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Upgrading to Vista? Proceed with caution 13 February, 2007 13:27:57
If you're thinking of leading your enterprise into Vista country, adding Office 2007 and Exchange 2007 might make the trip worthwhileCertainly no coincidence, Microsoft has decked out its much-anticipated OS upgrade with beautiful landscape wallpapers -- vistas, to be exact. But, as calming as these background images may be for end-users getting acquainted with Vista, for IT directors, the landscape approaching an enterprise rollout of any new Windows operating system has always been rocky. Convincing management with compelling ROI, quelling grumpy user rebellions, and making sure the whole thing doesn't blow up in your face are by now well-known impediments along any Windows migration path. It's enough to make IT departments considering the journey downright cautious. - +
Drawing the line 03 December, 2003 15:52:14
THE printer consumables market has rarely been free of controversy and with consumer groups around the world once again targeting the market, major vendors are once more feeling the heat over the price of inkjet and toner cartridges. - +
Consolidation craze 16 October, 2002 14:29:22
Consolidation is having a dramatic impact on the storage market; hardware vendors are merging with each other as well as with application vendors, and integration specialists are following suit. The plummeting price of hardware is forcing vendors to offload manufacturing to third parties and get into the services game. Meanwhile, customers are doing a spring-clean through their IT departments to understand and maximise their assets and the result has server vendors concerned for their livelihood. Kevin Cosgriff reports. - +
The 3Com saga 14 April, 2004 15:17:17
3Com turns 25 this June, but the Ethernet pioneer probably won't spend much time celebrating -- it's too busy fighting to stay relevant. The last several years have been difficult for the longtime industry mainstay; it's been a dizzying, roller-coaster ride of spin-offs, write-offs, layoffs and strategic about-faces. - +
Why IT staff, users will like Apple's plans 09 August, 2006 14:09:06
Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs opened Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week with a keynote that put an end to weeks of speculation about new products and features in the next generation of Mac OS X. The announcements Jobs made can be broken down into four major areas: information about Apple, the new Mac Pro, the new Intel-based Xserve and a preview of Mac OS X Leopard, which is due out by next spring.
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Organizations refusing to include open source in their IT portfolio need to rethink their strategy, according to Gartner research vice president Dion Wiggins.
"I've seen too many companies have a total ban on open source, or no policy surrounding it, and a uniform 'no we're not doing open source ever' which is just foolish," Wiggins said.
So, does open source deserve a place in your IT portfolio? According to Wiggins there is a place for it somewhere.
The problem is, he said, too many organizations still carry misconceptions about open source, or make mistakes when managing it.
"There should be no such thing as on open source strategy, it shouldn't be isolated," Wiggins said.
"I see too many organizations creating a separate group to look over open source. The same thing happened with the Internet; companies were creating a separate group for the Web and e-commerce, when it really should have been integrated into the whole IT strategy."
Wiggins also took aim at the 'myths' surrounding open source: the first being that open source is against commerce. "We hear this on a regular basis, that it's software communism," Wiggins said.
"It couldn't be further from the truth; all open source ventures have a commercial aspect as well." Another myth dispelled was the apparent lack of support for the software.
"This is important to address. A couple of years ago this might have been the case, but now companies like IBM will happily take as many cheques as you want to write to support your open source project," Wiggins said.
As for the idea that open source is a passing fad because people will not work for nothing, Wiggins said most open source projects have commercial backing.
"It's not just free software for anyone who wants it," he said.
"The primary driver for open source is cost, that's the initial reason, but it shouldn't be the long-term reason," Wiggins said.
"You have to remember there will be things like audit fees and skills transfer and training, these things cost money.
"Don't push for it on cost alone, there are many more benefits."
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