Year: 2006

  • Get the Lay of the Vista Land

    Get the Lay of the Vista Land

    Cameron Sturdevant

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    Microsoft’s Windows Vista comes in a variety of editions, all with differing hardware requirements. Prudent planners will use inventory tools to assess the Vista-readiness of existing PC hardware. eWEEK Labs expects Vista to enter the enterprise mostly on new hardware that will likely be certified Vista-capable. Even so, IT managers shouldn’t let the “certified” stamp… Read more

  • Vista Takes Windows to New Heights

    Vista Takes Windows to New Heights

    Jason Brooks

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    Finally, Vista is here. Was it worth the wait? Well, it all depends on how you look at it. eWEEK Labs has been testing Microsoft Windows Vista builds for more than three years, and our evaluation of the final code shows that the new operating system is a significant improvement over its predecessor, Windows XP—chiefly… Read more

  • Black Friday Turns Servers Dark at Wal-Mart, Macy’s

    Black Friday Turns Servers Dark at Wal-Mart, Macy’s

    Evan Schuman

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    Two key e-commerce leaders—Wal-Mart and Macy’s—found themselves shut out of the online portion of the holiday sales rush for much of Friday, as their sites slowed to a crawl starting at about 4 a.m. EST. This was especially troubling as it happened on the so-called Black Friday, where major retailers hope to see their financial… Read more

  • Server Market Grows in Q3

    Server Market Grows in Q3

    Scott Ferguson

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    Separate reports from research firms IDC and Gartner point to a more robust market for servers in the third quarter of 2006. This renewed corporate interest in servers reflects the growing popularity of blades and demand for high-end hardware, according to the reports. Overall, server revenue climbed 9.1 percent from a year ago and reached… Read more

  • Be Thankful: You Can Be Safe

    Be Thankful: You Can Be Safe

    Larry Seltzer

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    Just a few years ago Windows users, even responsible Windows users, had good reason to be fearful of the attack that would slip past their defenses or their notice. Things have changed. Nobody should ever be complacent, but a responsible user can be confident that defensive software and good habits will protect them. More interestingly,… Read more

  • Desktops That Can Be Seen and Not Heard

    Desktops That Can Be Seen and Not Heard

    Angela Chang

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    When it comes to getting work done, some people just can’t concentrate. Perhaps you’re one of them, reading this roundup as yet another diversion from duty. But maybe you’re not the one with the problem. Maybe you’re just distracted by your obnoxiously loud desktop computer. Many of today’s top components rely on noisy internal fans… Read more