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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 29th Aug 2007 23:11 UTC
Microsoft has delayed the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008 . "Windows Server 2008, which we have been saying would Release to Manufacturing by the end of the calendar year, is now slated to RTM in the first quarter of calendar year 2008. Why? Well, as you know, Microsoft's first priority is to deliver a great product to our customers and partners, and while we're very happy with the ...
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Foreign Students Get Longer U.S. Stay
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the time some foreign graduates of U.S. colleges can stay in the country and work, earning the agency praise from Microsoft and other supporters of increased numbers of foreign worker visas.
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TwinMOS - a victim of the continuous DRAM price drops
Taiwan based memory manufacturer TwinMOS has become a victim of the continuous drop in DRAM prices. By April 15th, the company will have closed down as the Digitimes reports. In an effort to prevent this from happening, TwinMOS has tried to reorganize its structures to cut costs where possible, but they have also been looking for opportunities of aquisition. The employees of TwinMOS seem to be ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Jun 2006 14:26 UTC
Xandros has announced the immediate availability of Xandros Desktop 4. You can get the two different version from their online store . A set of screenshots is also available.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 11th Apr 2006 18:33 UTC
Microsoft and the European Commission will clash in court over innovation and intellectual-property rights when the software giant appeals a 2004 antitrust decision, according to court papers seen by Reuters.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 29th Nov 2006 22:50 UTC, submitted by anonymous
It got little notice at the time, but Richard Stallman, the leader of the FSF, said at the fifth international GPLv3 conference in Tokyo on Nov. 21 that the Novell/Microsoft patent agreement is not in violation of the GPL version 2 . Stallman said, according to a transcript published by the FSF Europe, "What has happened is, Microsoft has not given Novell a patent license, and thus, section 7 of ...
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Microsoft Wants Yahoo to Itself
The original offer is Microsoft's preference, but it will team up to acquire Yahoo if necessary, sources say.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 21st May 2006 23:20 UTC
Did Apple make a mistake by switching to Intel? We may never know, but Apple had more options than has been previously reported, The Register can exclusively reveal.
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Micheal Robertson gives a summary of the Desktop Linux Summit : "The 4th Annual Desktop Linux Summit was wrapped up in San Diego last week and it was the biggest yet. This year was host to 800 attendees, 30 exhibitors and sponsors, and three packed speaker tracks with close to 40 sessions.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 29th Jun 2006 21:35 UTC
OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 has been released. It contains performance improvements, improved compatibility with Microsoft Office formats, support for Intel MAcs, and much more.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 9th Jan 2006 11:27 UTC
Linspire has started another attempt at selling computers pre-installed with their operating system - this time by teaming up with Mirus - called the Koobox . Ars looks at the situation: "At this point it is hard to assess the potential of the Koobox systems.
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Social security numbers believed stolen by Williamsville students
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Personal information, including social security numbers, are believed to have been stolen from a local school district's computer system.
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On the bright side: Rotary to give home computers to area low-income students
The Oneonta Rotary Club is working with several organizations to give students home access to computer technology they need to succeed, an organizer said.
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Dell has been asking for input from their (prospective) customers, via a Digg-style site called Dell ' Ideastorm '. It turns out that the top requested feature is for Dell to pre-install Linux (alongside Windows) as an option.
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AIR / GROUND TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS Panther Expedited Services, Inc., the leader in premium ground and air transportation, seeks full and part time operations associates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts at its Medina County corporate headquarters. Also, Bilingual position available for 1st shift.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Oct 2006 08:32 UTC, submitted by Jon Mchitel
Computer code that exploits a flaw in Apple's Mac OS X was released over the weekend. The code takes advantage of a weakness in core parts of Mac OS X and could let a user gain additional privileges.
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Google Labs has released Picasa for Linux, ported using Wine by CodeWeavers . The free Picasa download is available now. My Take : The software requirements are fairly hefty in that some features require cutting edge programs like HAL and a 2.6+ kernel, but this is fantastic news for Linux users.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th Sep 2006 20:41 UTC
Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Division, has sent an open letter to developers citing the 'tremendous opportunity' that Windows Vista gives them, adding that the time is now to get ready for the operating system . "If you want to ride the wave we're creating with Windows Vista, the best way is to have your application ready by the time we ship," Allchin said in ...
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The European Commission said on Wednesday it told Microsoft that it had competition worries about the firm's new operating system , Vista, another antitrust concern that the software giant must answer in Europe.
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Microsoft ready to 'Mesh it up'
Taking a page from Apple's PR playbook, the company sends out a teaser invitation for an April 24 event to launch Live Mesh, but it offers no new details.
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Microsoft ready to 'Mesh it up'
Taking a page from Apple's PR playbook, the company sends out a teaser invitation for an April 24 event to launch Live Mesh, but it offers no new details.
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Identity theft at ATM's
To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin. Police said identity thieves have been hitting Florida banks from Jacksonville to Miami.
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Symantec has previously complained that Vista's PatchGuard kernel-protection technology might limit Symantec's ability to protect the kernel with its own software. But what do other security vendors think?
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"If Microsoft offers a superior product to Linux then why would they need a 'Get the Facts' campaign? Just about any time a major publication runs a story about Linux, Microsoft gets them to place a 'Get the Facts' advertisement nearby and often right in the middle of the story.
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Linked by alcibiades on Sun 28th May 2006 15:10 UTC
In this, the 60th anniversary year of the computer, it may be interesting to look back at a couple of key events in the evolution of this very important market. This is a market now amounting to extraordinary numbers of machines.
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