Year in reviews: Sometimes in life, it's all too easy to keep your eyes focused on the future and thus ignore where you've been. But we in the InfoWorld Test Center are pretty fortunate: Once a year, we get to compile brief summaries of every single product review and preview we've done throughout the year (220-plus this year) and present them to you in one nice, neat, portable package. If you don't receive Info Year in reviews: Sometimes in life, it’s all too easy to keep your eyes focused on the future and thus ignore where you’ve been. But we in the InfoWorld Test Center are pretty fortunate: Once a year, we get to compile brief summaries of every single product review and preview we’ve done throughout the year (220-plus this year) and present them to you in one nice, neat, portable package. If you don’t receive InfoWorld print, fear not: You can download the InfoWorld 2006 Year in Reviews as a handy PDF right here via InfoWorld IT Exec-Connect. (Fear not: If you don’t have an account, registration is free and easy.) Open source prophecies: What does 2007 hold for the world of open source? Ultimately, only time will tell, but Open Enterprise columnist Neil McAllister has some predictions. Among them: In the wake of the Microsoft-Novell partnership, “Expect numerous new product announcements from Novell — particularly in the Windows/Linux interoperability area — and furthermore, expect much of that code to be GPL-licensed.”Farewell Jon Udell: As many of you may have read, Test Center lead analyst and InfoWorld.com Blogger-in-Chief Jon Udell is starting a new chapter in his career at Microsoft. Friday the 15th was his last day here. His role at Big Red: Evangelist. Jon’s contribution to InfoWorld and the Test Center has been invaluable throughout his time here, and we’re certainly going to miss him. Best wishes, Jon. We’ll definitely stay tuned to your writings. Technology Industry