http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/ Knowledge@Wharton is an online resource that offers the latest business insights, information, and research from a variety of sources. Content includes analysis of current business trends, interviews with industry leaders and faculty, articles based on the most recent business research, book reviews, conference and seminar reports, and links to other websites. en-us Copyright (c) 2009 The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/anand_krishnan.jpg http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/ 125 45 Wharton Faculty Research Managing Technology http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1832&source=rss <SPAN style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana">It's been a busy few weeks for Adobe Systems, Microsoft and Google. All three have announced plans or new technologies that will address the latest vision of software's future -- one that combines the features of web-based applications with desktop software to create a hybrid model offering the best of both worlds. Indeed, the question today is not so much whether this desktop/webtop model will be adopted, but rather, which company will provide the best platform for implementing it. Knowledge@Wharton looks at both the opportunities and the limitations of this new approach.</SPAN> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:08:31 EST