Novell has launched a new Web service called SUSE Studio that simplifies the process of building Linux-based software appliances. It provides a convenient interface for creating custom versions of Novell's SUSE Linux distribution with specialized configurations. The service is part of Novell's broader SUSE Appliance Program initiative. Enterprise software deployment comes with a lot of serious technical challenges. Getting a complex piece of server software up and running on backend infrastru

Ladrillera Santafé, a leading manufacturer of clay building products, chose Microsoft Dynamics AX for its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution. The software deployment was not successful until the company took full ownership of the implementation project. Ladrillera collaborated in planning and business process assessment with Microsoft Services and attended Microsoft Convergence events to gain insight from technology experts and peers. A pilot project immediately generated outstanding re

Well, soon anyway. Microsoft has said that they will RTM (release to manufacturer) gold code to the market by the end of this month. There are several folks talking about Windows 7 (Win7), so I won't go too deep into the OS itself. Brandon and team at Microsoft have done a great job of chronicling the developments and features of Windows. I will say however, that I have been running the Win7 release candidate on my home computer and can tell you that it is rocks! It's fast, nimble, stab

DuraSpace is recruiting a DSpace Lead Developer and a DuraCloud Integration Engineer. Here's an excerpt from the DSpace Lead Developer ad : The DSpace lead developer will work in collaboration with developers from around the world to preserve and provide open access to intellectual output from a community of over 600 top educational institutions. The lead developer will be responsible for providing technical guidance, support, and leadership to the developer community in advancing the pl

Printer management, file and share management, distribution list modifications, network configuration, software distribution… each of these tasks require a different administrative tool in order to accomplish the goal. While identifying and running the right tool doesn’t add a ton of time to a task, the time spent can add up. What if you could pull just about every need you have into a single administrative tool available right at your fingertips? Scott Lowe identifies one such tool — IDEAL Admi