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Host your own on-premise meetings and conferences

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The Apache Project OpenMeetings has had an update and is definitely moving towards becoming an interesting alternative to some of the commercial offerings that are available via the web. The reason for hosting your own conferencing tool is that integration with PBX and other internal systems may make this approach more valuable for businesses. Openmeetings provides […]

Thunderbirds are gone !!

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After nearly choking on my coffee after reading that Mozilla are reducing their efforts on the Thunderbird email client – I spent some time trying to think of the logic behind this and other shifts from client based development. The MD of Thunderbird (the project that Mozilla carry on the development under) says

Has Apple killed Safari for Windows ?

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I actually use a range of browsers – including Safari on Windows. I was surprised to see some articles this morning suggest the end of the road for this alternative browser. Enjoying the choice that the Apple developed browser brings to a field which sometimes seems stagnant and limited in innovation – was something that […]

Start PICKing On Your Data !

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When something related crops up several times in a few days you really start to wonder whats going on? In a conversation with a client regarding a ERP system upgrade we got to talking about the database it was written in and they were surprised when I knew what this database was. PICK was used […]

Chrome browser now on IOS

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Yep – your favourite fast light browser is now on Ipad and Iphone. It is great to have a mainstream alternative to Safari when using Apple devices. So far I have found it fast and reliable – just head to the Apple store and download – you will be up and running in seconds.

Vmware vSphere 5.1 – what might be new ?

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As leaks and rumours start to grow prior to VMWorld 2012 – the one that most appeals to me is shared-nothing live migration. Boot from Fibre Channel over Ethernet, or FCoE, storage and official support for virtualized Active Directory domain controllers are also expected in vSphere 5.1, though these features are hardly earth-shattering. This is […]

Is there a hole in your Dropbox ?

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A potential Dropbox security breach has sparked concerns about cloud application security and has given some corporate Dropbox customers reason to tighten their employee use policies. A number of Dropbox users clustered throughout Europe have recently reported they received spam from an online casino. Those being spammed said they signed up for the popular cloud […]