Refers to a product that provides a solution to a single problem rather than addressing all the requirements that might otherwise be met with a multipurpose or multiservice product. For example, as telecommunications carriers combine more services, point products that each support one protocol have given way to multiservice products that support several protocols in one device.
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- The 'social enterprise' comes of age
- Enterprise 2.0 blog....Have you ever read the blog "Original Thinking" by Dennis Stevenson over on ITToolbox.com? It has some interesting ideas about Enterprise 2.0 that may make for a good article or two.My view on the SAP approachI may be wrong, but I don't see any room for for...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
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- Scare tactics against Chrome OSI can see Microsoft really did the 'safety dance' with Windows it has been so successful...Chrome_OS is an entirely different modular approach plus they are using Open_Source with NO limitation of how high they can reach. I find it amazing anyone with a straight face say...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral
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- My main gripeis with the antique user interface which is little more than an uninspired, miniaturized desktop GUI.The foundations seems solid enough now - it is quite decent in multi-tasking and is generally responsive.I too believe that if MS can reinvigorate the UI they still has a strong competitor. Oh...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
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- Product reviews 2009-11-20
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory
- too old?"Windows XP is 8 years old"So What? If it ain't broke don't fix it!Windows 2000 is ten years old and still does almost everything I need. Everyone around me runs XP or newer, yet I have far fewer problems.What is good for the computer industry is not...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Google Chrome OS has arrived as free VMWare download
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
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