Features

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  Why developers are turning to API services

  As application development increasingly hooks into outside services, tools to manage all those APIs are sprouting up

  By Paul Krill | 23 April, 2013 10:18

  Tags: Mobile Development, application development, web services, software, service-oriented architecture, MuleSoft, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, internet, ncr, Development tools, mobile technology, Architecture

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  What IBM's x86 exit may mean for rivals

  IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 19 April, 2013 18:32

  Tags: IT industry, applications, servers, IBM, hardware systems, software, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, business intelligence, HP, Dell, Business Intelligence/Analytics, IDC

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  Microsoft: Mum's again the word on Windows 8 sales

  Even though PC shipments were down 14% last quarter, Microsoft's Windows division posted revenue about the same as the last year, making up for slumping sales to OEMs with growth in long-term licensing agreements sold to enterprises.

  By Gregg Keizer | 19 April, 2013 14:37

  Tags: Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, desktop pcs, software, operating systems, PCs

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  SAP's first quarter: The key questions

  SAP will announce its first-quarter 2013 earnings on Friday, a report that will get heavy scrutiny from company watchers. Here's a look at some of the more important topics that should come up during SAP executives' conference calls with press and analysts on Friday.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 18 April, 2013 14:57

  Tags: applications, Salesforce.com, SAP, software, IT management, cloud computing, internet, Oracle, SuccessFactors

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  Open your data to the world

  Not having an API is becoming like not having a website, but the interface has got to be easy for outside developers to work with.

  By Neil Savage | 16 April, 2013 11:22

  Tags: open source, applications, Emerging Technologies, hardware systems, world bank, software

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  Microsoft must fight to remain influential, say analysts

  Stormed by a shift to tablets and smartphones, and threatened, even in its enterprise bastion, by new demands from workers, Microsoft may lose its place at the table reserved for major technology players, an analyst argued today.

  By Gregg Keizer | 10 April, 2013 18:23

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking, Windows, hardware systems, desktop pcs, wireless, software, mobile, operating systems, PCs, Gartner, Microsoft

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  Oracle's strategies to get real-world verdict at Collaborate user event

  Oracle's sprawling annual OpenWorld conference doesn't kick off until September, but next week the Oracle user group-backed Collaborate event will be held in Denver.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 04 April, 2013 20:55

  Tags: business issues, Internet-based applications and services, services, hardware systems, software, cloud computing, internet, Oracle

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  Marketo IPO may spark suitors, including Salesforce.com

  Cloud-based marketing automation vendor Marketo's plans to raise up to $75 million in an initial public offering, which were revealed this week, could influence larger companies to acquire the company, including Salesforce.com and SAP.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 03 April, 2013 18:19

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Customer Relationship Management, applications, Salesforce.com, Eloqua, Marketo, cloud computing, internet, Oracle, Buddy Media, Teradata, Pardot, Silverpop, Aprimo, Neolane, software

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  Is Android in the business world to stay?

  It's official, and it's been official for a while -- Android is far and away the most popular smartphone OS in America. Ever since January 2011, when the platform surpassed RIM to take the top spot for the first time in comScore's monthly market share rankings, Google's operating system has continued to grow its user base, which accounts for 52% of the market as of this January.

  By Jon Gold | 02 April, 2013 11:16

  Tags: Motorola, Strategy Analytics, BlackBerry smartphone, Android tablets, iPad, ComScore, Apple, samsung, consumer electronics, apple iphone, htc, Google, smartphones, Google Android, software, Android smartphones, tablets, sony, Android enterprise, Networking, wireless, RIM, hardware systems

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  Uptake gap between Windows 8 and Vista widens even as new OS gains share

  Windows 8 last month fell even further behind the historical adoption pace of Windows Vista, Microsoft's 2007 flop, new statistics showed today.

  By Gregg Keizer | 01 April, 2013 17:13

  Tags: net applications, Microsoft, Windows, software, operating systems

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  5 strategic tips for avoiding a big data bust

  Failed expectations, increased costs, unnecessary legal risks -- going blind into a big data project doesn’t pay

  By Bob Violino | 01 April, 2013 10:08

  Tags: predictive analytics, applications, Technology Business, hadoop, data explosion, data mining, software, big data, Data Discovery, IT management, Data management, business intelligence, it strategy

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  Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy

  Microsoft yesterday confirmed Windows "Blue," an upgrade to Windows 8, but analysts remained uneasy about how the faster release cadence that Blue represents will be digested by businesses.

  By Gregg Keizer | 27 March, 2013 16:06

  Tags: Apple, Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, desktop pcs, software, operating systems, Forrester Research, PCs

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  The dark side of the beloved Python

  The schism between Python 2.x and 3.x and other deficiencies frustrate its enthusiastic developer community

  By Paul Krill | 25 March, 2013 10:17

  Tags: application development, python, GitHub, software

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  Microsoft Office 2013 vs. Office 365 price calculator

  Which is the better value, an Office desktop license that's good 'forever' or an annual cloud subscription? The answer is: It depends on your situation. Our interactive calculator will show you the price for each to help you make the best choice.

  By Gregg Keizer | 21 March, 2013 20:11

  Tags: applications, Microsoft, Desktop Apps, software, cloud computing, internet

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  Email addiction: Why the enterprise can't break free

  Atos CEO Thierry Breton caught a lot of flak last year when he announced he wanted his employees to give up email, but he may have been on to something.

  By Howard Baldwin | 19 March, 2013 15:12

  Tags: applications, e-mail, software