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.

SoftwareUbuntu to unveil new version of its Launchpad community next week

Vendor touts Launchpad's collaborative features compared to competitors such as SourceForge.net.

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.

SoftwareFacebook takes steps to clean house

At Facebook's f8 developer conference, the company announced some initiatives to improve the quality of applica...

SoftwareUbuntu founder urges Linux desktop to rival Apple

Mark Shuttleworth urged development of a new revenue model to fund free software and set his sights on a services-based mechanism.

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.

SoftwareEMC adds Web 2.0 features to its content platform

EMC upgrades its Documentum enterprise content management platform and adds tools to improve collaboration.

SoftwareSoftware piracy hurts the open-source community too

That copy of Microsoft Office that "fell off the back of a truck" may hurt Microsoft's bottom line, but it's also harming the open-source community.

SoftwareSAP Forcing Support Upgrades on Customers

SAP plans to force customers of its Standard and Premium support programs to transition to its pricier Enterprise program starting Jan. 1, 2009.