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Basic conversions

Aglare Music Converter Platinum is a simple program that allows users to convert audio and video files to a variety of different audio formats. Although there was nothing about the program that particularly impressed us, we found it to be easy to use and effective.

The program's interface is basic, with all of its features contained on a single screen. Users simply choose the file or files they want to convert, select the output format from among seven options, optionally select the desired quality of the output, and click Convert. The program quickly converts files and saves them to … Read more

Basic audio converter

Agood MP3 AMR OGG AAC M4A AC3 WAV Converter is a simple program that allows users to convert audio files to a variety of different formats. Although there was nothing about the program that particularly impressed us, we found it to be easy to use and effective.

The program's interface is basic, with all of its features contained on a single screen. Users simply choose the file or files they want to convert, select the output format from among seven options, optionally select the desired quality of the output, and click Convert. The program quickly converts files and saves … Read more

Cut and convert

Power Audio Cutter is a simple program that allows users to cut audio tracks and convert them to other file formats. It's not the most intuitive program we've ever used, but once we figured it out, we found it to be pretty straightforward.

The program's interface is plain, with all its features organized on a single screen. Although each component makes sense alone--we could select a file to work with, choose a destination location for the output, and so-on--it was not entirely clear how we were to go about cutting the file. A visit to the built-in … Read more

Fast ringtone maker

Leap Free MP3 to Amr Mobile Ringtone Converter offers to let users convert their sound files into ringtone files. By slicing the process down to the smallest number of steps and providing a simple layout, this program is a winner.

Its interface was so simple we instantly felt comfortable, thanks mostly to the excellent onscreen instructions. The command icons were clearly labeled and easy to navigate. The entire process was broken down into three easy steps. We simply selected an MP3 from our collection and chose whether to save it as an Amr or an OGG file, which are preferred … Read more

Easy file converter

Free Convert M4A to MP3 AMR OGG AAC Converter provides a simple collection of tools for quickly changing file types. By breaking the process down into an easy-to-use layout, this program succeeds.

Its interface is impressively simple to operate, thanks to its plainspoken onscreen instructions and its intuitive command icons. Simply choose an M4A file from your collection and decide which file type to convert it to. That's about it. As the name implies, you can choose between MP3, AMR, OGG, and WAV files with a drop-down menu. The actual conversion was impressively fast, since it changed a 3-minute … Read more

Sounds good!

Pazera Free Audio Extractor is an easy-to-use program that lets users extract digital audio from a variety of video sources. The program's intuitive interface and versatility make it a great choice for pulling audio tracks from video recordings.

The program's interface is well designed and fairly self explanatory, and we had no trouble getting started with it. Users simply select the videos they want to extract audio from, choose a destination folder, and specify the output format. Pazera does the rest. It handles most major and a few minor audio formats, including MP3, WAV, and OGG. You can … Read more

Music file converter

Leap Free All to MP3 AMR AAC OGG WAV Converter provides a simple platform for converting music files. Its simple commands and excellent performance ensure that practically anyone can convert audio files in a snap.

The program's interface has a slightly amateurish feel, with icons that look like clip art, but the boldly colored buttons still manage to make navigation simple. We were able to drop any audio file type into our queue of files quickly and efficiently. The same went for choosing a new file type, which was showcased in a drop-down menu featuring seven different formats. Leap … Read more

MPfree converter

FreeStar AMR MP3 Converter provides a simple set of tools for converting AMR files to the more popular MP3 format. While it doesn't offer a lot of flashy options, it performs its job very well.

The program's interface is fairly average, with clearly marked command icons but a less-than-professional design. Regardless, we were able to navigate the program smoothly and without any hang-ups. We quickly located our AMR files and entered them into FreeStar, which listed them on the screen. We like that FreeStar lets you select as many AMR files as you like, so you can convert … Read more

AMR Research: ERP vendors looking more and more like Detroit

I loved this post from CIO.com, reviewing an AMR Research report on the similarities between the big ERP vendors (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and Detroit's rusted Big Three: Chrysler, Ford, and GM. Money quote?

"Executives from one of the best-known ERP vendors recently talked to us about their 2009 product plans and strategy," writes Richardson. "At the end of the call, I expressed my astonishment that there were no plans to offer any part of their company's product line as software as a service."

As Richardson expected, the vendor's executives first response was … Read more

The new geek chic: Data centers

Forget about flashy Web 2.0 applications. The real, geeky coolness of the Web is the growing acreage of data centers that deliver bits to billions of devices. At GigaOM's Structure 08 conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, infrastructure--"clouds" of servers, storage and networks--was the headliner.

Jonathan Yarmis, vice president of advanced, emerging and disruptive technologies at AMR Research, said changes in the next five years will make the past Internet revolution feel like child's play. He didn't explain exactly how the next five years will be more revolutionary than evolutionary, but outlined the … Read more