Microsoft SharePoint falls short; Top six time-wasting practices

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May 1, 20072 mins

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Microsoft SharePoint falls short in Web content management, analyst firm says, 04/27/07: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 does a poor job managing Web content, leading to extraneous JavaScript, difficulties implementing complex forms of navigation, and problems when companies use Web content that needs to be translated into multiple languages, an analyst firm called CMS Watch says in a new report that evaluates content management products. Click here for more.

Application-performance tools for SOA, 04/26/07: Organizations are adopting service-oriented architecture to ease the integration of applications, map business processes to software IT structures and establish interoperability among diverse systems. Click here for more.

Top six time-wasting practices CIOs should avoid, 04/26/07: Research firm Gartner has released a ‘hit list’ which identifies six time-wasting practices that CIOs should avoid to maintain a focus on key priorities that maximize value to the business. Click here for more.

Podcast: Don’t take DNS for granted, 04/30/07: How is DNS and other core network services like an offensive line in football? If you hear about them, they’re not doing their jobs properly. Unfortunately, we still hear quite a bit about DNS security and architectural issues. On this program, Cricket Liu, author of “DNS and Bind” and vice president of architecture at InfoBlox, joins Network World’s Jason Meserve to discuss some of the threats to DNS and what corporations can do to better protect their core network services. (10:38) Listen now.