Magazine Articles: InfoWorld

InfoWorld is published by IDG. The Zango Group principal Galen Gruman is currently a contributing editor for InfoWorld, covering a range of enterprise technology issues through feature stories. He was a Test Center contributor from 1986 through 1998, mainly on publishing technology issues.

» Note that InfoWorld discontinued its print edition on April 2, 2007; stories posted exclusively at InfoWorld Online maybe found here.

Enterprise Technology Features

• FEATURE: Rethinking Business Intelligence (April 2, 2007)
• PROFILE: Making the SOA Connection (Feb. 26, 2007)  PDF format
• PROFILE: Nationwide Ensures Unified View into Financials (Nov. 13, 2006)  PDF format
• FEATURE: Building SOA Right with Eric Knorr (Nov. 6, 2006)  PDF format
• FEATURE: Reopening the Data Mart (Oct. 24, 2006)  PDF format
• FEATURE: Desktop Virtualization: Making PCs Manageable (Sept. 11, 2006)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Virtual Testbench Eases QA
• FEATURE: Health Care: Doctors without Desks (Aug. 21, 2006)  PDF format
• FEATURE: Racing to Market with SOA (Aug. 14, 2006)
• FEATURE: Enterprise Mashups (July 31, 2006)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Sprint Wrangles Mashups
• FEATURE: InfoWorld CTO 25, contributor (June 5, 2006)  PDF format
• FEATURE: 15 Tech Startups to Watch (May 15, 2006)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Charting Startup Investment Trends
• FEATURE: Champions of Open Source (April 3, 2006)  PDF format
• FEATURE: Whipping IT Data into Shape (Feb. 6, 2006)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Finding a Home for Metadata
• FEATURE: The Virtues of Virtualized Storage (Jan. 16, 2006)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Storage Virtualization and iSCSI Don't Mix
  • SIDEBAR: What Isn't Storage Virtualization?
• FEATURE: Lessons from an SOA Pioneer (Jan. 9, 2006)
• FEATURE: Is It Time to Scrap Your Big Iron? (Nov. 21, 2005)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Where Mainframes Make Sense
• FEATURE: RFID: Crossing the Chasm (Oct. 31, 2005)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: A New Generation of RFID
• FEATURE: Wireless Broadband's Long and Winding Road (Sept. 26, 2005)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: VeriSign Develops Tools for Wireless Roaming
• FEATURE: Sprint Rationalizes Its Infrastructure with SOA (Sept. 12, 2005)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Web Services Registry Aids Both IT and Business Interests
• FEATURE: Scale Up to Enterprise Class (July 11, 2005)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Bennett's Business Systems Buys into Salesforce.com
  • SIDEBAR: John Laing Homes Lays Groundwork
  • SIDEBAR: Seeding Le Nature's Infrastructure
  • SIDEBAR: Wetherill Associates Revs Up Growth
• FEATURE: The New SCSI: Better, Faster, Smaller (May 16, 2005)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Where iSCSI Fits In
• FEATURE: Applications as Services (May 2, 2005)  PDF format
  • PROFILE: Massachusetts Takes a Spoonful of SOA
  • PROFILE: Countrywide Financial Simplifies Lending
  • PROFILE: SOA Ensures Guardian Gets It Right
• FEATURE: Supply on Demand (April 18, 2005)  PDF format
• FEATURE: Taking IT to the Streets: 3G Arrives (March 7, 2005)  PDF format
• FEATURE: VoWIP Untethers the Office Phone (Feb. 18, 2005)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: 802.11e Adds QoS to Wi-Fi Networks
  • SIDEBAR: Add-On Server Routes Calls and Manages Voice Traffic
• FEATURE: Next Challenges for Wireless LANs (Nov. 26, 2004)  PDF format
  • SIDEBAR: Wireless Standards Snapshot
• FEATURE: Corporate Performance Management: The Right Information, Right Now (Oct. 8, 2004)  PDF format

Publishing Technology Articles

• TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW: But Wait, What about Web Publishing? (July 12, 1996) PDF format
• REVIEW: Desktop Publishing Giants (Oct. 25, 1993)
• REVIEW: Does PagePlus Compete with the Big Guys? (Oct. 25, 1993)
• REVIEW: Conversions Plus Lacks Options (Sept. 6, 1993)
• REVIEW: PageMaker 5.0 Catches Up to Competition (July 26, 1993)
• REVIEW: User Documents Share Common Ground (June 21, 1993)
• REVIEW: FontMonger Update Handles Many Font Conversion Needs (June 14, 1993)
• REVIEW: SuperATM Simulates Fonts But Doesn't Match Original Quality (March 15, 1993)
• REVIEW: PageMaker 5.0 Catches Up with Windows DTP (Feb. 8, 1993)
• REVIEW: FontMonger Lets You Edit and Create Your Own Fonts (Oct. 5, 1992)
• REVIEW: High-End Desktop Publishers (Aug. 3, 1992)
• REVIEW: Beta QuarkXPress for Windows Mirrors Original (Aug. 3, 1992)
• REVIEW: Evaluating Multiplatform Capabilities of High-End Desktop Publishing Programs (Aug. 3, 1992)
• REVIEW: Expensive Ventura Color Add-Ons First in PC Market (July 27, 1992)
• REVIEW: TrueType Package Offers Superb Variety of Fonts (July 13, 1992)
• REVIEW: XPress Makes Jump to Windows with Ease (June 29, 1992)
• REVIEW: FrameMaker for Windows Is True to Its Predecessors (June 15, 1992)
• REVIEW: Image Alchemy Has the Right Mix for Conversions (May 11, 1992)
• REVIEW: Ventura Publisher Upgrade Changes Little (March 9, 1992)
• REVIEW: Microsoft Publisher Will Satisfy Novice Publishers (Jan. 13, 1992)
• REVIEW: PageAhead 1.0 Is Priceless for Users of PageMaker and Databases (Oct. 7, 1991)
• REVIEW: Publish-It Update Rolls Out Better Text Flow and Text Wrap Shapes (Oct. 7, 1991)
• REVIEW: Avagio 2.0 Offers Users Glitz without High Training Costs (Sept. 30, 1991)
• REVIEW: Handheld Scanners: Scanning on a Budget (April 29, 1991)
• REVIEW: Ventura for Windows Utilities Bring Back Features Found under GEM (April 8, 1991)
• REVIEW: PageMaker 4.0 for the PC Rivals Ventura Publisher (April 1, 1991)
• REVIEW: Ventura Publisher Brings Typographic Capabilities to the Mac (March 25, 1991)
• REVIEW: Type Scalers (Feb. 4, 1991)
• REVIEW: Professional Desktop Publishing: Top of the Line (Nov. 5, 1990)
• REVIEW: The Three Faces of Ventura Publisher (Nov. 5, 1990)
• REVIEW: Graphical Word Processors: Making a Splash (Aug. 13, 1990)
• REVIEW: PageMaker 4 Touts Improved Typography, Text Editing (July 16, 1990; republished in InfoWorld Test Center Software Buyer's Guide, IDG Books, 1991)
• REVIEW: FrameMaker, Next Machine Create Publishing Platform (July 2, 1990)
• REVIEW: Low-End Desktop Publishing: Publish or Perish” (June 18, 1990; republished in InfoWorld Test Center Software Buyer's Guide, IDG Books, 1991)
• TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW: Deciphering Desktop Publishing Terms Is Half the Battle (June 18, 1990) PDF format
• TECHNOLOGY PRIMER: Windows Fonts: More Choices, More Confusion (May 28, 1990) PDF format
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• REVIEW: What Price Mice? (April 23, 1990)
• TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW: Word Processing, Desktop Publishing Use Different Tackle to Catch the Big Fish (Jan. 29, 1990) REVIEW: Express Publisher Cruises into the Desktop Publishing Market (Jan. 29, 1990)
• REVIEW: Editor's Desk Set Offers Handy Ventura Enhancements (Jan. 29, 1990)
• REVIEW: Professional Desktop Publishing: Putting the Best to the Test (Jan. 1, 1990; republished in InfoWorld Test Center Software Buyer's Guide, IDG Books, 1991)
• TECHNOLOGY PRIMER: Desktop Publishers Beware: Perils of Software Setup Side Effects (Jan. 1, 1990)
• REVIEW: Rounding Up Images for Your Documents (Oct. 16, 1989)
• REVIEW: Finesse: Basic Publisher with Few Bells & Whistles (Aug. 21, 1989)
• REVIEW: Professional Desktop Publishing: Choose Your Weapons (June 12, 1989)
• REVIEW: GEM Desktop Publisher Now Fills Most Midrange Needs (May 22, 1989)
• REVIEW: Springboard Publisher for Windows Succeeds as a Low-End Desktop (May 15, 1989)
• REVIEW: Desktop Publishing on the PC (Dec. 19, 1988)
• REVIEW: Deskop Publishing: Roll the Presses! (June 20, 1988)
• REVIEW: Publisher Not Easy to Master, but Full-Featured (Jan. 18, 1988)
• REVIEW: MS-DOS Desktop Publishing Software (Dec. 21, 1987)
• REVIEW: Low-End Publisher Has Good Graphics, Interface (Dec. 7, 1987)
• REVIEW: Xerox Desktop Publisher Now Clear Leader in DOS Market (August 10, 1987)

Other Technology Articles

• REVIEW: SoftPC with Windows Needs Patience (April 12, 1993)
• REVIEW: Peachtree Accounting Befits Small Businesses (March 8, 1993)
• REVIEW: Mac-in-DOS Gives PC Users Access to Mac Disks (July 6, 1992)
• REVIEW: Mac File Transfer Utilties Share File-Sharing Burden (Jan. 6, 1992)
• TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW: Graphical Interfaces Spur the Development of Alternative Input Devices (April 25, 1990) PDF format
• REVIEW: Image Scanners: Unlimited Editions (Sept. 18, 1989) PDF format