30 Sep
Reuters is reporting that there are talks that Microsoft is interested in making a bid for Autonomy. Both companies are not commenting about this yet, but apparently the market is excited about it and Autonomy’s stock enjoyed a boost. What could this mean for the ECM market? It would be bigger than Open Text’s acquisition Read more…
29 Sep
Last month, I posted my findings on the beta releases of XenApp 4.5/5.0 HRP5 for Windows 2003 and the 11.2 Plug-in. Today, Citrix released the final Citrix XenApp Online Plug-In 11.2 (formally called XenApp client). See my previous post on more detail on the new features and changes this client; another notable change in this client is the removal Read more…
24 Sep
Recently, Kraft Kennedy became one of the first integrators in the industry to complete an implementation of iManage 8.5 GA in production at a law firm. This particular firm is taking advantage of the predictive Email Filing and Email Management capabilities of FileSite 8.5 GA and the WorkSite Communication Server 8.5 GA, complete with OffSite for offline access Read more…
24 Sep
Research in Motion (RIM) offers two ways of writing applications for BlackBerry devices–Native Java, and the Microsoft Visual Studio plugin. As a VB.Net developer, I was tempted to go the Visual Studio plugin approach, but I decided against it for the following reasons: It’s geared more towards rapid forms-based applications that communicate by web services. It Read more…
14 Sep
World Software Corporation just released their latest version of their DMS product, Worldox GX2. It is available for new installs now, but the upgrade package for existing customers is still a few weeks away. The upgrade will be free for customers who are current on maintenance. A couple of the key new features of Worldox GX2 are the Read more…
14 Sep
In a previous post, I discussed how to expand virtual machine boot volumes with no downtime using Dell’s ExtPart utility. Using this method is useful if you are using Windows Server 2000/2003, but is no longer required when using Windows 2008. With Windows 2008 becoming the preferred server operating system going forward, using the method Read more…
09 Sep
I recently downloaded the technical preview of SharePoint WorkSpace 2010, but was disappointed to find out that I couldn’t test any of the SharePoint features. It’s only compatible with SharePoint 2010, so anyone interested in exploring all of the new features will have to wait a few more weeks/months until the technical preview of SharePoint Read more…
09 Sep
Exchange 2007’s Client Access Server (CAS) role, while similar to the Front-End server configuration of Exchange 2003, introduced a number of new features and capabilities that distinguished it significantly. For example, instead of just passively acting as a relay for Internet-based access to a Back-End server via Outlook Web Access (OWA) and ActiveSync like in Read more…
03 Sep
Most PC users have probably had this complaint at some point during their user experience, and certainly anyone who was worked in support of users has heard it countless times: “My computer is too slow!” Workstation slowness can be frustrating for anyone, and a tighter economy means reduced budgets, which makes it harder for IT Read more…