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- Operating System
- The computer's master control program. When the computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional modules may be loaded as needed, the...
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- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?
- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?Not realy, their flaw isThey honestly believe they know vastly more than everyone else, refuse to listen, and miss major oportunities.Not a fatal flaw, but MS recognizes the need to change.MS became dominant, the big dog with selling it's and only it's OS on PCs...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Windows Strata = Microsoft's layered cloud OS
- Windows Strata = Microsoft's layered cloud OSThe cloud providers fully support the platform the provide. On the otherhand, try to get help from MS for problems with your application hosted on Rackspace. It will be a LONG wait.And, end users have to pick their poison. No matter which platform they...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Windows Strata = Microsoft's layered cloud OS
- Nice find by blogger Kit Ong which I saw via Long Zheng: Microsoft's cloud operating system platform is named -- or at least codenamed -- "Windows Strata." by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop again
- Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop again4 GB a tad weak, but the rest looks good. ntnt = no textWhat?A tad weak? I'm sure it will come with a 32-bit OS, therefore, 4GB is plenty for a gaming rig. Current applications can only support 2GB RAM, if I'm correct.re: What?32-bit...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud'
- Speaking to developers in London, Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will announce a cloud-based operating system within a month--with a catchy new name. Microsoft will launch an operating system for the 'cloud' in four weeks, chief executive Steve Ballmer told delegates at a Microsoft-sponsored developer conference in London....
- News items 2008-10-03
- HP puts $360 million on LeftHand to say OS is no matter
- HP puts $360 million on LeftHand to say OS is no matterWow .. we litterally just inked a deal with them.Still awaiting equipment. This would be the second technology vendor we use they bought out.Based on what happened with neoware, i am not sure i am going to like...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- HP puts $360 million on LeftHand to say OS is no matter
- The deal is good for LeftHand because many of its current needs have been for sales management positions. HP closes that gap. And with money tight its customers need not fear that their storage vendor will get hit by a bank note call. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Should Palm drop their Linux plans and embrace Android?
- Should Palm drop their Linux plans and embrace Android?No brainerWhy wouldn't they. since the OS is at the "I want it" level, the Treo's are robust devices, than they can sell phones lower than $100 on the market. Imagine a Centrino running Android. The price of the...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Should Palm drop their Linux plans and embrace Android?
- While browsing for mobile news and reviews this morning I came across a Fortune article that I thought had some very valid points and was an interesting read. The Why Palm Needs Android article makes the case for three reasons why Palm should consider the Android OS on future devices...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks
- Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaksWindows 7It seems that Microsoft is playing it safe with Windows 7 by having minimum changes.Is WinFS still alive or do we have to consider it as a dead duck?Thanks RodIt's mostly the applications anywaysFrankly, it's mostly the applications that need to take advantage of...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Was RIM's Wall Street beating unjustified?
- Was RIM's Wall Street beating unjustified?To Sam's daughterDon't give up on the iPhone. You will be the cool kid and the kid with the Ho Hum Blackberry that all of your friends have.Plus, Your Dad can afford that one AT&T account for you with unlimited texting. :-)As for the beating...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Is Google's Android ground-breaking?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Google's new mobile phone operating system, Android. Diaz discusses the new features available in the open-source operating system, whether it's an iPhone killer, and how the technology may eventually reach beyond phones and land inside other products such as...
- Videos 2008-09-23
- Gallery: Android's mobile competition
- Google's eagerly anticipated Android is a full mobile stack, from operating system up to applications. Here's how its competition stacks up. by ZDNet
- Image galleries 2008-09-23
- Next-gen Palm OS coming in early 2009
- Palm's next-generation operating system will be finished by the end of the year, according to the company by way of RegHardware. According to Palm, the Linux-based system software known as "Palm OS II" and "Nova" is "on track" for completion by the end of calendar 2008, with...
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Norton AntiVirus 2009 Definitions Update (Windows XP 64-bit/Vista 64-bit) (exe)
- Download this file for the latest in virus detection and repair. This definitions update is a complete replacement for any previous virus definitions set and will work with the following Symantec products: Norton AntiVirus 2008 for Windows XP/Vista for 64-bit OS only Norton Internet Security 2008 for Windows XP/Vista...
- Software downloads 2008-09-22
- Health Insurer Streamlines IT, Boosts Security and Efficiency, With New Operating System
- With more than 4.3 million members and a total of 6.3 million health insurance policyholders, Techniker Krankenkasse TK is one of the largest providers of statutory health insurance in Germany. As the company's Windows 2000 operating system approached the end of its supported life cycle, TK wanted to find a...
- Case studies 2008-09-17
- Even Mac users have to patch
- Even Mac users have to patchMarket share improves?I don't think so. I think the market for people who want to pay more for standard hardware to get a computer that at best, is just as vulnerable as a Windows computer and at worst, a lot more vulnerable, is saturated.Remember...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Another review of Paul Maritz's vision of a datacenter OS
- Ken Oestreich, of Cassatt, posted his own review of Paul Maritz's vision of a virtual datacenter operating system. It can be found here. As one might expect, it points out that others, including Cassatt, Virtual Iron and others have been implementing versions of this concept for quite a while. ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- Maritz: VMware's Virtual DataCenter OS, VMware View is better next gen operating system than Windows and Hyper-V
- Maritz: VMware's Virtual DataCenter OS, VMware View is better next gen operating system than Windows and Hyper-Vsounds like pie in the sky vapourwareNot sure what this article was trying to communicate other than they are planning something that is no where close to being realized.Many other companies like to promote...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- VMware wants to trump Windows and Linux servers with its Virtual Datacenter OS
- VMware's new CEO Paul Maritz right used his first VMworld keynote on Tuesday to introduce the company's Virtual Datacenter Operating System (VDC-OS) to an audience of IT professionals and technology industry insiders at the VMworld 2008 conference at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. With the Virtual...
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
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