<![CDATA[Datamation Applications]]> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com en-us Copyright 1996-2010 Quin Street Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss Skype Files for $100 Million IPO http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3897611 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3897611 The VoIP service provider is going public after it filed an S-1 report with the SEC Commission declaring its intention to offer shares worth as much as $100 million. Microsoft Ships Last IE9 Preview Before Beta Release http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3897026 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3897026 As the public beta test of Internet Explorer 9 approaches, Microsoft touts the progress it's made getting the browser ready for its first close up with users. Google Says Goodbye to Wave http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3896941 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3896941 Highly touted collaboration software didn't get the adoption rate Google had hoped. Windows 7 Outstrips Vista After Only Nine Months http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3896521 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3896521 It's only been nine months since the release of Windows 7, but a new report shows it has already superseded its predecessor in terms of usage. Server Virtualization Falsehoods: Ignore These 10 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3896226 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3896226 As server virtualization grows ever more popular, the non-truths propagate quickly. Analysts Eager to Hear Microsoft's Plans for Ballmer, Growth http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3895676 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3895676 Microsoft hopes to wow attendees at its annual gathering of analysts on the company's Redmond, Wash. campus. But the biggest question of the day may go unanswered. i4i Patent Ruled Valid - U.S. Supreme Court Next? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3895441 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3895441 The patent office issued an official statement that tiny i4i's custom XML patent is valid. Microsoft has until the end of next month to appeal to a higher power. SaaS Market Growing by Leaps and Bounds: Gartner http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3895101 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3895101 Gartner's latest report confirms what the market and top enterprise software vendors have been saying for the past three years: SaaS and cloud computing are the future and the future is now. Oracle Targets Big Pharma With Serialization App http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3895106 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3895106 Pedigree and Serialization Manager release promises to improve supply chain management and facilitate regulatory compliance for the pharmaceutical industry. Microsoft Does It Again -- Record Revenues in 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3894521 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3894521 What recession? As expected, Microsoft broke revenue records again thanks to Windows 7 and Office 2010. Can the good times continue? Windows 7 Sales Likely to Drive Microsoft Earnings http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3894276 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3894276 Microsoft is expected to turn in another strong quarter fueled by its new operating system, but will almost predictable record earnings -- again -- please or disappoint investors? Microsoft: Windows 7 Service Pack Coming in 2011 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3894116 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3894116 SP1 may be in beta now, but the company admits that Windows 7 customers may have to wait some time before getting their hands on the full update. Desktop Virtualization: Overview and Software http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893841 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893841 Desktop virtualization enables your PC to have far greater flexibility. Which desktop virtualization solution is best for you? IBM Tops 2Q Profit Targets, Points to Signs of IT Recovery http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893751 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893751 Big Blue managed to rake in another $3.4 billion in profits last quarter, thanks to strong demand for software, services and new hardware products. Former DARPA Researcher to Lead Top MSFT Lab http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893601 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893601 Microsoft's research organization has tapped a former government researcher to head its largest computer research lab. Microsoft Sees Opportunity in Shrinking Federal Budgets http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893161 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893161 Leaders of software giant's federal division outline government priorities in moving IT to the cloud as they are under pressure to trim budgets. Cloud Computing's Reach is Further Than Most Think http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893066 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3893066 Gomez analysis shows that 19 percent of website transactions include a cloud service at some point in the chain, and businesses have no visibility into this service. Evernote Launches Platform, 100 'Apps' http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3892941 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3892941 Evernote enables you to dump content into a personal and secure space, and easily recall it with search. Microsoft Extends Windows XP 'Downgrade Rights' Again http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3892866 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3892866 Changes in how Microsoft handles systems "downgraded" to be sold with Windows XP aim to make the process more consistent and responsive to customers' needs, but it still seems confusing. IT Survey Highlights Virtualization Challenges http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3892601 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3892601 Virtualization has great promise -- and has seen dramatic levels of adoption -- yet complexity of deployments and other issues persist.