Infoworld Enterprise Desktop, 01.05.2008: Streaming Office: Death knell for Google Apps? | May 1, 2008 11:23 AM | Randall Kennedy

Infoworld Enterprise Desktop, 01.05.2008: Streaming Office: Death knell for Google Apps? | May 1, 2008 11:23 AM | Randall Kennedy
by Randall C. Kennedy: "Microsoft's recently (at the time) acquired SoftGrid technology. I saw the acquisition as a clear sign that Microsoft was gearing up to deliver a subscriptions-based, hosted licensing model for Microsoft Office."

Tags: microsoft, google, strategy, office, productivity, virtualization

O'Reilly Radar, 28.05.2007: Beyond the Browser

O'Reilly Radar, 28.05.2007: Beyond the Browser
by Allison Randal: "The wave of the future is not web browser applications. Instead we're coming full circle back to desktop applications, but this time we've broken the old idea of single user silo applications with no connection to the outside world. The wave of the future is lightweight desktop applications with the same massively networked, Web 2.0 behavior we've come to expect from browser applications."

Tags: browser, linux, future, trend, virtualization, web2.0, opensource

InfoWorld, 06.12.2006: Vista, SAAS, virtualization to top 2007 software trends

InfoWorld, 06.12.2006: Vista, SAAS, virtualization to top 2007 software trends
by Elizabeth Montalbano: "Several software standouts are seen as heavy hitters for the coming year"

Tags: trends, software, windows, vista, saas, soa, virtualization, office