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Softheme at Agile Base Camp + Pics

Monday, January 30th, 2012

agilebcOn Saturday 11 representatives visited Agile Base Camp to learn more about the new approaches in software development and QA. Here are the main ideas we’ve brought from the event:

  • in the evironment that is constantly changing there is no opportunity not to be Agile. So even the companies that don’t declare agility as one of their principles actually are Agile (otherwise thay would simply have to leave the market); (more…)

The increased role of Agile

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Agile is business need for Ukrainian outsourcers

Agile has become more than just one of the software development methodologies. Now it is the most common way of self-organization, that definitely dominates in IT-related professions. We decided to share some of our knowledge about Agile and offer our vision on implementing Agile into practice. (more…)

Ideas for your Legacy Software

Friday, November 18th, 2011

obsolete software problemModern business requirements change very quickly. After a few months (rarely years) even the best software product may be referred to ‘legacy software’. So what to do next?

The key point is that every company should plan the ways software application will be maintained and upgraded even before it is released. But what to do if for some reasons you have to deal with a legacy software product that no longer meets your requirements, but can not be immediately replaced? (more…)

Novell Keeps Unix Copyrights from Microsoft

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

microsoft-and-novellNovell has moved to quell growing concerns that it has sold Linux out to Microsoft as part of its Attachmate deal.

On Wednesday, Novell chief marketing officer John Dragoon issued a short statement saying that Novell – not Microsoft – owns the copyrights on Unix.

Sentence two of Dragoon’s terse, three-sentence statement said simply: “Novell will continue to own Novell’s Unix copyrights following completion of the merger as a subsidiary of Attachmate.”

Dragoon’s statement came two days after Novell said that it is being sold to Attachmate for $2.2bn. Under the deal, the barely-known Attachmate is selling 882 Novell patents to an even lesser known Microsoft-backed consortium called CPTN Holdings LLC for $450m in cash. Novell’s SEC filing on the deal did not specify which patents are going to Microsoft, and Microsoft has not coughed up details either.

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6 rules for better communication in virtual teams

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

As IT people, we know firsthand how critical technology is to managing virtual teams. And in today’s workforce, virtual teams and contractors are a norm. But here’s the rub: We often forget one of our invisible tools — communication.

virtual-team

When you and your team don’t share the same physical space, you need to be even more effective at communicating. Having run my company virtually for several years, I have learned several key things that can be applied to any project.

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