Meeting demand in the on-demand era
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Stories by Ephraim Schwartz
India to trap outsourcers in tax net
Events unfolding in New Delhi could have far-reaching repercussions, as the Indian parliament deliberates changes to its tax code that could deeply affect businesses in the States.
Microsoft multi-tenancy claims for Dynamics CRM in doubt
With the announcement on Tuesday that Microsoft will open its datacenters for hosting of its Dynamics CRM solution, the obvious conclusion might be that Salesforce.com will have a major competitor to contend with.
Miami-Dade pinches PC power consumption
If one of the underlying tenets of thinking ecologically is to conserve resources, then Miami-Dade County Public Schools is thinking green two times over.
The iPhone video threat: Can networks keep up?
Be careful what you wish for. The iPhone has realized the old promise of the mobile Web. But it's not clear whether the wireless networks can handle the load.
SaaS favors Google over Salesforce
To say that strategy and technology are finally becoming interlinked in business is pure BS.
IEEE task force approves power boost over Ethernet
Convergence took on a new meaning last week when the IEEE 802.3at task force approved the third draft of the PoE (Power over Ethernet) Plus specification, which will converge power lines with Ethernet over an Ethernet cable.
How to succeed in the high-tech boys' club
My, how times have changed: A woman, Hillary Clinton, is a serious contender to be the next US president. But maybe they haven't changed all that much: According to the US National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), there has been an astounding 70 per cent decline in the number of incoming undergraduate women choosing to major in computer science between 2000 and 2005.
A step closer to the integrated cloud
If there's any suspicion that cloud computing is just about building "best of breed" stand-alone application silos on the Web, the recent move by ZoHo may show that cloud computing is finally moving to a more integrated approach.
Microsoft OOXML SDK renews standards debate
With the non-decision from the ISO standards body last month on whether or not to adopt Microsoft OOXML (Open Office XML) file format as an industry standard and Microsoft's decision to release the OOXML SDK next month, the discussions over whether or not OOXML is worthy of being a standard is expected to become heated once again.
Outsourcing to the Middle East
As globalization continues to blanket the world and companies continue to look for geographies where they can get IT work done for less, the latest find appears to be the Middle East.
Microsoft, Nortel announce new UC solutions
Microsoft and Nortel continued their partnership in the unified communications space on Tuesday with the announcement of four new joint UC solutions.
RightNow launches February 2008 release
RightNow Technologies, a SaaS (Software as a Service)-based CRM vendor, launched its February '08 release this week offering an approach to SaaS customization that is 180-degrees different from that of archrival Salesforce.com.
Business Objects offers soup-to-nuts BI platform
Business Objects, an SAP company, unveiled the next iteration of its business intelligence platform, XI 3.0.
Experts doubt Android's write once, run many potential
Along with the unveiling of prototype handsets using Google's Android mobile application development platform at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, came the promise -- one more time -- of write once, run anywhere.