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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?

Adobe's future is not going to be anchored in selling seats of Creative Suite. They are defining a whole new creative and information engagement platform, which will also serve to justify usage of CS, but the real magic is going to be happening in web development and web services....

Also see: iPhone owners now fear Apple patches http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=10896 Apples action against the iPhone hackers not only turned iPhones into bricks, but also caused 3rd party products to die. Was it on purpose or by accident? Will it effect Apple development in...

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...

Microsoft wants to force users to use Vista. Turning over IT systems to Vista is not necessarily what end user consumers want. Microsoft, although duly invested in selling updates for profit can not force IT departments to max out their software budgets on a new operating system when the old one works...

Smaller security-specialist incumbents including Symantec, Utimaco WinMagic, PGP, and SafeNet face the classic challenge of finding Microsoft in their markets: they need to find a way to differentiate. What will the security companies do when Bitlocker is available for free in Vista, and due to its...

The article is completely off the planet in its estimates - there is absolutely no way that the SOA market will be worth $15B in 2013. There are not enough skills in the world. However, SOA really is different to what has gone before, and is not just about reuse.

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.

Now we all know that SAP A1S is to be named SAP Business ByDesign, or dare I say SAP BBD. SAP is facing the classic innovator’s dilemma in trying to introduce a new product and business without disrupting or cannibalizing its existing customers and current business models. This is...

With its bold Business ByDesign offering SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) may or may not enter a new market but it will enter a new era.  If Business ByDesign is not managed properly its release may mark the beginning of the end for the world’s largest business software provider.