The platform-agnostic cloud
Vorig jaar hadden we bij Emid een discussie over welke software we nou eigenlijk moesten gebruiken etc. Dit leidde al snel tot het inzicht dat de software niet bepalend is, maar de openheid van bestandsformaten en platform onafhankelijkheid van toepassingen. Kortom: Iedereen moet zelf bepalen waar hij of zij mee werkt, zolang de info maar uitwisselbaar is.
Dit maakt het mogelijk om Macs, Windows-PC’s, Linux-boxen etc. door elkaar heen te gebruiken… Leuk om te zien dat dit nu ook haalbaar blijkt voor het mobiele platform… zolang je maar Google Apps gebruikt natuurlijk :(.
Official Google Enterprise Blog: The platform-agnostic cloud
Lately we’ve been hearing about more companies letting employees choose their own computers and operating systems, rather than having a one-computer-fits-all policy. Googlers also have this choice, and I recently switched back to a Mac. I used Macs from 5th grade through college, so everything just feels a little more natural again.
Cloud computing is one trend that’s enabling mixed operating system environments at businesses and schools. With technologies like Google Apps, applications run just the same on Windows, OS X and Linux distributions like Red Hat or Ubuntu. Everyone can use the platform they’re most comfortable with, without causing all kinds of compatibility headaches.
TheRecord.com - Business - Open Text could be ripe for takeover
TheRecord.com - Business - Open Text could be ripe for takeover
Open Text’s software handles enterprise content management, or ECM, which helps companies manage their many thousands of documents, web pages and media files. With businesses generating more data every year, and with stricter accounting standards requiring they keep better track of them, the enterprise content management sector has been a target for large high-tech companies.
In 2003, EMC Corp. bought Documentum Inc. IBM followed with the purchase of industry sales leader FileNet Corp. in 2006. Just three months later, Oracle Corp. picked up Stellent Inc. In between, Open Text itself bought Hummingbird Ltd. That leaves Open Text as the only major independent player remaining in the market, and some industry analysts think the knives are out.