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 Desktop Computers and Mobile Devices Web Browsers Market Leaders - Mobile Computing Devices
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Challenges to Microsoft Desktop OS Software
 

Desktop Computers and Mobile Devices

The assumption that PC Wintel desktop operating systems were to remain exclusive to the Microsoft Corporation software franchise is being challenged. Cloud computing is a shift away from the client-server computing paradigm. In cloud computing, software is viewed as a service to be accessed from the Internet or intranet. Instead of running software from the hard drive of a local computer, the program is executed through the web browser: Saas - software as a service, web apps, and mobile computing. Updates to software are pushed out to the user population without physical distribution. The files are stored on web servers in the cloud and not on the local computer. Only an Internet connection is required to access the software. In addition to advantages in sharing files and collaboration, the user will not be required to back up files.

Free and low cost open source software also continue to have a larger role both within the Microsoft desktop operating system and as a viable alternative base platform. Software based upon on ISO and W3C protocols and standards are being used with Microsoft operating systems: HTML, XML, JavaScript, and new scripting languages - PHP, AJAX, Perl, and Ruby. Linux- and UNIX - variants are being used as alternative desktop operating systems and base operating system and internetworking infrastructure software: web servers, database, and middleware.

Leading research firms project that the dynamic growth of desktop personal computing is over and by mid 2012 smartphones, tablet PC, and mobile devices capable of running software applications will be outselling PCs. In the short-term, desktop and workstation information technology software remains Microsoft centric. Microsoft's competition is coming from Google Corporation and Apple Corporation software and hardware devices. Both Google and Apple provide applications and services which are available by logging on from a web browser: e-mails, alerts, documents, and RSS aggregation.


Web Browsers

Web-centric computing has become a significant issue when evaluating how software applications will be delivered and used. The web browser is strategic software; its featureset is extended in conjunction with viewing and searching. It's user base is 1 billion plus, with a growth rate conservatively projected to be in tandem with the increases in global population. Over the past two years, there has been a significant decline in Microsoft Internet Explorer installation and usage to 43% of market share. This reflects anti trust and pro competition laws that have been implemented both in the United States and global markets and software industry commitment to the open source software model. Google Corporation Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, free open source web browsers now are installed on over 50% of PC Wintel desktop and laptop computing devices. Google is trying to convert its dominance in web search into operating systems and mobile software, bringing it into direct competition with Microsoft. Chrome is used by more than 160 million users worldwide. Apple Corporation's Safari browser has 5 percent of the market. The Opera browser, which is available as a free download for personal computers and mobile  phones, has 2 percent.

HTML5 is the next significant phase in the progress of the world wide web. For mobile devices, Apple iPhone and iPad and Android phones, the dominant model currently is native apps. However, there will be advantages associated with HTML web-based apps which execute in a web browser. HTML5 provides the capability to develop web applications which are visually rich and comparable to the native applications designed to run on a specific device such as an iPad or an Android-based tablet. Over the long run, the strong likelihood is that HTML5 will be the main technology used for all mobile programs, with customization for applications on each device.

Most of the world's computers have a browser homepage set to a search engine. Well designed search is a key driver of efficiency for organizational enterprise. The user expectation is that a search query will return a result with high relevancy and minimal effort. Sound website and portal design is a requirement or business will be lost to competition websites. By default, search is the tool used to locate information in a world of linked information.


Market Leaders - Mobile Computing Devices

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft is primarily a software company. For close to 30 years, Microsoft Windows has been the predominant desktop and laptop operating system. Thousands of devices plug in and work on desktop and laptop hardware with Microsoft Windows as the base operating system. Microsoft Internet Explorer  is the most widely used Internet web browser. However, its share and utilization has declined significantly; mostly due to the popularity of free open source Mozilla FireFox and Google Chrome. Microsoft Mobile operating systems for handheld devices was introduced in 2000; it was not well received, ten years later it was discontinued, and replaced in MS Phone 7 in 2010. Microsoft is working with closely with phone manufacturers to test and calibrate its software in order to ensure that the keyboard experience is identical on every phone. It's strategy is predicated upon building a strong following with application developers. The MS Phone 7 has received favorable reviews; however, as of the first quarter 2012 it has had negligible acceptance in the market.

Microsoft entered into Internet search with its in-house development of Bing software and its acquisition of Yahoo. Bing has evolved into a superior service and as its share of the search improves, Microsoft also will be growing an advertising business.


Google Corporation

Google is primarily an Internet search and advertising company. Google uses machine learning and natural language techniques for mining web data to deliver intelligent search results and finely directed advertisements. In 2007, Google entered into the software business for smartphones and tablets with its Android operating system: web applications, web browser, and operating systems. Its open source software was developed based upon the assumption that there will be a significant demand for mobile devices and that the next generation of applications will be web centric. The strategy also was partly defensive. As more searches are being started from mobile devices, it will be easier to steer users to Google search and other services from its own operating system. By early 2010, Android had become the leader with 36 percent of the market for smartphone operating systems. It has positioned Google as a leader with mobile devices. Google has issues that need to be addressed with its open source software model: quality control and uniformity of phone design and user interface with smartphone and tablet manufacturers.

Google also has developed the Chrome operating system. Google designed the Chrome operating system to provide web developers with the capability to extend their websites by expanding the capabilities of the browser for storage and processing. A major challenge for Google will be convincing developers to write software that runs inside a browser, instead of on top of the operating system as with Microsoft Windows and the Apple iOS operating system. The Chrome operating system has had minimal impact on the market and clearly is a work in progress. Both Android and Chrome are based on Linux and the open source model.


Apple Corporation

Apple's business model is focused on selling superb mobile devices; the company's online software and marketplace for digital media and mobile apps is being driven by its proprietary hardware. iPhones and iPads. Apple's current generation of great success has been derived from pioneering new designs in markets that it has redefined or created: 1- digital media players - iPod, 2- smartphones - iPhone, and 3- tablet computers - the iPad. Its product hallmark is inspired hardware design and intuitive software. The Apple iOS operating system is dependable, polished, and dependable. However, this is a closed ecosystem; only Apple approved applications can be used. 

In February 2012, Apple announced that the Mac OS X operating system will be updated once a year. Mac OS X 10.8, code-named Mountain Lion, is scheduled to be released the summer 2012. Apple continues to unify its ecosystem: apps, interfaces and data. Data is synchronized in identical format on on Apple Mac and mobile devices. Apple started this strategy in the third quarter of 2011 summer with its Lion operating system. The user interaction with the Macintosh desktop and laptop operating system is being made to act more like an iPad. Trackpad gestures simulate the multitouch gestures on an iPad screen: Full Screen mode, Auto Save and Launchpad.

In the PC industry, Apple machines have a niche market share in many lines of businesses. The consumerization of information technology has resulted in the increased adoption of desktop and application virtualization and interest in BYO device programs. Workers are coming to expect Macintosh and iOS support. There has been a steady increase in the purchase and utilization of Mac desktops, iPads, and iPhones in corporate enterprise.

New York State Department of Education Standards

New York State
Department of Education Standards

Information Technology Infrastructure - Open Source Software Alternative

Open Source Software

 

Standard and Tailored Web-based Training Services

Web-based Training Services

 

SYS-ED/New York Schedule and Content Delivery Selection 

Content Delivery Selection
 

Technology Updates

MS Windows OS Family
MS Internet Explorer MS Office Web, Office 365, and Office 2010 MS PowerShell
MS SharePoint Server MS Windows 8 - build MS Windows 7

Open Source Software
Red Hat Fedora Linux SUSE Linux Ubuntu Linux
UNIX Administration UNIX Programming XML Platform

Mobile Devices
Android-Honeycomb Operating System HTML5 Apple - Mac Lion OS to iPad Emulation
MS Silverlight MS Windows Phone 7 Operating System SmartPhone and Mobile Device Programming



SYS-ED Training Service

In addition to teaching industry standard courses, SYS-ED computer applications training service provides the foundation to extend an information technology infrastructure. As part of qualifying a computer applications course, we will prototype and configure classroom configurations which model an organization's working environment - actual or planned: desktops, operating systems, servers, and web servers. This affords your personnel the opportunity to apply the theory presented in lecture and draw upon the longstanding experience of our systems consultants. Upon completion of a SYS-ED course, your IT personnel will have created benchmarks for utilization back on the job and performed problem resolution.

As an independent training company, SYS-ED has the privileged perspective to teach Microsoft operating systems and networks and demonstrate what works as advertised. And truth be told, there have been occasions where our system consultants have written to the software companies highlighting errors in the source documentation and bugs in the software.  Few software or consulting companies offer a comparable premium training service the computer applications training that SYS-ED offers. SYS-ED's staff of system consultant instructors have been working with operating systems, applications, database, and network software since the early 1980's.

1980’s

First generation PC applications and Apple Macintosh training.

Cross Platform Expertise and Experienced Staff

Longstanding Consultancy Experience
in Information Technology

1990’s

Leader in network implementation.

2000

Access to data and connectivity to large computer systems via middleware, web servers, and development platforms: .NET and Java.

2005

MS Office versus OpenOffice.

2006 MS Expression Web and MS SharePoint Designer
2007 MS Office 2007, Windows Vista, and Google Software as a Service.
2007 Web 2.0, Linux-variants, and Open Source Software.
2008 MS Windows Server 2008 and SharePoint Server.
2009 MS Windows 7 and PowerShell.
2010 MS Office Web, Office 365, and MS Office 2010
2010 MS SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server, MS Office SharePoint Server, and SPD: SharePoint Designer
2011 Web apps and mobile device operating systems: Android, iPhone, Symbian, and MS Windows Phone 7.
2011 New and updated web browsers and HTML5.
2011 Google Chrome operating system.
2012 Android AppInventor and Android Honeycomb to a Google Curriculum.
2012 Front End to Cloud Computing.

Computer Applications - Microsoft Windows OS Family

SYS-ED's core computer application courses have been submitted to the New York State Department of Education - Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision.

Course Title Application of Adult Learning Theory
PC Introduction - MS Windows    

 

Delivery Medium and Private Courses - Alternative to Source Software Companies

Alternative to the Information Technology Training
Offered by the Software Companies

MS Internet Explorer - Introduction    
MS Outlook - Introduction MS Outlook - Advanced  
MS Word - Introduction MS Word - Intermediate MS Word - Advanced
WordPerfect - Introduction WordPerfect - Advanced  
MS Excel - Introduction MS Excel - Intermediate MS Excel - Advanced
MS PowerPoint - Introduction MS PowerPoint - Advanced  
ACT! - Introduction ACT! - Advanced  
MS Access - Introduction MS Access - Advanced MS Access - VBA Programming
MS Project - Introduction MS Project - Advanced  
MS FrontPage MS FrontPage - Advanced  
HTML - Web Authoring HTML: Web Authoring - Advanced  
VBScript    
JavaScript for Web Development    
Java Fundamentals    


SYS-ED has been conducting courses in the public domain since 1980; however, there have been changes in the laws and regulations governing computer training in the state of New York. The schedule on our websites reflects a projected time frame for licensure with the New York State Department of Education - Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision and submission and approval of curriculum. It will be updated quarterly.

Google Corporation - Software as a Service - Web Apps

Google Corporation applications and services have been developed based on a software-as-a-service model. A Google Gmail is required in order to access the Google Apps. Google Docs is a subset of Google Apps; it comprises the Google office suite: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and forms. Most of the Google Apps are able to work with one another and offer a high degree of integration. It has been targeted as an alternative to the market leading Microsoft Office Suite. Access and utilization of the software is through a web browser and Internet connection. There are no downloads, backups, or new hardware to deal with and there is a different approach to both saving data and managing security. When collaboration is important to an organization, there can be real advantages with Google Apps. However, there are shortcomings in areas such as complex financial modeling in spreadsheets and producing highly customized and polished presentation graphics. The Google Apps functions are presented with a user interface and context menu options different than that from the MS Office suite of applications.

Google App

Functionality

Cloud Computing Strategic Implementations

Chrome web browser All Google Apps can be accessed from a web browser. Google Chrome has a number of features which make it an excellent front-end to the apps.
Gmail Gmail is a web-based client that provides free storage and POP3 /IMAP access to other accounts. A Gmail account can be used to collectively collaborate on projects with shared documents.
Google Docs Google Docs consists of a word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation application, and forms for collecting information from web users and collating it within a spreadsheet.
Calendar Is an electronic diary for documenting appointments, receive automatic notification, and schedule future repeating events. The calendar can be shared with other users.
Google Sites Can be used to create a website free of charge; it also provides website templates.
Google Maps Used for searching and incorporating data into other Google Apps.
Google Talk Instant messaging tool used for holding real-time or asynchronous chat sessions.
Google Blogger A component of a Google account which can be used for creating and managing a blog. Adsense can be incorporated into a blog.
Google includes Sun Microsystems StarOffice suite for free as part of its Google Pack download. StarOffice is the commercial version of the OpenOffice suite. StarOffice has more features than OpenOffice and typically includes technical support from Sun; the free Google version does not. Google's web browser is also included in the package. Internet search capabilities have been added to all StarOffice products. A user will be able to highlight terms in a word processing document and search immediately for those terms through Google.

These applications can replace or augment the Microsoft Office System and are part of the emerging movement in information technology to open source software and cloud computing. Most of the applications are available at minimal or no cost. For an organization which historically has purchased Microsoft Office licenses, the cost savings can be substantial.


 

Training Programs

SYS-ED also offers integrated training programs. Our consultants have a unique skillset for teaching computer applications and providing to make the software work as advertised. Several were first generation practitioners and developers with UNIX and Linux. In addition to having a comprehensive curricula across the Microsoft product line, SYS-ED teaches on the major alternative open source software applications - OpenOffice and StarOffice and Linux-variants - SUSE, Red Hat, Fedora, and Ubuntu.

MS Office System MS Operating Systems and Networks UNIX and Linux
MS Word MS Operating System Workstations UNIX and Linux Fundamentals
MS Excel MS Servers Red Hat Linux
MS Access and Database MS IIS and SharePoint Server SUSE Linux
MS PowerPoint MS Scripting Ubuntu Linux
Client to Server-side Scripting   UNIX and Linux Scripting and Programming

Instructor-led Training Subject Matter Expert

Teaching Models

 


Technology Exchanges

SYS-ED's websites compile, organize, and present software specific and established operational categorizations of information technology. They provide a framework for assessing knowledge transfer: web-based training, classroom instruction, courseware, learning paths, and validation assessment.

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SYS-ED computer applications and web development courses are not open to the general public. Only employees sponsored by Fortune 1000 corporations, government municipalities, healthcare providers, consulting companies, and mid-sized businesses are allowed to enroll in a SYS-ED course. A telephone consultation with our Director of Education is required in order to ensure that the individual be placed in the course which corresponds to the employer’s operational objectives, operating environment, version of software, and development platform.