The best open source application development software: 2010
Bossies 2010: Application development InfoWorld's Best of Open Source Software Awards, chosen annually by Test Center editors and reviewers, recognize the best open source software for developers, IT...
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Good programmers invariably have a deep, intimate knowledge of their development environments -- be they full-blown IDEs, such as those reviewed here, or editors, such as emacs and vi/vim. This...
View ArticleERP gone bad: Lessons from real-world failures
ERP projects are among the most critical efforts IT ever undertakes, as they touch almost every part of essential business operations and are complex technically. Not surprisingly, some fail --...
View ArticleSix-core Dell Precision workstation wows
In July of last year, I reviewed a group of new Nehalem-based workstations from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Lenovo. The outstanding characteristic of these machines was the terrific performance...
View ArticleThe best hardware and software of the year
Each year, the editors and reviewers of the InfoWorld Test Center gather to look over the list of products that earned the highest marks in stand-alone reviews or came in first in multiproduct...
View ArticleDesktop virtualization review: VMware Workstation vs. Oracle VirtualBox
Few technologies have had a greater impact on business efficiency and IT productivity than virtualization. While most of the impact has been felt in the data center and in the cloud, virtualization has...
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