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Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country’s technological edge in education. LISBON–Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the…
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Speaking to developers in London, Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will announce a cloud-based operating system within a month–with a catchy new name. Microsoft will launch an operating system for the ‘cloud’ in four weeks, chief executive Steve Ballmer told delegates at a Microsoft-sponsored developer conference in London….
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Research from the Corporate IT Forum indicates more UK companies are using or investigating XP and Windows 7 than Vista Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP among business users, with more enterprises investigating the unreleased Windows 7 than its predecessor. More…
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As enterprise Web 2.0 makes its way into organizations, there is a misconception held among a pocket in the industry that the new technologies will replace the old says Nexaweb’s Jeremy Chone. Commentary–Was anybody else not surprised by the recent Foote Partners finding that the…
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Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said. SEATTLE–Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and…
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A security hole in Adobe Systems’ software is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com’s video streaming service. NEW YORK–A security hole in Adobe Systems’ software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from…
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The credit crunch has dominated the front pages in 2008, and claimed a number of high-profile scalps, such as that of the 158-year-old Lehman Brothers bank. As job losses mount, and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of…
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Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, is hiring a team to help make open-source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, is hiring a team to help make open-source software on the…
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Ubuntu project founder Mark Shuttleworth has said Ubuntu 9.04 will focus on improving boot time and blurring the line between desktop applications and web-based software. The Ubuntu project has detailed plans for the April 2009 version of its Linux distribution, continuing its habit of naming its software after animals…
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The Alpha 5 version of Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” is available for download, in advance of the planned full release in October. Canonical’s Ubuntu project has made available an advance testing version of its popular Linux distribution, with the full 8.10, “Intrepid Ibex” release scheduled to be released in…
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Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list….
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Lawson’s CEO, Harry Debes says SaaS is the third attempt at “on demand” in his lifetime and predicts it will take the same path as the first two–to oblivion. Lawson’s CEO, Harry Debes, doesn’t believe in software-as-a-service SaaS. …
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Canonical has warned users of all machines running recent versions of Ubuntu to patch their systems and shut an open door for hackers. Canonical is the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open-source operating system’s kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to…
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The summer Olympic games provided the first battleground for a war between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet’s next big competition. SEATTLE–As the world’s best athletes competed in Beijing, the summer Olympic games set the stage for a battle between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet’s next big competition….
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In the SaaS model, the power is with the customer and vendors need to take a very different approach to both sales and service, here’s how to do it says Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. Commentary–Software-as-a-Service SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of…
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The Linux project lead has said new contributors should ’start small’ to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. In an email interview with ZDNet.co.uk…
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Bill Gates told a Hong Kong gathering that society will need more explicit rules governing privacy boundaries around software as the mobile/PC line blurs. As software gets more powerful, privacy issues pose “an interesting software challenge”, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Recounting a short history of software…
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As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company’s responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off…
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, according to The New York Times. LOS ANGELES–Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent…
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Today’s business intelligence tools are great at tracking tradional numbers but fail to quench business’s thirst for more information says Commentary–A recent Gartner report predicts that IT?s involvement in business intelligence BI will diminish in time as business users adopt new technologies to quench…
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