Monday, September 29, 2008
Are Microsoft's open source actions enough? The world's biggest software company is best known for its proprietary technologies, but a technology center opened this year may contribute to enterprise interoperability. And yet the skepticism remains
Sunday, September 21, 2008
CiRBA compares VMware and Hyper-V head to head It's useful to take an objective view when choosing a virtualization platform, says the company's CTO. Plus, analysts weigh in on strategies for Microsoft of VMware to gain share
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Microsoft hails open-source outreach Typically seen as against the open source movement, Microsoft continued this week to reiterate its efforts to collaborate with the community
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Coming soon: Virtualized iPhones VMware executives offer a sneak peek into the future of desktop virtualization while one analyst predicts the market will be small. Find out how the vendor is addressing the issue of storage management
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
The 800-pound gorilla of marketing crazy Microsoft's $300-million "Windows, Not Walls" campaign featuring comedian Jerry Seinfeld is further proof that Redmond has lost its marketing mind. But we're in part to blame for what the company's become, laments Network World columnist Mark Gibbs
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Norton AV 11 works well on the Mac This virus scanner protects your machine in the background and lets users exclude volumes from auto-scanning. But scanning a 170 GB drive takes a while
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Senior Research Analyst, software, IDC Canada The virtualization component of the 2008 version of Windows Server 2008 is now available for download. A Canadian analyst says this will help drive sales of the OS.
Monday, June 16, 2008
The mini-laptops of summer Called mobile Internet devices (MIDs), and also known as mini-laptops, mini-notebooks, or mini-notes, these lightweight laptops are practically naked, stripped of all extraneous features
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Korea fines Intel $25 million for antitrust violations The Commission said Intel offered rebates to South Korean computer makers if they agreed not to buy chips from Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices, a practice it said was in violation of fair trade rules
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
IVT shipping Bluetooth software for Linux BlueSoleil 5.0 is now available for ultra mobile PCs using Linux, though one analyst says this interoperability doesn’t mean it can also support Symbian, Palm or BlackBerry devices. Find out what the phone tool can do
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Stop using Safari for now: Microsoft Microsoft Corp. has advised Windows users not to use Safari for Web browsing until either Apple or Microsoft releases a security patch. Apple has nothing to say for now.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Asustek gives sneak peek of desktop Eee PC Following the success of its small Eee PC laptop, the computer manufacturer will bring out a book-sized desktop PC in two months
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Security through obscurity isn't safe from Scooby Doo & Co. Enterprise IT must consider the implications of Microsoft's Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor -- a USB drive that decrypts and analyzes the contents of Windows-based computers -- carefully
Monday, March 17, 2008
Novell brains share thoughts on Microsoft At its annual event in Salt Lake City, executives from Novell touted the 17-month-old deal with Microsoft, citing demand for Linux in the data centre. More than 60 customers have signed up with Novell and Microsoft
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Blogosphere: SP1 gets spanked Microsoft riled its customer base with an announcement that the first Service Pack for its Windows Vista operating system may cause problems with certain security products. Three sample reactions
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Canadian firms partner for GroupWise-based CRM Edmonton-based Omni Technology Solutions said it would extend support of its Riva CRM integration for GroupWise product to Ottawa-based Long Reach Corp.’s Info@hand CRM
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Intel forecasts pricing for Atom-based notebooks The chipmaking giant is offering a processor that dozens of PC vendors will use in a class of inexpensive devices to be sold in emerging markets or among non-power users here. Will "netbooks" catch on?
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Archiware adds encryption, CDP to backup package After making its name in the publishing industry, the German firm is going after other markets like education, where there is a mix of PCs and Macs
Monday, March 03, 2008
CygNet updates USB data protection product USB CopyNotify, developed to monitor data leakage through USB keys, now extends a notification to power down when a computer has been idle
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Blogosphere: The Microsoft-Yahoo bid dissected It's by no means a done deal yet, but the possibility of the world's largest software company absorbing one of the biggest portal players has drawn a lot of feedback. Charlene Li, Scott Karp and others give their two cents
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Windows Server 2008 or SP1: Which is it? Microsoft's decision to ship the OS as a service pack takes research firm Gartner by surprise, considering the implications for future updates. Plus: Three features that might make it worth a look
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Microsoft pulls reboot-causing Vista SP1 update A pair of prerequisite files that modify the latest version of Windows' install components is temporarily shut down, but the company has yet to offer a fix for users. And for some, this is not a new problem
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Voice Mobility offers unified messaging via Google The UCN Vmerge service lets users access their voicemails and faxes from their Gmail inboxes, from any Windows Mobile wireless device. An analyst sees appeal for users who can’t afford Office Communications Server
Monday, February 11, 2008
Windows users unite! SaveXP comes to Canada ComputerWorld Canada launches a campaign to rally enterprise users who aren't ready to set their operating system upgrade plans according to Microsoft's schedule. Make your voice heard
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
External drive stores a terabyte Fabrik Inc. subsidiary G-Technology announced it will ship the G-RAID mini with RAID 0 this March. The external drive is aimed at multimedia and has a capacity of one terabyte