Open source software, rich, dynamic interfaces and column-store databases: these are just a few of the trends that will reshape business intelligence and information management in the year ahead. Get ready for the next waves that will help you ride out a tough economy.
Cloud computing might be the biggest trend to hit technology since the Internet -- or it might be a new name for something we've been doing for years. Either way, companies are embracing cloud computing and Software as a Service, and Salesforce.com has been one of the main beneficiaries of that trend.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is losing market share to Mozilla's Firefox and Apple, Inc.'s Safari. Net Applications reported Internet Explorer had a 68.15 percent share in December, it's lowest in years, while Firefox topped 20 percent. Apple's Safari rise is almost entirely due to the rising sales of Mac computers.
The ODF Alliance, with Sun and IBM as principal backers, announced the countries would use ODF, not Microsoft's OOXML, as the format for government documents.
