Enterprise Applications

Managing Business Demand Is The Keystone For Managing IT Cost

RIM BlackBerry Application Suite (BAS): Big News for CIOs, BES Admins and Users

Wal-Mart’s IT Group Has Come a Long Way: Is India Next?

Wal-Mart, famous for its high-flying IT group that until recent years refused to use packaged applications instead of home-grown apps, is now reportedly evaluating a business process outsourcing (BPO) contract in India. Outsourcing tasks such as proc

Why (Most) Facebook Users Don’t Care About Privacy

Social Networking at Work: Fear Not Facebook, MySpace and Bebo?

Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites have potential for commercial use but to what extent should businesses allow social networking at work? What are the security risks?

RIM Developer Exec Mike Kirkup on BlackBerry App Memory Problem, Storefront

The Case Against Cloud Computing, Part Four

We tackle the fourth big argument against cloud computing: TCO vs. in-house servers. The real math may surprise you.

You May Fear Packaged App Lock-In, But Your CEO Doesn’t Care

Data-Management Danger: Less Than Half of MDM Plans Are Effective

Usability: a Paradigm Shift in Solution Value

Usability is all that matters in this new view of software systems and that is where most of the value remains for business users.