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Shattered Glass: What`s the Deal with Vista and Windows 7?
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…
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Dell Shuffles Out Two Top Execs
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…
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Vista Views: What Users Say About the Windows Operating System
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…
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Cloud Computing Brings Challenge, Opportunity in 2009
The IT forecast for 2009 is decidedly cloudy. Cloud computing, fueled by software as a service, virtualization and managed services, will become a bigger part of the business of IT solution providers. As the economy continues to stall, the appeal of pay-per-use IT services built around virtualization, managed services and hosted software will grow. Companies…
