of the Linux desktop.  Even so, the number of shipping Linux desktops and laptops does not support the argument.   What cannot be ignored is the uniquely light system requirements...

1.  The value of open source and collaboration has been over-valued and lacks a long term revenue plan.  This strikes at the heart of Novell's model. 2.  Novell’s top-line revenue and bottom-line profits remain problematic.

The recent terror attacks in Mumbai are bringing into question the safety and stability of the Indian environment.  American companies may be reluctant to move more of their business to India if they perceive the environment as unsafe or unstable.  Such reluctance could have a chilling effect...

Linux is now a viable alternative for a desktop operating system.  It works cleanly with most modern and not so modern hardware.  It comes pre-packaged so someone less than a genius can install it.  Why hasn’t it taken the world by storm?  Largely because there isn’t a sufficient...

1. Virtualization strategies can make management complex.  2. New applications require experience before proper placement of the virtualized application.

Smartphones are increasingly capable, attractive and usable.  While they still represent a minority market share in the cell phone market, their popularity is growing.  Apple gets most of the publicity, but RIM, Nokia and others are not sitting still.