A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
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- AT&T adds value to iPhone with expanded Web connectivity
- One of the common themes at Dreamforce and Web 2.0 Summit, both in San Francisco this week, is that companies that add value to their products and services during this economic downturn are the ones that will be best-positioned when the country finally gets its finances back in order. ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- Symantec to identify safe software by 'reputation'
- Symantec to identify safe software by 'reputation'If it's based on customer useage and bad is...outpacing good. Sounds to me like they will have a tendency to recommend the bad as good.This is a feeble attempt to sell their product. NOTHING will ever work short of an educated user. Fools will...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- Dell Inspiron I530S-114B
- We first reviewed a Dell Inspiron with the S-model chassis over a year ago, back when Dell used AMD chips in its lower-end PCs. Since that time, the Inspiron has become Dell's budget sub-brand, and it's moved back to an Intel-only shop, at least for now. Based on this recent...
- Product reviews 2008-10-16
- Falcon Northwest FragBox 2 (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650)
- With Intel's new processors just a few short weeks away, it's hard to get that excited about spending $4,000 or so on a high-end gaming PC now. That doesn't mean that we can't appreciate what Falcon Northwest has done with its highest-end FragBox 2. Thanks to a pair of Radeon...
- Product reviews 2008-10-14
- ChunkIt Internet Explorer (exe)
- Give your favorite search engine super strength by transforming your favorite search engine into an information powerhouse. ChunkIt! searches within the pages of your engine's results to find your search terms in context. ChunkIt! also searches web pages and discovers information that conventional search tools may have never revealed. In...
- Software downloads 2008-10-03
- Apple security not ready for enterprise prime-time
- Guest editorial by Andrew Storms Last week Apple proved that they are not ready for prime time enterprise relationships. Apple has tried to position the iPhone as enterprise-ready, but this last round of software updates demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt how far...
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Who Is For Sale This Time?
- It seems the WLAN acquisition rumor mill is hot again after a recent drop in Aruba Network ARUN shares nearly a week ago. Still not trading near its most recent trough of $4.29/share on July 14, according to Google Finance, I am not convinced that the next acquisition announcement will...
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- Ubuntu should not copy the Mac
- Ubuntu should not copy the MacUbuntu does not want to be OS XI agree ubuntu should not try to copy the Mac, but my own understanding is that copying the Mac is not Mark Shuttleworth's intention. What he wants to copy is Apple's knack for designing intuitive, productive interfaces. The...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- ChunkIt Firefox (xpi)
- Give your favorite search engine super strength by transforming your favorite search engine into an information powerhouse. ChunkIt searches within the pages of your engine's results to find your search terms in context. ChunkIt also searches Web pages and discovers information that conventional search tools may have never revealed. In...
- Software downloads 2008-09-12
- Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover
- Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeoverStandardsWhat I want to know, does the "standards" mode remove previous IE hacks? For example, using the underscore in CSS statements would be ignored by every browser except IE. If IE8 now supports standards but STILL reads the underscore hack, this could be a...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Vizio SV470XVT
- Budget flat-panel powerhouse Vizio is breaking into the lucrative realm of high-end HDTVs with its XVT line, comprised of a 50-inch plasma we detailed at CES and a pair of LCDs, including the model reviewed here, the 47-inch SV470XVT. Equipped with a lot of glossy black, a slicker menu system,...
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.As a back-to-school laptop, the HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr is overkill, unless, perhaps, you've managed to squeeze a large LCD in your dorm room or pooled funds with...
- Product reviews 2008-08-20
- Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse
- Microsoft's new SideWinder X5 Mouse is a stripped-down version of last year's Editors' Choice-winning SideWinder Gaming Mouse. Where the original model was a packed-to-the-gills gaming powerhouse, the X5 feels flimsy and expensive for the $60 Microsoft wants you to spend. We're willing to accept a more basic version of a...
- Product reviews 2008-08-20
- Might Office be where Microsoft gets socked with Chinese antitrust charges?
- Might Office be where Microsoft gets socked with Chinese antitrust charges?So now removing your own product is anti-competitive???[i]limiting consumer choice by restricting the availability of Windows XP on new PCs[/i]What? Seriously... what? Was Chevrolet being anti-competitive when they stopped making the Camaro?Besides, if you believe all the anti-Vista FUD, I...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Europe discussing the business of the Semantic Web at ESTC
- I've written before about the importance of events that move us past introspection and academic debate, and bring the real benefits of semantic technologies to a wider business audience. As the Semantic Web Gang discussed recently, North America has had the excellent Semantic Technology Conference for several years, and this...
- Blog posts 2008-08-17
- Two flavors of software as a service: Intuit QuickBase and Etelos
- There are dozens of flavors of clever applications aimed at the office productivity market, often spawned as a result of the Web 2.0 explosion. Where the Web 2.0 application market is driven by eyeballs and their resulting advertising monetization, the enterprise 2.0...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Do it Yourself Mojave
- Yup. I'm now a Vista user. As I mentioned in a previous post, circumstances have recently required that I buy a new desktop PC. It's not that I wasn't happy with my old PC -- it was a generic ASUS M2N32 Athlon...
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- The (un)Biased Parties Explain Online Ad Biz to Capitol Hill
- Just so we understand each other, the Internet is like a series of tubes, kind of like tunnels. And large amounts of data get moved through those tunnels, like in the back of a truck, you see. And inside those tunnels, there are advertisements - sort of like the billboards...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Juniper Networks gets its green on
- Turns out that Juniper Networks is one of the anchor tenants in IBM's new "greenest" data center in North America,which it opened last month in Boulder. The networking powerhouse has signed a five-year data center hosting agreement under which IBM will run its worldwide ERP and...
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- What could Open Office do with a business model?
- What could Open Office do with a business model?No need for built-in AV in OOoWhy in the world would an office tool need a "built-in" anti-virus??Security should be part of the original design and not just an after thought. Including an anti-virus program from the same company that created (and...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-05
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