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PC Inventory Advisor (exe)

PC Inventory Advisor makes software and hardware audit more efficient and time-saving. It has everything you need for effective network inventory. PC Inventory Advisor queries all computers on your network and builds clear reports with details about OS and hotfixes, installed software and hardware, preventive alerts and network inventory information....

Tags: audit, network, pc, advisor, clearapps software, pc inventory advisor, desktops, financial accounting, networking, hardware, finance

Software downloads 2008-03-31

Additional Resources

Profits up, but margins fall at Lenovo

Lenovo Group, the world's fourth-largest PC maker, saw quaterly earnings rise 65% for Q1, but profit margins fall dramatically. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: china, lenovo group ltd., profit margin, adrian kingsley-hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-07

VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?

The other day when I blogged about Sunbelt Software's latest VIPRE antivirus solution I took the claims that it doesn't slow down your PC pretty much at face value. Time to see if there's any validity to these claims. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: 32-bit, 32-bit system, performance, pc, norton co., antivirus, symantec norton antivirus, ram, 64-bit, viruses and worms, security, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, adrian kingsley-hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Report: Intel's Atom chip, Netbooks demand strong

Demand appears to be stronger than expected for Intel's Atom chip and the netbooks that they power, according to a Citi report. In a research note, analyst Glen Yeung said: Field checks from Japan suggest Intel has ordered 20M Atom flip-chip packages for 3Q08 and 25M...

Tags: intel atom, intel corp., chip, semiconductors, network technology, processors, hardware, networking, components, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-07

In Q1 2008 67% of PCs sold in France were laptops

Consumer notebook sales recorded strong performance in the Q1 2008 in French PC market, posting 28.1% growth, after a solid 50% recorded last year in Q1 2007. Transition to mobility is continuing strongly with the share of notebooks to desktops rising to 67% of total PCs, up from 59% a...

Tags: pc, laptop computer, sales strategy, notebooks, sales force management, desktops, sales, hardware, notebooks & tablets, nb

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Vista struggling? OCZ launch 8GB and 16GB upgrade kits

Feel like your PC could do with a little more RAM? OCZ, the California-based memory specialist, might have the answer - 8GB and 16GB upgrade kits! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: kit, microsoft windows vista, ram, memory, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), semiconductors, hardware, components, operating systems, microsoft windows, software, adrian kingsley-hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-07

News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...

Tags: google inc., larry dignan, microsoft windows server, server, apple inc., mozilla corp., linux, phishing, smart phones, service-oriented architecture (soa), cyberthreats, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, security, spam and phishing, consumer electronics, personal technology, web services, enterprise software

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktop

Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktopIt's GainingI think Ubuntu and Wubi have made big strides in putting Linux on the desktop. My first encounter with Linux was back in the early(?)/mid 90s. I installed an early Slackware version of Linux on my 486 (along with OS/2, PC/DOS, Win 3.1...

Tags: operating systems, unix, open source, intel corp., ubuntu, wubi, newbie, linux, microsoft windows, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Logitech diNovo Edge Mac keyboard

Logitech diNovo Edge Mac keyboardPC Dinovo Edge works on Mac already...I've been using the PC version of the Dinovo Edge for over a year on my Mac Mini and it works fine once you get used to the alternate keyboard layout. I do wish I held out for the Mac...

Tags: keyboards, desktops, apple macintosh, logitech dinovo, logitech dinovo edge mac, logitech dinovo edge, keyboard, logitech

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

How much would it cost with Linux?

PCWorld is reporting that US buyers won't get a chance to purchase Lenovo's least expensive netbooks slated for release this fall. While higher-end models of their new S10 IdeaPads with 10.2 inch screens and Windows XP will be selling in the States, buyers in every other major market will...

Tags: lenovo group ltd., linux, microsoft windows, microsoft windows xp, monitors & displays, operating systems, unix, open source, software, hardware, components, christopher dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-06

TSA vendor finds lost laptop, remains suspended

Travelers who use the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program might be verified as good security risks but the same can't be said about Steven Brill's Verified Identity Pass, one of the TSA vendors that operates the program. VIP, under the brand name Clear, lost a laptop containing...

Tags: transportation security administration, laptop computer, vip, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, richard koman

Blog posts 2008-08-06

(Gallery: Lenovo hops on the netbook bandwagon)

(Gallery: Lenovo hops on the netbook bandwagon)Netbook PCHot! Load this neat little widget with Ubu 8 and it would run like a bandit. Kewl machine.RE: (Gallery: Lenovo hops on the netbook bandwagon)I think it is great. It makes the small laptop market more competitive. I currently have the...

Tags: notebooks, gallery, lenovo group ltd.

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection

Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protectionWhen a feature is not a featureIf a feature is too hard to use then it is not a feature. Jobs did extensive case studies and found that warnings about phishing simply confused people and that in the...

Tags: cyberthreats, spam, security, consumer reports, phishing, apple inc., apple safari

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

VMware launches new system builder, certification programs, joins Linux Foundation

VMware is investing more resources in the channel and IT community -- and getting more involved in the Linux community -- to preserve its lead in the virtualization software market. At LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center Conference this week, the Palo Alto, Calif. virtualization software leader...

Tags: vmware inc., system builder program, virtualization, linux, cloud computing, utility computing, storage management, open source, servers, hardware, operating systems, software, storage, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Consumer notebook shipments to grow 36.5% in 2008

Consumer notebook shipments are forecast to display continued double-digit growth in 2008, expected at 36.5%. Several ultraportable models were announced in Q2 2008, from international as well as local PC vendors - including French retailer Surcouf, which is planning to launch La Revolution, its own branded low-cost ultraportable and has...

Tags: consumer notebook shipment, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, nb

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Consumer notebook shipments to grow 36.5% in 2008

Consumer notebook shipments are forecast to display continued double-digit growth in 2008, expected at 36.5%. Several ultraportable models were announced in Q2 2008, from international as well as local PC vendors - including French retailer Surcouf, which is planning to launch La Revolution, its own branded low-cost ultraportable and has...

Tags: consumer notebook shipment, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, nb

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Six steps to an effective data governance program

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...

Tags: data, organization, corporate governance, tools & techniques, pricing, databases, business operations, corporate law, management, marketing, enterprise software, software, data management, data governance, mismanagement, steve alder, ibm, special to zdnet

News items 2008-08-06

Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection

The 2008 edition of Consumer Reports' "State of the Net" report, advises that a common security mistake is "thinking your Mac shields you from all risks", and that due to Safari's lack of built-in phishing protection Mac users are urged to switch to Firefox or Opera : "According to...

Tags: apple macintosh, apple safari, consumer reports, phishing protection, phishing, cyberthreats, spam, viruses and worms, security, spam and phishing, dancho danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-06

IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop

IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktopIbm should spend 1% of its revenueeach years to help , expend and monitor/sponsored open sourceUp to a certain point IBM OS/3 "pay back" linux or bsd flavor since we are into the "if/why not"...

Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, servers, desktop, ibm corp., linux, microsoft corp., symphony, server

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

IBM should spend another $1B to sell its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop to the masses

IBM is enlisting the help of the top three Linux distributors to help its desktop Office and messaging software gain ground. It's a small step forward but Big Blue must reach out to the masses to win this game. At LinuxWorld, IBM announced that Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red...

Tags: microsoft office, ibm corp., linux, open source, unix, operating systems, desktops, software, hardware, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06