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- Microsoft makes available a new Windows Server 2008 test build
- On June 26, Microsoft pushed out a new Community Technology Preview CTP test build of Windows Server 2008.The build is not for any and all testers; it is for a smaller select set of technical beta participants, according to a post on the Windows Server team blog. The new build...
- Tags: Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server
- Blog posts 2007-06-27
- Microsoft readies new 'Centro' mid-market server test build
- Microsoft will release within the next few weeks a new Community Technology Preview CTP build of its mid-market server product, code-named "Centro," according to an e-mail sent to selected testers.According to information posted on the Techlog site, the upcoming Centro CTP will incorporate "many new Windows Server 2008 Beta 3...
- Tags: Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Windows Midmarket Server, Code names
- Blog posts 2007-06-20
- How will Windows Server 2008 fare on the compatibility front?
- Windows Server 2008, a k a Longhorn Server, isn't expected to be released to manufacturing till the end of this year. But that doesn't mean it's too early to start thinking about compatibility issues that might arise.Microsoft, for its part, already is thinking about it -- and has been doing...
- Tags: Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Windows client, Vista, Corporate strategy, App Compatibility
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- Windows Server 2008 Core gets a new role
- Windows Server 2008, when it ships later this year, will include an installation option called "Server Core" that allows admins to set up a minimal environment to run a handful of roles.At TechEd 2007 here in Orlando, Microsoft announced that it will be adding yet another admin-selectable role option to...
- Tags: Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, TechEd 2007
- Blog posts 2007-06-04
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- Forget the damn Linux netbooks. Can Windows replace Windows?
- My esteemed ZDNet colleague Ed Bott, God bless him, wrote a very insightful piece in which he discusses Taiwanese PC mainboard and component manufacturer MSI's challenges of selling Linux-based versions of their netbook, the Wind U90. Apparently, according to MSI, Linux-based versions of their netbook are...
- Tags: MSI, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?
- I'm reading more and more about Windows 7 lately as PDC approaches and Microsoft begins revealing more snippets of information about its most secretive product ever. In most of that coverage, I've noticed an assumption that Windows 7 is going to be the final name of the product. I've been...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Webcam hijack demo highlights clickjacking threat
- [ UPDATE: The details are out. Lots of unresolved clickjacking issues] A security researcher in Israel has released a demo of a "clickjacking" attack, using an JavaScript game to turn every browser into a surveillance zombie. The release of the demo follows last month's...
- Tags: Webcam, Click, Web Browser, Twitter, Raff, Games, Web Browsers, Security, Personal Technology, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Microsoft Live Search now embedded in Facebook
- When Microsoft announced it had struck a deal with Facebook to integrate its Live Search technology into the Facebook platform, the Redmondians were reluctant to share details. But as of today, October 7, Live Search is now part of Facebook. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Redmond Pie Site, Business Structures, Internet, Blogging, Search, Finance, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Microsoft quietly halts sales of third-party activation offering
- Microsoft has halted -- temporarily, according to company officials -- sales of its Software Licensing and Protection SLP Services product. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., SLP Services, Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Microsoft PDC: Will the real cloud platform please stand up?
- At the upcoming Microsoft Professional Developers Conference, "platform" will be the watchword of the day. I'm going to be interested to see which cloud platform of the many that Microsoft is expected to unveil will get top billing. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Platform, Zurich, Microsoft Corp., Mesh Platform, Research & Development, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Chicken, egg and mobile open source
- Mobile systems are not like server or client systems. The softare needs cooperation to work. The handset maker must load it, or allow it to be loaded. The network must, in most cases, approve the application. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Mobile, Network, Chicken, Mobile Open Source, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Apple begins shipping replacement iPhone chargers
- Apple announced a recall of all of its ultracompact USB power adapter for iPhone pictured on 21 September 2008 because its metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating a risk of electric shock. iPhone Alley received word that a reader has received the replacement he...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Recall, Apple Inc., Strategy, Management, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminum
- The term "brick" was mentioned in a 9-to-5 Mac rumor piece on 10 September 2008 when their source said that the MacBook update is "all about the Brick." 9-to-5 Mac now claims that the "brick" isn't a specific Apple product but rather a manufacturing process that uses lasers and jets...
- Tags: Brick, Apple Inc., BW, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Online ad revenue strong first half of 2008: What about the second half?
- Internet ad revenue surged in the first half of 2008, up 15.2 percent to $11.5 billion compared to a year ago, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Unfortunately, that duo left their crystal balls at home when it comes to the second half outlook. Simply...
- Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Online Advertising, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- BI Crystal Ball – Next Gen BI May Be Closer Than You Think
- Most modern large enterprise Business Intelligence BI tools are very robust and feature rich these days. Up until a few years ago BI users could blame vendors for most of their BI ills. This is getting harder and harder to do. Many of the BI tools, especially the ones reviewed...
- Tags: Application, User Empowerment, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Boris Evelson
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- How a Mac Mini can beat a quad-core Vista behemoth (or how Apple can't write good software for Windows)
- Here's a tale of how a humble Mac Mini system outperformed my cutting-edge quad-core system. It's also a story of how Apple can't write good software for the Windows platform. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple QuickTime, Quad-core, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Video, 1080p, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Processors, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Ask revamps for faster Web search, more relevance
- Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market leader Google. NEW YORK--IAC Corp's Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Ask.com, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search, Channel Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Reuters, search, Google
- News items 2008-10-07
- Review: HAVA Platinum HD lets you watch TV on your Nokia Internet Tablet, S60 or WM device
- I've been using a Slingbox since they were first launched a few years ago and have used all of the mobile clients to watch my TV content on the road. I still have my Slingbox Classic and use it on my S60 and Windows Mobile devices from time to time....
- Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Corp., Mobile, PC, Video, Tablet, HAVA Platinum HD, S60, Mobile Client, Slingbox Pro HD, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Windows Vista Woes or helping my Grandson with homework
- Considering my background, it's not at all hard to understand how I've become the tech support helpdesk for family, friends and the neighborhood as a whole. I've done my best to accept my lot in life with grace and courage. This time, my Grandson, Steven, was trying to complete a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft PowerPoint, Laptop Computer, Steven, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Image Gallery: HAVA Platinum HD
- The HAVA Platinum HD lets you connect your HD source to the device and then watch your HD content on your PC, Windows Mobile device, S60 device, or Nokia Internet Tablet. You can even control your TV source just as if you were there in front of your TV/HD source....
- Tags: Device, Tablets, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, TVs, Handhelds, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller, product photos, hava, slingbox, tv placeshift, s60, windows mobile, nokia tablet
- Image galleries 2008-10-07
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