One of the most compelling new features in both Excel 2010 and in SQL Server 2008 R2 is PowerPivot, a new tool that enables spreadsheet-savvy workers to take on larger amounts of data from within a spreadsheet-style interface.
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Microsoft Office 2010 Boosts Core Features, Branches Out onto the Web
Microsoft’s flagship desktop suite comes packed with modest, albeit worthwhile, enhancements to core Office capabilities, while breaking significant new ground by pushing Office apps beyond the bounds of the Windows desktop into rich, Web-based versions that perform as well on Firefox and Safari browsers as on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
PowerPivot Raises the Bar on Row Limitations
Microsoft’s PowerPivot add-in for its forthcoming Excel 2010 spreadsheet enables users to work with much larger sets of data than is possible with Excel alone.
Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Gives Developers Jump on Apps
Adobe’s LiveCycle Enterprise Suite enables organizations to build applications through Adobe client technologies.
OpenOffice.org 3.2 Offers Modest Update, Better Startup Speed
Version 3.2 of the open-source OpenOffice.org productivity suite delivers a handful of file format compatibility enhancements alongside feature tweaks for the suite’s Calc spreadsheet application and continued gains in startup speed for the suite as a whole.
REVIEW: Diskeeper 2010 Keeps Disk Defrags to a Minimum
Not only does Diskeeper’s software attempt to prevent fragmentation from ever occurring, but it cuts power consumption and unnecessary I/O operations.
Another Look at Wine for Running Windows Apps
Given enough ISV support, Wine needn’t be be a poor cross-platform solution for running Windows apps on Linux.
Wine Is a Long Shot at Solving the Windows-Apps-on-Linux Problem
The open-source Wine project is less a solution and more a workaround when it comes to the issue of running Windows applications on Linux.
REVIEW: Jitterbit 3.0 Effectively Links Disparate Apps, Data Sources
Jitterbit is a data integration suite that organizations can use to link up disparate applications and data sources that may not be capable of communicating with each other on their own. In eWEEK Labs’ tests, Jitterbit 3.0 was easy to set up and use, and allows for a certain amount of self-service among data-savvy users.
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