Operating Systems

• 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

• Operating Systems: You Do Have Choice

  In the wake of negative feedback about Microsoft Vista, we look at alternatives. Is this an opening for desktop Windows-like versions of Linux, such as Xandros or Linspire, or other programs?
  Bill Pfleging

• Tech Talk: Tour Firm Boosts Bookings and Data Safety

  An Oahu-based excursions company finds that upgrading from paper to computers not only increases business but helps provide another layer of security for customer data, such as credit card numbers.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• The AAAs of Social CRM

  Social customer relationship management is about joining the ongoing conversations in which your customers and prospects are already engaged.
  Brent Leary