Our list of the most innovative executives of the year spotlights the people that are pushing the envelope with new products and channel programs to bring solution providers to new heights.
Find out which executives made the grade and held their own, despite the great IT downturn of 2009.
Most everyone loves Thanksgiving turkeys. But IT industry turkeys? Not so much. We look at 10 examples of 'turkeys' that have disappointed the tech industry this year.
Inside This Issue: November 2009
Microsoft Office Web Apps Vs. Google Docs
The Microsoft vs. Google competition of late has really gone to new levels. Each company is fighting for dominance on some very specific turf. Take, for instance, the unabashed threat Google has imposed on that long-held Microsoft mainstay, the productivity suite. It's no secret that most of the world's businesses use Microsoft Office as the preferred office productivity software. Yet, Google's cloud-based productivity offerings, Google Docs and the more business-oriented Google Apps, have been gaining at an adoption rate that must be somewhat troubling to Microsoft.
Getting Intelligent About Business Intelligence
Mention "Business Intelligence" and you may receive a wide array of definitions, differing opinions about what makes a platform a business intelligence (BI) one, as well as some grumblings about BI as yet another useless technology buzzword.
BlackBerry Storm2 Thunders In
Almost from the initial release of Research In Motion's first touch-screen BlackBerry, the BlackBerry Storm, rumor mills were buzzing with word that the company was already hard at work on the next generation of the device. Since then, both fans and foes alike have been picking away at the Storm, complaining about what it could have and should have been.
Smile For The Samsung TL225
Last month Samsung Electronics introduced three new point-and-shoot cameras including the TL220 and TL225, both of which offer a new and unique feature. Reviewers got to take a look at one of the first Samsung TL225 production units making its way into the retail channel now.
Windows: A Happy User Is A Secure User
Vista might have been more secure than previous Microsoft operating systems, but that security came at a pretty high price. One of the biggest usability challenges occurred because of its security prompts, which came frequently, in duplicate and at odd intervals. That is to say, Vista users were bombarded with them.
New AVG Suite Good For Business
AVG Technologies has pulled out all the stops with the interface in both Internet Security Business Edition 9.0 and in the consumer edition.
Digium Has A Switchvox Hit
We like to call VoIP vendor Digium's AA65 Switchvox PBX a "VoIP-in-the-box." This is not in any way to trivialize the technology or reduce it to some toylike status. It's just that the AA65 is real turnkey. You pretty much plug it in and away you go.
LG's Approach To NAS: Blu-Ray
LG Electronics has delivered what reviewers believe is a thumbs-up approach that could provide small or midsize businesses with another weapon in data storage and backup. The LG Blu-ray NAS N4B1N combines the network connectivity and capacity of a network-attached storage (NAS) device with the flexibility of Blu-ray backup capability. The result: a unique approach to network storage that provides two ways to protect valuable data.
ViewSonic's On The Right Road With The PJD2121 Projector
With a workforce that continues to increase its amount of time on the road and doing everything via mobile technology, display maker ViewSonic didn't want to be left out of the game. So the Walnut Grove, Calif.-based company took some time in its R&D labs and came forth with the ViewSonic PJD2121 compact, portable projector.
Quantum Expands Dedupe To Midrange With DXi Appliances
Quantum aims both at midmarket customers and at rival Data Domain's business with its new DXi6500 family of storage appliances.
The Coming Of The Second (BlackBerry) Storm
Research In Motion's next-generation touch screen, the Storm2, is ready for the light of day.
Review: Ubuntu 9.10 Brings Good Karma To Linux
We like the code name "Karmic Koala" but how does Ubuntu 9.10 measure up to Windows 7?
Review: Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ A Star
Company's latest media player is the first we've seen that plays almost every type of format.
Review: Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d
Iomega recently released a new NAS device that is a pleasure to use -- if you can get past a few caveats.
Analysis: Shrug Off IBM Lotus at Your Peril
IBM Lotus may be late to the hosted email party, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be taken seriously.
Good Timing: Belkin Puts Energy Savings Into A Powerstrip
Company's new Conserve Surge with Timer, the first in a line that will focus on ways for IT and facility departments to help manage electric usage.
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