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- Workstation
- (1) A high-performance, single-user computer typically used for graphics, CAD, software development and scientific applications. A workstation may be a RISC-based computer that runs under some version of Unix...
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- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so
- I thought I'd left this whole Windows "Workstation" 2008 stuff behind, but it seems that I'm back for more ... by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Workstation, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!
- Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!dre` typo, i think"...nothing I would lie better than to..."It's the cost, Adrianlook at the difference in price.if i paid that much for a "desktop" OS, you can bet that I'd convince myself it was faster ;)The other thing...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, workstation, Vista x64, Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, desktop, server, Vist-___
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!
- My post the other day about Windows "Workstation" 2008 (the nickname given to an installation of Windows Server 2008 that's been tweaked to be more of a desktop OS) seemed to have caused a bit of a stir amongst those who believe that the server OS makes a better desktop...
- Tags: Desktop OS, Desktop, Workstation, Microsoft Windows Server, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008If you want a better Windows experience...switch to Linux/KDE. Sorry I just couldn't resist. I don't really believe that. I do believe if you want a better Windows experience run XP or even W2k. No matter how much I experience Vista it...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, workstation
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008
- For a few months now I've been hearing stories from people who claim to be getting a much better Windows experience by ditching Windows Vista and adopting Windows Server 2008 as a desktop operating system. But are there any benefits to throwing your copy of Vista into the bin and...
- Tags: Workstation, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Handy Backup Server (txt)
- Handy Backup Server is all-included workstation backup solution for small and medium business enterprise networks. The utility supports files-based and image backup of both network workstations and the central server, has numerous backup options, a flexible scheduler and can run as Windows service under Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. In addition, Handy Backup...
- Tags: Workstation, Backup Server, Server, Handy Backup Server, Backups
- Software downloads 2008-05-30
- UK warned of China, India software threat
- UK warned of China, India software threatHistory repeatsAs minicomputers pushed the mainframe vendors up-market, then workstations pushed minis up-market, then micros pushed workstations up-market, then lightweight mobile pushed micros up-market ...What happens to those up-market vendors of yesteryear? Well, IBM is still shipping mainframes, although they look a lot...
- Tags: Mainframes, Workstations, software threat, workstation, mainframe, software
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Hardware comparability in benchmark comparisons
- Hardware comparability in benchmark comparisonsWhat's fair? PRICEMy former employer had a yearly workstation benchmark process. We would invite the big 4 UNIX workstation vendors (HP,Sun,IBM,SGI), give them the applications and test matrix - and let them tune their boxes to their hearts content. After the benchmark was complete, we looked...
- Tags: Operating systems, Workstations, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Linux, workstation, hardware, paging
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- New 3D workstation graphics card from AMD: ATI FireGL V7700
- New 3D workstation graphics card from AMD: ATI FireGL V7700So we really need a new type of video connector?! ntnt = no textSo -> Dont
- Tags: Workstations, ATI FireGL V7700, ATI FireGL, New 3D, workstation graphic, ATI Technologies Inc., workstation, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- New 3D workstation graphics card from AMD: ATI FireGL V7700
- Today AMD has announced a new 3D workstation graphics card for the FireGL line. The ATI FireGL V7700 is the first commercially available 3D workstation graphics card to support DisplayPort specification here. The FireGL V7700 supersedes the FireGL V7100 and adds a number of key features and improvements: ...
- Tags: 3D, Video Card, Workstation, ATI Technologies Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, ATI FireGL V7700, FireGL V7700, MSRP, CAD, Video Cards, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted
- Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wantedI have a feelingthat MS would not be so willing to do this at Vista Business' licensing price. They would try to market it at a more premium price if it is to be marketed as a premium product, even if it does...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Workstations, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, workstation, Microsoft Windows, Server 2008, server
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- Mac Pro is now the cheapest high-end workstation
- Mac Pro is now the cheapest high-end workstationIndeed but not at $3000You built a server not a wrkstation, and a stripped down server at that, without disk or memory, and without a decent workstation class garphic card.If you want to build a dual xeon with 1600 FSB today, and still...
- Tags: Workstations, MAC Pro, RAM, Apple Inc., workstation, memory
- Discussion threads 2008-01-28
- Build a Mac Pro equivalent workstation for 1/3 the cost
- Build a Mac Pro equivalent workstation for 1/3 the costbuild it and install OS XWhy not just install tiger-x86-flat.img and be done with it, you would have a faster computer...AND be running OS XWhat are the Mac fans going to say about that?I'll build it!Hey George, I signed up...
- Tags: Chipsets, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Building PC, equivalent workstation, T7400, build-IT, Apple Mac OS X, MAC Pro, workstation, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
- Definition of Load Balancing Algorithms in Distributed Systems Through Neuro-Fuzzy Systems
- The performance of a distributed system can be enhanced by using the capacity of idle or under-utilized workstations. These workstations are ideal candidates to migrate processes from workstations that do not have enough capacity. Most of the existing load balancing algorithms are fixed in the operating system and cannot be...
- Tags: Algorithm, Workstation, Load Balancing, Distributed System, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Virtualization, terminal services, or what?
- Virtualization, terminal services, or what?Of course everything depends on the applicationsI have a terminal service setup in which we get anywhere from 15-20 concurrent users, and I know it can handle more. The server was only ~$5000, but then again it is only used for a single app, and it's...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, terminal services, workstation, Apple Macintosh, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- Virtualization, terminal services, or what?
- In our first-ever guest blog, Erik Josowitz does a nice job of describing some of the strengths of virtualization. But, as he also points out, virtualization is far from being a panacea. Server-centric solutions such as virtualization and terminal services bring with them their own baggage which needs to be factored into...
- Tags: Workstation, Terminal Services, Thin Client, Server, Erik, Workstations, Thin Clients, Virtualization, Hardware, Marc Wagner
- Blog posts 2007-12-21
- Acronis True Image Workstation Echo (exe)
- Acronis True Image Echo Workstation is a must-have backup program for any office. It backs up data on standalone PCs as well as any machine on a network. Should it come to a system crash, you"ll be able to perform disaster recovery and retrieve your data in minutes, rather than...
- Tags: Workstation, Acronis, Acronis True Image Echo Workstation, Backups
- Software downloads 2007-12-20
- Windows Time Synchronizer (exe)
- Windows Time Synchronizer is a time client and server to synchronize the computer clock over the network. The time client receives the current time from a time server located in your local network or somewhere in the Internet. It will automatically set your computer clock to the exact time using...
- Tags: Workstation, Network, Server, Computer, Windows Time Synchronizer, Time Client, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Internet, Operating Systems, Networking, Software
- Software downloads 2007-11-28
- Latest QuickTime bug leaves XP, Vista vulnerable
- Latest QuickTime bug leaves XP, Vista vulnerableRE: Latest QuickTime bug leaves XP, Vista vulnerableWhat doesn't open Windows to attack? ... the off button?The problem is...The problem is that Apple's OS, because of its pitiful marketshare, is not really battle-tested to the extent that an OS is that has...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple QuickTime, QuickTime Bug, Microsoft Windows XP, workstation, data execution prevention, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-11-26
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