Year: 2008

  • Shattered Glass: What`s the Deal with Vista and Windows 7?

    Shattered Glass: What`s the Deal with Vista and Windows 7?

    Channel Insider Staff

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    When the throng of techies descent of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, many will be looking for any news Microsoft has on Windows 7, the much anticipated replacement to the maligned Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft isn’t writing off Vista just yet, but it has extended the life of Windows XP… Read more

  • Dell Shuffles Out Two Top Execs

    Channel Insider Staff

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    BOSTON (Reuters) – Two top Dell executives recruited to help turn around the No. 2 PC maker are leaving as part of the second major staff shake-up in the two years since founder Michael Dell returned as CEO. The company, once the top PC maker, has slashed jobs and struggled to regain market share it… Read more

  • Does Microsoft Have a Chance with Windows 7?

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    It’s a sure sign that Microsoft has unofficially given up on Windows Vista when a beta version of Vista’s replacement, Windows 7, is flooding the Internet. The real question here becomes, "Was Windows 7 Beta 1 leaked intentionally?" Perhaps the backdoor release was a way to subdue the feverish backlash against Vista? Or perhaps it… Read more

  • Tanberg’s RDX Breathes Life into Backup Hardware Market

    Tanberg’s RDX Breathes Life into Backup Hardware Market

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Many small and midsize businesses have turned to hosted backup solutions to save a few bucks and eliminate the hassles of tape. While it is good news that backup is being taken a little more seriously by that finicky market segment, solution providers are feeling the pinch of reduced margins simply because hosted services can’t… Read more

  • Windows Vista’s Prematurely Reported Death

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Mark Twain said it best, following the premature publication of his obituary: "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." Microsoft can say the very same thing about Windows Vista. With rabid press and user misunderstandings, Vista has been given an undeservedly bad rap. Everywhere you turn, you’ll see articles about how bad Vista,… Read more

  • Vista Views: What Users Say About the Windows Operating System

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    In the two years since Windows Vista became generally available, it has been a target of critics and users alike. Microsoft has repeatedly tried bolstering its beleaguered operating system, but it has failed to captured the glory of previous releases. Channel Insider readers had a lot to say about Larry Walsh’s column, “Ode to Broken… Read more