SoftwareWill Microsoft deliver Windows 7 next year?

Recent hints suggest Microsoft might release the next version of its operating system, Windows 7, earlier than the expected 2010 date, suggesting that the company may also want to cut its losses on Vista.

SoftwareMicrosoft System Center gets cross-platform support

Microsoft has released beta technologies that enable its System Center software to manage servers running operating systems other than Windows.

SoftwareIs Google your next data center?

Lower costs, snap upgrades and other benefits of cloud computing are leading IT organizations to increasingly outsource traditional IT infrastructure activities like storage and server management to managed services providers. How will this alter the makeup of the IT department of the future? Computerworld looks ahead.

SoftwareApple iWork and Microsoft Office: Can they work together?

Sharing files between Microsoft Office and Apple's iWork suite can be a pain -- especially if you've got Windows users in the mix. John Rizzo explains how to make it work.

SoftwareBusiness Objects users angry over online support shift by SAP

SAP switched Business Objects users to its own online support site this month, six months after buying the BI vendor. But many of the affected users haven't been able to access the SAP site.

SoftwareSix U.S. states account for half of national piracy losses, BSA says

California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio and Texas account to almost $4 billion of the $8.04 billion the Business Software Alliance sayss was pirated in the U.S. last year.

SoftwareMainframe sales, strong overseas market buoy IBM earnings

IBM reported strong second-quarter earnings Thursday, beating analyst expectations and buoyed in part by sales ...

SoftwareLowering the Total Cost of Ownership for SME Reporting

(Source: Business Objects) Learn how on how you can lower your TCO for SME reporting. You will see how you can save time, empower end users and utilize a solution that has flexible licensing options and pricing suitable for any budget and any user. Business Objects, an SAP company introduces Crystal Reports Server 2008.

SoftwareMajor investor agrees to back Yahoo board

Legg Mason announced that it plans to back Yahoo's proposed slate of directors over the candidates backed by fellow investor Carl Icahn.

SoftwareWhich platform: Cathedral or Bazaar?

The traditional and open-source development models can coexist, the Industry Standard's Larry Borsato says. Here's how.