Larry Barrett

Larry Barrett is a freelance journalist and blogger who has covered the information technology and business sectors for more than 15 years. Most recently, he served as the online news editor for 1105 Media's Office Technology Group and as the online managing editor for SourceMedia's Investment Advisory Group publications Financial Planning, On Wall Street, and Bank Investment Consultant. He was also a senior writer and editor at Ziff Davis Media's Baseline Magazine, winner of the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award, and ZDNet. In addition, he's served as a senior writer and editor at prominent technology and business websites including CNET, InternetNews.com, Multichannel News, and the San Jose Business Journal.

SAP Takes Blue-Sky Approach to Web 2.0 Possibilities

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- For a little more than a year, Denis Browne and a small team of developers and engineers at SAP have been given carte...

Who Will Win The SAP, Oracle Battle?

When it comes to the business of selling technology, two immutable facts emerge: Past is prologue; and it's always personal. Just ask Larry Ellison and Henning Kagermann,...

Microsoft Finds Big Partners For Voice Compression

Microsoft announced six companies, including Intel (Quote) and Texas Instruments (Quote), are now licensing its voice software for audio conferencing, video, wireless over IP and gaming devices. The...

SMB market awaits SAP’s Web 2.0 play

Can the company that gave the world something as rigid and monolithic as R/3 transform itself into a Web 2.0-savvy alternative for small and mid-sized businesses? The answer could come...

Trimming The Fat In Your Datacenter

IT managers scrambling to find new ways to appease the corporate bean-counters should take a long, hard look at all the software residing in their budget-munching datacenters. ...

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