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- Microsoft back ports license-management system to Windows Server 2003
- As Microsoft promised late last year, the company has ported some of its volume-activation technology to Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has made available for download 32- and 64-bit versions of its Key Management Service for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack SP 1 systems, as noted on the Windows...
- Tags: Vista, Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Anti-piracy, WGA, Activation, Virtualization
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
- What Microsoft still isn't saying about WGA and Volume Activation 2.0
- Microsoft lifted the veil – sort of – about its Windows Genuine Advantage WGA and Volume Activation 2.0 plans for Windows Vista and Longhorn Server on October 4. I say “sort of” because Microsoft is providing publicly little more than bare-bones details about these technologies and how they’ll figure in...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Volume Activation
- Blog posts 2006-10-04
- Volume Activation 2.0: Another Potential Vista Gotcha?
- Volume Activation 2.0: Another Potential Vista Gotcha?AmazingI'm continually amazed that businesses would continue to put up more and more abuse when there are better alternatives which cost less. It's just plain stupidity.Microsoft continues to PUSH AWAY loyal paying customers awayVolume Activation 2.0 is car wreck waiting to happen again and...
- Tags: Piracy, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Volume Activation, activation, Volume Activation 2.0
- Discussion threads 2006-10-02
- Volume Activation 2.0: Another Potential Vista Gotcha?
- Windows Genuine Advantage WGA isn’t the only Microsoft anti-piracy scheme that might raise the hackles of future Vista customers. Volume Activation 2.0 is worrying some Vista testers who’ve had a chance to dabble with early versions of that technology. Potential false positives – Microsoft labeling legitimate copies of Windows as...
- Tags: Volume, Volume Activation, Volume Activation 2.0
- Blog posts 2006-10-02
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- CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 2 - Sticking My Hands Out To Be Slapped
- Last week at this time I was throwing my neck out there forecasting some of CRM's moves in 2009 - and no one chopped it off, thank goodness. So, now, in the same spirit, I'm going to do part 2 of three and stick my hands out to be slapped...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, PaaS, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Emerging Technologies, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Say hello to the $99 iPhone
- Boy Genius Report first reported in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Walmart and notes that employees are already receiving activation training on the iPhone. Today, BGR claims that Apple may re-launch the discontinued 4GB iPhone at Walmart for $99 (with a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX
- In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java. [ Read: Sun launches JavaFX 1.0, and JavaFX Q&A ] [Ed] Q. Why did Sun create...
- Tags: Developer, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Audience, JavaFX, Ed, Jonathan, Microsoft Obviously, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Amazon puts human genome, other data sets in the cloud
- Amazon Web Services AWS on Thursday said it will publish data sets such as the Human Genome, U.S. Census and labor statistics to its cloud to make the information easier to access for researchers. For starters, Amazon will publish various U.S. Census databases from the U.S. Census...
- Tags: Genome, Amazon.com Inc., Data Set, Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- ICANN terminates EstDomains, Directi takes over 280k domains
- Following ICANN's notice of termination sent to cybercrime-friendly domain registrar EstDomains in October, on the 24th of November the termination became a reality and EstDomains is no more. Despite the public concerns of who will take the 280,000 domains, and that includes the cybercrime facilitating ones, Directi's ResellerClub is new...
- Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Domain, EstDomains, Directi, Security Community, Domain Names, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- IDC: PC sales growth to slow as emerging markets struggle
- Emerging markets--once the growth engine of PC sales--are showing signs of strain, according to an IDC report projecting sluggish demand for 2009. IDC on Wednesday said in a statement that it expects worldwide PC shipments to grow 3.8 percent in 2009, well below previous projections. IDC expects...
- Tags: PC, Emerging Market, International Data Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- 'Semantic Web for Business' ultimately misses the mark
- Weighing in at 416 text-packed pages, Semantic Web for Business could have been the latest attempt to bridge the divide between the university hotbeds of Semantic Web research and a business community ripe for persuading of semantic technologies' multifarious benefits. In that, though, the volume proves ultimately unsatisfying and a...
- Tags: Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?We have been suffering so long with poor quality voice, that we are used toit. It almost does not seem like a phone call when the quality is good. But, talking so someone with high quality voice IS really nice. Of course...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic
- Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web trafficOther figures of note...Windows XP 66.31% Windows Vista 20.45% MacIntel 6.51% Mac OS 2.35% Windows 2000 1.56% Linux 0.83% Windows NT 0.77% Nice to put things in perspective, eh? :)Interesting that Windows is slowly losing market share.If that keeps up, Windows could...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Web Traffic, Mozilla Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?Can answer these ...[i]Know how to access Windows shares on the network[/i]Well that's pretty easy in Nautilus using smb:// , but a simple link with an icon should suffice.[i]Have a rudimentary understanding of the file system to ensure that...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Printers, desktop Linux, KDE, GNOME, user interface, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, desktop, printer, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-30
- Apple Store Australia shows lackluster discounts
- Apple Store Australia shows lackluster discountsStart witha lackluster product, discount it and what do you get?:A discounted lackluster product silly!Is it Me Folks? Come on. ;)RE: Apple Store Australia shows lackluster discountsYour better off claiming your a student to get the student discount...Why would Australia have Black Friday discounts?Australia has...
- Tags: Free trade, Black Friday, Apple Inc., lackluster discount
- Discussion threads 2008-11-27
- Lenovo IdeaPad Y530
- When you're shopping for a low-priced media laptop, the Lenovo brand is not likely to come immediately to mind. After all, the company is best known for its serious, business-oriented ThinkPad line. But Lenovo has been doing some interesting things with its consumer-oriented IdeaPad line, from creating a stunningly beautiful...
- Tags: Notebooks, IdeaPad Y530, Lenovo Group Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- Microsoft still fighting a losing battle against Google
- Microsoft still fighting a losing battle against Googlebut MS has shown they can't think outside the box...all they do is make 'me too' products and add on gimmicky low utility features like "the social" with the Zune. Seach is not different... they add nothing to the mix that really...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- Gateway MC7803u
- With the exception of lid color, the Gateway MC7803u looks identical to the MC7801u we reviewed earlier this month. Both 16-inch laptops feature Gateway's attractive new case design, complete with glowing light-touch media controls. And both incorporate an edge-to-edge glass display that's great for enjoying HD video content. But once...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Notebooks, Gateway MC7803u, Gateway Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- Microsoft SideWinder X6 - keyboard
- With the Sidewinder X6 gaming keyboard, Microsoft aims at the serious PC gamer who demands programmable keys and customized functionality for various situations in gaming. The keyboard's unique removable keypad is definitely a luxury that some may find useful in terms of ergonomics. That said, the X6, available for around...
- Tags: Keyboards, Games, Microsoft Corp., Sidewinder X6, keyboard, game, keypad
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- Gateway M-7818u
- The Gateway M-7818u is a fixed configuration version of the manufacturer's midsize M series and is currently available through OfficeMax. As with the other versions of the M series we've reviewed, we like the design of the M-7818u, which combines an attractive display and comfortable keyboard inside of a stylish...
- Tags: Notebooks, Gateway M-7818u, Gateway Inc., laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
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