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Free white papers and reports on the Intelligent Enterprise Research Library. Plus research from the leading analyst groups.
From Network Computing Magazine
Outsourcing Can Save You Money
The old adage says you should never outsource solely to save money, but a new report from Evans Data suggests that a large percentage of the firms outsourcing application development are doing just that.
SkyWest Airlines' Desktop Management Project
The nation's largest independently owned regional carrier set out to find
technology that could advance its reliability, on-time performance, growth
management, IT staff productivity and cost control. Through a suite of
desktop-management software, the airline was able to accomplish just that. — Network Computing
Microsoft Vista Beta 1
The OS formerly known as Longhorn enters widespread testing with some
interesting new features. — Network Computing
Cisco Security Flap: Much Ado About Something
There's no surer way to call mass attention to a sensitive subject you're
trying to downplay than to tell the public to mind its own business. — Network Computing
Open-source Ratings Don't Measure Up
Carnegie Mellon and partners have a template for evaluating the business
readiness of open-source applications. But be wary of making any decisions
based solely on it. — Network Computing
Workshop: SOA Demystified
We built a service-oriented architecture in our NWC Inc. business apps lab for
our fictional widget manufacturer. Find out what we learned. — Network Computing
Call to Boycott IE7 Too Little, Too Late
Windows Guru Paul Thurrott called yesterday for a boycott of IE7 after the
[start sarcasm] startling revelation [end sarcasm] by Microsoft Internet
Explorer (IE) Lead Program Manager Chris Wilson in his blog that IE7 would most
certainly fail the ACID2 test. — Lori MacVittie, Network Computing
IT Matters: Today and Tomorrow
Enrollment in computer science programs has plummeted because we
live in a culture that views an IT degree as a ticket to nowhere. — Network Computing
Other Resources
DevCentral
An online developer resource offering tutorials in C/C++, Java, C#, XML,
and much more.
Distributed Applications Simplified
Information and software tools for programmers and end-users building high-performance, Internet-based, distributed applications.
Distributed Object Computing Page
Information and links on topics relating to distributed object computing.
Object Management Group
An open membership, not-for-profit consortium that produces and
maintains computer industry specifications for interoperable enterprise
applications. Site includes a catalog of OMG specifications, a CORBA
FAQ, and many more resources.
The Open Group
A vendor and technology-neutral consortium committed to delivering greater business efficiency by bringing together buyers and suppliers of information technology to lower the time, cost, and risks associated with integrating new technology across the enterprise.
World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C)
Official Web site of the Web's governing standards body.
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