Software reviews
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.
Safari 4: a first look
Preview Apple's Safari 4 came out of beta at the recent WWDC, and has been a very popular download for the past week. Here's why.
Grown Up Digital review
Review Businesses, educational institutions, parents and political leaders need to adapt to the technology-savvy Net Generation, says Don Tapscott.
7.5 Editors' Rating
iPhone OS 3.0: screenshots
Photos Version 3.0 of the iPhone OS will be available on 17 June. Here's a tour of the main enhancements.
Sitecore Online Marketing Suite
Preview Sitecore has built a companion suite for its content management system that integrates web analytics, profiling, campaign management, segmentation and personalisation.
The Google Way review
Review This book claims that Google has 'revolutionised management', but largely fails to ask searching questions about the sources of the 11-year-old company's success.
6.0 Editors' Rating
Screenshots: Windows 7 RC
Photos As the Release Candidate of Windows 7 goes public, take a look at some of the key changes since January's Beta version.
vOptimizer Pro 2.1 review
Review This suite automatically reclaims over-allocated and under-utilised storage in Windows virtual machines. With SAN storage costing around £10/GB, Vizioncore's vOptimizer Pro could quickly pay for itself.
7.5 Editors' Rating
ACT! by Sage 2009 review
Review Small businesses seeking robust, powerful and affordable CRM software will find that ACT! by Sage 2009 fits the bill perfectly.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Actinic Express 2.0 review
Review Actinic Express produces slick online shops with minimal hassle, but you may find that its limited functionality quickly becomes restrictive as your business grows.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Burning the Ships review
Review Companies' IP strategies will have to evolve along with technology. This book is a chance to learn from Microsoft's version of that evolution.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Zoho Writer 2.0 review
Review Zoho Writer 2.0 provides one of the richest feature sets of any online word processor, now more accessible thanks to an interface revamp. And, of course, it's free.
7.7 Editors' Rating
Internet Explorer 8: screenshot gallery
Photos Internet Explorer 8 is now available for download. Here's a gallery showing some of its main new features.
