* Can’t we all just get along? * Behold VMware * Return of the browser wars? * Microsoft calling
Can’t we all just get along?
IT vendors seem to be taking a page out of the playbooks of presidential candidates these days – that is, they’re heavy into attack ads. Badmouthing competitors seems to be a staple among IT vendors – and that’s a tactic that could backfire, as Technology Executive newsletter author Linda Musthaler points out in a special column.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804musthaler.html?vo
Behold VMware
VMware is hotter than Georgia asphalt, as they say, and Mark Gibbs felt the heat when he went to the recent VMworld 2004 conference. The throngs of attendees, the range of innovation among VMware partners – find out why you need to know more about this virtualization technology in Gibbs’ Backspin column this week.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804backspin.html?vo
Return of the browser wars?
Believe it or not, Microsoft is actually losing market share. People are trying open source browsers – and they’re sticking with them. While no one is suggesting that this will lead to the downfall of Microsoft, ‘Net Buzz columnist Paul McNamara points to some interesting facts.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804buzz.html?vo
Microsoft calling
Speaking of Microsoft, the company might not mind losing a little market share among browsers when it could more than make up for it by getting into a whole new market: IP telephony. Guest columnist Nick Lippis says it’s not a question of “if” Microsoft gets involved, it’s a question of “when” – and to what degree.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804lippis.html?vo
