Software reviews
Screenshots: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
Photo Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala is released on 29 October. New additions include the Ubuntu One service, a new boot sequence, and the Ext4 filesystem by default.
The Real Business of IT review
Review We'd recommend this book to any under-appreciated CIO seeking self-improvement, and to executives trying to extract greater value from their IT spend.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Microsoft Security Essentials
Preview Security Essentials is recommended if you want 'set and forget' security. If you need more robust configuration choices, or don't want to contribute to the cloud, then look elsewhere.
GroupMail Business Edition v5.2 review
Review If you need to manage an email newsletter and don't want to go with a subscription-based online solution, you should consider GroupMail.
8.3 Editors' Rating
Office Web Apps Technical Preview: screenshots
Photos Microsoft Office 2010 will have an online counterpart. Here's a tour of the recently unveiled Technical Preview.
Google Wave Developer Preview: screenshots
Photos As Google Wave prepares to move into public beta, we take a look at how the Developer Preview has been shaping up.
ABBYY PDF Transformer 3.0 review
Review PDF Transformer 3.0 is fine for individuals with basic PDF-handling requirements, but it's underpowered for all but the most straightforward business tasks.
6.5 Editors' Rating
The Geek Atlas review
Review This book is entirely splendid in fulfilling its own ambitions and should be deployed widely where it can do the most good: among the young, the eager, the curious and the adventurous.
9.0 Editors' Rating
Nuance PDF Converter Professional 6 review
Review Nuance's PDF manipulation tool offers good functionality for businesses seeking a cheaper alternative to Adobe Acrobat, although the user interface needs work.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Tetraktys review
Review This cryptographic thriller novel has the advantage of being written by the chief scientist at RSA Laboratories, and shows that popular fiction doesn't have to make nonsense of science.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Nitro PDF Professional 6 review
Review For the price, it's hard to argue with Nitro PDF Professional 6's PDF-handling prowess. Businesses of all sizes should give it serious consideration.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Office 2010 Technical Preview: screenshots II
Photos Microsoft has unveiled the Technical Preview build of its Office 2010 productivity suite. Here's a tour of some of the features currently on offer.
Firefox 3.5: screenshots
Photos Take a tour of Mozilla's new Firefox 3.5 web browser.
Hosted virtualisation suites: a group test
Group Test If you need to run virtual machines on a workstation rather than a server, which is the best platform? We test VMware Workstation, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation and KVM under Ubuntu, along with Wine, to find out.
Opera Unite: screenshots
Photos Check out Opera's new platform for turning your computer into a server for sharing photos, files, notes, music and web sites.
