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.

SoftwareIs unit testing doomed?

Despite signs the process is losing steam, it's worth exploring. The unit testing approach -- which espouses the writing and constant running of tests -- immediately identifies a routine that is not working.

SoftwareOpinion: Nine reasons the iPhone apps platform is lacking for developers

Testing, and limitations on the types of applications developers can create, are among Larry Borsato's concerns.

SoftwareSQL Server 2008's future 'cloudy' as Microsoft releases new database

Microsoft began making SQL Server 2008 available to users, slightly later than planned but still within the three-year development window that the company set for itself.

SoftwareSAP users: Support debate isn't over

SAP users say they aren't ready to accept the vendor's recent decision to push all customers to enterprise support.

SoftwareRapid E-Learning: Maturing Technology Brings Balance and Possibilities

(Source: Adobe) As product life-cycles decrease and speed-to-market pressures increase, the ability to train workers quickly and efficiently becomes paramount to a company's ability to compete in the marketplace. Rapid e-learning addresses both time and cost issues by using technology tools to shift the dynamics of e-learning development. Rather than requiring months to develop learning materials, rapid e-learning takes weeks.

SoftwareVendor rating site allows users to weigh in

Since going live in March, VendorRate.com has given business IT users a place to register comments and rate some 12,000 IT providers.

SoftwareAnalyst: In-house app development fraught with waste

The increasing reliance on business analysts may help -- but companies must attract a more diverse crowd to the job, one consultant says.