Kathleen Lau

Articles by Kathleen Lau

BLOGOSPHERE: Sun’s JavaFX Mobile disappoints

Opinion is divided over whether having a single Java SDK for mobile and desktop apps is a game-changer, or whether it's too little, too late on Sun's part

Process automation, endpoint virtualization reap fast ROI

A recent Symantec study of some 300 IT professionals revealed that, in the current economic climate, IT budgets and staffing resources are not growing. Yet, Mercy Health Services and retailer Meijer Inc. insist that continuous IT investment is vital

Next Symantec CEO to focus on security

Enrique Salem will take on the role of CEO designate in three weeks. He wants to keep Symantec relevant to customers and direct the focus on security again. One analyst thinks a sole security focus would undersell the company

Symantec adds intelligent software management to Altiris

At its ManageFusion event, Symantec Corp. announced the newest version of its management suites for client systems and servers with a focus on better integration and process automation. The benefits to customer MaximumASP

Enterprise migration path for department BI apps

Business intelligence vendor MicroStrategy Inc. recently released Version 9 of its BI tool with capabilities to easily deploy departmental BI initiatives, and a migration path to consolidate those into an enterprise whole. One analyst says the company is filling a void in the market. WITH VIDEO

Is it still

A friend of mine recently told me he gets incredibly irritated by certain phrases like “in this space” as in “companies that toil in...

PureShare platform translates

Business intelligence can mean making use of more than just the traditional data sources, and third-party developers can fill in the gaps by building adaptors, said PureShare Corp.'s CEO. Why the company calls it

SkyService pilots replace paper with tablet PCs

The Toronto airline deployed wireless rugged tablet PCs in an effort to improve operational efficiency and pilot productivity. Why the tablets are designed to withstand the rugged environment of an airplane cockpit

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