The News Review:
- Microsoft Readies ffice 2003 SP3 for February Release
- racle Releases racle’s JD Edwards Enterprisene Tools 8.97
- Cowon Q5W (60GB)
- Nokia’s big plans on the Qt
Microsoft Readies ffice 2003 SP3 for February Release
eWeek – Jan 28, 2008
The white paper also informed users that legacy file formats created usingMicrosoft ffice programs had been disabled by default to increase security ashackers could more easily find vulnerabilities in the older formats. ITadministrators could also change the settings to allow specific documentformats if needed the paper said. This information was largely overlooked by most users who installed SP3only to find that some Microsoft ffice Excel 2003 Microsoft ffice PowerPoint2003 Microsoft ffice Word 2003 and Corel Draw (. cdr) file formats areblocked. This resulted in a.
racle Releases racle’s JD Edwards Enterprisene Tools 8.97
Earthtimes – Jan 28, 2008
Design tools wizards and reference implementations are provided to help customers and partners leverage these new integration capabilities. — Improved Embedded Reporting: Deepening the embedded use of racle Business Intelligence Publisher JD Edwards Enterprisene Tools 8. 97 users can launch a complete run-publish-distribute cycle from a single user interaction output multiple objects such as invoices from a single batch of data and gain the ability to produce reports in multiple formats including Adobe PDF HTML RTF Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint XML and eText. Customer Response to Improved System Management CapabilitiesForestar Real Estate Group tested the new installation and deployment procedure provided by Server Manager as well as some of the improvements in the web client. "We were fortunate to be able to participate in the beta program for JD Edwards Enterprisene Tools 8. 97" said Forestar Real Estate Group Application Support Manager Charles Anderson. "The new Server Manager feature simplifies the installation and server monitoring activities and the web client has a lot of improvements that will benefit our users.
Cowon Q5W (60GB)
Cnet Asia – Jan 29, 2008
But with both available for nearly half the price the Q5W is a tough sell. Beyond the in-depth audio and video playback features the Cowon Q5W includes a built-in FM radio standalone Flash file player (presumably for games) photo viewer text reader and voice recorder. The Q5W also includes a suite of Microsoft applications that run natively on its Windows CE 5 operating system including MSN Messenger Internet Explorer WordPad (which makes the text reader somewhat redundant) and a couple of card games. For an extra US$35 you can also have Cowon bundle a suite of Microsoft ffice reader applications allowing you to read (but not alter or save) files created in Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat. Because the Cowon Q5W is based on the Windows CE 5 operating system there is the potential to run third-party software designed for this antiquated platform–but don’t get your hopes up. Why Cowon chose to embed the relatively antique Windows CE 5 into the Q5W instead of a more recent mobile S such as Windows Mobile 6 is beyond us… Beyond the in-depth audio and video playback features the Cowon Q5W includes a built-in FM radio standalone Flash file player (presumably for games) photo viewer text reader and voice recorder. The Q5W also includes a suite of Microsoft applications that run natively on its Windows CE 5 operating system including MSN Messenger Internet Explorer WordPad (which makes the text reader somewhat redundant) and a couple of card games. For an extra US$35 you can also have Cowon bundle a suite of Microsoft ffice reader applications allowing you to read (but not alter or save) files created in Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat. Because the Cowon Q5W is based on the Windows CE 5 operating system there is the potential to run third-party software designed for this antiquated platform–but don’t get your hopes up. Why Cowon chose to embed the relatively antique Windows CE 5 into the Q5W instead of a more recent mobile S such as Windows Mobile 6 is beyond us.
Nokia’s big plans on the Qt
Builder AU – Jan 29, 2008
Windows Mobile’s presence in the market is as part of the closed edifice of Microsoft’s S and applications stack — none of which can migrate out to an open platform. With Qt 4 the open platform and everything on it can migrate. Nokia’s bet is that the sheer size of the Qt 4-based market will be a decisive inducement for everyone else handset makers operators and pure applications players alike and that the explosion in compatibility will amplify the market for everyone much as happened on the desktop when MS-DS anointed the PC architecture. But unlike then Qt 4 will break forever the idea that one part of the market can seal itself off as a profitable mini-universe an idea as archaic in the 21st century as the feudalism it so closely resembles. Write-once run-anywhere code is easier in PowerPoint than processors. Nokia must balance the needs of its existing developer community and their existing business models with its need to transform… But unlike then Qt 4 will break forever the idea that one part of the market can seal itself off as a profitable mini-universe an idea as archaic in the 21st century as the feudalism it so closely resembles. Write-once run-anywhere code is easier in PowerPoint than processors. Nokia must balance the needs of its existing developer community and their existing business models with its need to transform. There will be unforeseen interactions with other open source mobile movements in which politics will play just as big a part as pragmatic technology. And of course Nokia could itself try to form a fiefdom of control and tribute. The company is too smart for that.