1. The Top Ten Things to Watch Out for in Midrange Technologies in 2009

Can anyone really predict the future? By Ron Exler This time of year brings holiday cheer--parties, days off, time with family, gift exchange. It also brings out the prognosticating pundits who want you to believe they know what will ha

2. I See Blue Clouds, I See Green Clouds, I See Clouds Everywhere

Does the hype around cloud computing hold water? By Ron Exler There is a storm of hype around enterprise cloud computing these days; one only need to look at recent news from Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft touting the extensive benefits of

3. Collaboration Solutions for SMBs: SaaSy Communication

Are you aware of the broad range of SaaS solutions, including enterprise solultions, available for SMBs? by Ron Exler Of all Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, collaboration is perhaps the most used yet least realized in enterpris

4. Software as a Service (SaaS): Cloudy in SMBs

A recent survey shows limited awareness, constrained usage. By Ron Exler Small and midsize business (SMB) executives have significant challenges in today's economy, including finding and keeping customers, controlling costs, and pos

5. The Business Relevance of Virtual Worlds

The worlds may be virtual, but their future is real. By Ron Exler (Ptolemy Jacobus in Second Life) IBM and Linden Lab, creator of the virtual world Second Life (SL), recently announced that they demonstrated virtual world interoperabili

6. Open-Source Software: Evolving Toward Broader Acceptance

Businesses are more seriously considering open source for all layers of the software stack. By Ron Exler Open source is assessed for more than half of businesses software acquisitions, according to Saugatuck Technology, a research and c

7. IBM Rational Software Development Conference 2008: A Recap

IBM promotes collaboration within and between teams as critical to successful application development in enterprises. By Ron Exler Over 3,500 IBM customers and partners convinced themselves that Walt Disney World might be a good place t

8. SAP Touts SMB Progress, Allies with HP and IBM

Once the bellwether of large business enterprise resource planning (ERP), SAP is trying to show the world it can be all things to all people. By Ron Exler During the first week of May at its annual user conference SAPPHIRE 2008 Orlando, SAP

9. Source Code Management on iSeries: Surprisingly Fluid

Using code control is significantly more cost-effective than not using it.

10. AJAX and SOA: A Marriage Made in Heaven or a Security Disaster Waiting to Happen?

The two technologies are converging to address ongoing application requirements.