http://eclipse.sys-con.com/ Latest articles from Billy Marshall Copyright 2008 ECLIPSE DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:47:00 GMT ECLIPSE DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL 10 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://eclipse.sys-con.com/read/558455.htmhttp://eclipse.sys-con.com/read/558455.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMT As a technology provider that helps application companies embrace cloud computing by virtualizing the applications to run on any cloud, I was a bit disappointed with Google's AppEngine announcement. It appears that Google is embracing the 'walled garden' approach of SalesForce.com and Microsoft instead of the cloud approach of Amazon. http://eclipse.sys-con.com/read/244347.htmhttp://eclipse.sys-con.com/read/244347.htm Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:00:00 GMT The acronym ISV stands for Independent Software Vendor. Historically, independence was important to protect customers from the proprietary lock-in associated with third-party components such as hardware or system software. A greater choice of interoperable components gave customers greater flexibility to procure and assemble a system that met their needs. Microsoft alleviated some of this concern with the Windows platform because customers could always choose multiple hardware providers when selecting applications that ran on Windows. Of course, an application that only runs on Windows isn't exactly an 'independent' application, but customers seem to accept hardware independence as sufficient freedom. (More on Microsoft and Windows later.)