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Stories by: Tom Sullivan

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    Google enhances and open sources its Update software 16 April, 2009 07:51:00

    Google has both refreshed and open sourced its Google Update software, which is code-named Omaha. By making the software available under the open source Apache license, developers working on an auto-updater can use Google's code, which also enables Google to publish updates and plug security holes.
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    Nick Carr: The ways cloud computing will disrupt IT 26 March, 2009 08:35:00

    Whether you prefer the term "utility computing" or "the cloud," the industry is headed in that direction, however slowly, and the transition will have a multifaceted impact on IT in some ways productive, others unpleasant. And it will strike to the heart of the very technology professionals who provide a significant chunk of what is today's enterprise IT.
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    A SaaS app that's free unless it delivers value 11 March, 2009 08:36:00

    Imagine an application that you don't have to pay a penny for unless it provides measurable value to your company -- and it's up to the vendor to prove that. IT shops the world over would be a lot better off, though the entire class of enterprise applications vendors would be in dire straits if they ever made such a claim. But eGain promises just that.
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    Gartner's 5 predictions for BI in 2009 and beyond 19 January, 2009 09:39:00

    Through 2012 more than 35 percent of the largest 5,000 companies will regularly fail to make insightful decisions about significant changes in their business and markets, according to analyst house Gartner.
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    Google unwraps Apps partner program 16 January, 2009 09:39:00

    Google on Wednesday detailed a new program under which resellers can now offer Google Apps to businesses -- effectively meaning that companies considering the alternative to Microsoft Office don't have to go it alone. But the search giant has yet to prove its strength in supporting a partner ecosystem that could bring enterprises much needed assurances.
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    IBM garners most patents -- again 15 January, 2009 05:14:00

    IBM on Wednesday announced that it has become the first company to earn more than 4000 patents in a single year, and also said it will ratchet up the number of technical innovations it publishes instead of seeking patent protection.
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    Five outside-the-box ways to cut IT costs 15 October, 2008 08:24:00

    Every time the economy turns downward, IT shops take a hit.
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    IT heresy revisited: Let users manage their own PCs 03 April, 2008 09:07:58

    Users should choose and manage their own PCs.
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