EarthWeb IT Management News & Views http://www.earthweb.com EarthWeb IT Management News & Views offers busy IT managers up-to-date reports and insightful analysis of IT industry trends. en-us Copyright 1996-2006 Jupitermedia Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss Roundup: The Best iPhone Apps of the Week http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/mowi/article.php/3785966 Our weekly roundup of the best free and paid applications available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Techology for Tough Times http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3785961 Can spending money on technology help your small business survive the economic crunch? Let the debate begin. Further Notes on proc http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3785956 Tip of the Trade: Learn more about proc, how it works and how to get the most out of it. Picking the Right Apple: A Guide to Apple’s Mac Lineup http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/article.php/3785951 An overview of the Mac line, from the MacBook Air to the Mac Pro desktop. What’s your best choice? Microsoft OCS: The next step http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3785946 Release 2 fills many of the feature gaps that customers noted in the initial release, but is this the end of the evolutionary road? Major League Baseball to Silverlight: You're Out http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3785941 A year and a half after Microsoft proudly claimed baseball games nationwide would be streamed using its Silverlight streaming media player, Adobe's Flash gets to pinch hit. Performance or Power: Which Will Nehalem Use? http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3785936 Intel obsessed over power efficiency in the Nehalem line. So what's it doing with all the power savings? Increasing performance of course. Heroic Turnarounds: The US as a Template for Yahoo http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/article.php/3785801 Both the US and Yahoo have been fortunate, in a way, to receive a massive slap on the face before they were in danger of complete failure. Gridbus Goes Commercial http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/www.gridcomputingplanet.com/news/article.php/3785741 Grid computing has a new commercial venture, thanks to Australia's Gridbus project. CIOs Emerging as Business Leaders http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/www.cioupdate.com/insights/article.php/3785691 Many challenges remain, but CIOs are narrowing the C-suite gap.