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When Agile Projects Go Bad

Agile project management has taken the software development community by storm, but there is a danger of adopting the language but not the practice of agile.

Microsoft's CIO on innovation, freedom and open source

How Microsoft keeps a balance between innovation and business driven priorities.

Interview: John Stepper brings SOA to Deutsche Bank

At Deutsche Bank in New York, John Stepper is doing the SOA equivalent of changing an engine while the car is running.

Why CIOs think developers are clueless

What do CIOs and IT directors want from their developers? A little bit of understanding and sympathy for the aims of the organisation that employs them, according to research carried out by Computerworld UK's sister title CIO.com

Intel, AMD multicore chip sales may be slowed by software

A lack of software that can work with multicore chips has left enterprises unable to receive the full benefits from expensive hardware upgrades.

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Virtualisation and the impact on testing and software quality

There are substantial strategic opportunities in leveraging virtual infrastructure to improve the delivery and management of environments for software development and testing.

Testing environment management challenges with virtualisation

Virtualisation brings challenges and great opportunities for improving the delivery and management of environments for software development and testing.

Critical Java update boosts applets

Standard edition getting enhanced runtime, widget capabilities, download improvements

The future of software testing

Can we learn from software testing failures in today’s world to improve the future of software testing?

The new face of R&D at IBM, HP and Microsoft

R&D is always under pressure in an economic slowdown, but the investment by the top IT companies is still enormous, so what are they doing to maximise its value?

Ozzie is key to Microsoft's success against Google

Following the departure of Bill Gates, can Ray Ozzie steer Microsoft against Google?

Six secrets of top-notch business analysts

An incompetent business analyst can be the critical failure factor for IT projects.

The software development revolution

The common view is that software development has not kept pace with the pace of progress in processors, storage and networks. One of the world's leading academics questions that notion.

How does a developer choose the right platform?

Developers are faced with more choice in platforms today than ever before. How does a developer choose?

Sun exec ponders OpenSolaris, Linux

Sun's open source developer guru Ian Murdock on OpenSolaris and Project Indiana

Interop Roundup

All the news, keynotes and highlights from Interop Las Vegas 2008, a key global business technology event that showcases all of the latest technologies in action.

IT managers urged to dip toes into community-based support

For traditional businesses, navigating the world of open source software development is very different from working with a vendor. Just ask Ed Reaves, the platform product line manager for Toronto-based Nortel Networks, which uses Linux to run the switches that handle mobile telephone call routing.

How BT embraced agile programming

The telecoms giant BT has transformed its IT delivery ability by moving to agile development with a 90 day project lifecycle.

Windows XP SP3: The improvements are under the bonnet

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), just out from Microsoft as Release Candidate 2 (RC2), may not necessarily be worth the download now, but when it's finally released, it'll be worth the effort.

In depth: Windows Server 2008

Microsoft's long awaited Windows Server 2008 is being launched this week with attention focussed on four areas of concern for IT professionals: security, virtualisation, web productivity and business intelligence.

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• BPM, SOA and Web 2.0: Business transformation or train wreck?
  

  Organisations must not only promote change from within, but they must also be agile enough to quickly adapt to evolving markets, policies, regulations, and business models. Fortunately, the convergence of a trio of technologies and business practices—business process management (BPM), service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Web 2.0—is providing a solution.

• IDC Analysis: Business Value of Virtualisation
  

  IDC analysis of the potential to lower IT costs by moving to a virtualized infrastructure finds that the savings can be significant.

• Top 10 Linux on Mainframe or Alternative Considerations
  

  RFG believes enterprises must consolidate data center servers to enterprise-class servers such as a mainframe or a Superdome.

• The Social Enterprise: Using Social Enterprise Applications to Enable the Next Wave of Knowledge Worker Productivity
  

  On the face of it, social software seems an unlikely example of enterprise collaboration. Aren’t social networks a fad? What does sharing photos or connecting with college buddies have to do with getting work done?

• Oracle Universal Content Management
  

  The key features and benefits to an enterprise of Oracle's Universal Content Management solution. Easily manage content through the whole lifecycle, streamline business processes and improve customer service and relationships.