Operating Systems

• Tech Talk: PR Firm Succeeds with Dashboard

  A public relations firm deployed a business intelligence dashboard to help give clients quantitative and qualitative data that proves the success of the firm's PR campaigns.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Tech Talk: Deaf Provider Scales with Platform

  A developer of next-generation video relay services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing found that a new enterprise platform helped the company grow across the country and worldwide.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Software: Is Now the Right Time to Negotiate?

  Because software vendors are also facing tough economic times, they're more likely to offer concessions on upgrades and bundles. Here's how to ask for a better deal and what you can expect.
  Kim Boatman

• A Windows 7 Sneak Peek

  Microsoft is expected to unveil a beta version of the successor to the Vista operating system sometime in 2009.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Webtop OS: What's on Your Desktop?

  The new crop of Web 2.0 remote desktop operating systems, called Webtops, is a new way to run business workstations. All you need is an Internet browser.
  Bill Pfleging

• Drive Business with a Software Dashboard

  Do you use a business dashboard in your small business? Think they’re too expensive or out of reach? They’re more available than you think. In fact, you may be using several already.
  Anita Campbell

• Putting a Price on Software 'Savings'

  Software companies make extravagant claims about how their products benefit your bottom line. Here's how to make sense of it all.
  Minda Zetlin

• How to Recycle Your Software

  Keep software costs down by reusing code and producing applications more quickly. Cloud computing and software-as-a-service can help leverage already-built software components.
  Jodi Mardesich

• Free and Open Source Software Licensing

  What are the liability issues involved with using free and open source software (FOSS)? Here's a guide to copyrights, choosing a license, trademark registration, and patents.
  Alice Osborn

• Tech Talk: Warehouse Management System Aids Hardware Firm

  A chain of hardware stores in Washington state improved inventory accuracy and reduced 'out of stocks' at stores after deploying radio frequency barcode reading equipment as part of a new warehouse management system (WMS).
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Tech Talk: Image Software Helps Baker Backup

  A Pennsylvania baker that employs a staff of 400 found that replacing its file-based tape backup system with a disk imaging solution helped to reduce downtime during recovery.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Play Harball Over Software Licenses

  In the age of software-as-a-service and all sorts of free or open source options, IT managers can stand to be tougher negotiators with software vendors. Here's what to demand.
  Alice Osborn