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Vista Integration May Spur Tablet PC Growth
Microsoft’s Windows Vista OS introduces a number of new capabilities that Tablet PC users have waiting for. These include better handwriting recognition, pen-flick capabilities and a larger tablet input panel. The biggest change, however, is in Microsoft’s decision not to release a separate operating system and instead include Tablet PC features and functionality into Vista.…
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Windows and Office: The Past, Present and Future
Windows Vista and Office 2007 finally saw the light of day on Jan. 30. Chris Capossela, who manages the Microsoft Office System family of products, talked to eWEEK Senior Editor Peter Galli about the products, the experience and the future. The Office 2007 System brings some 34 Office suites, programs, servers, services and tools. Microsoft…
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McAfee Dives into Data Loss Prevention
SAN FRANCISCO—McAfee announced its initial foray into the emerging data loss prevention software market here at the RSA Conference Feb. 5, launching a set of tools to manage the flow of sensitive information across corporate networks and endpoint devices. Built through a combination of internal development and Santa Clara, Calif.-based McAfee’s October 2006 acquisition of…
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HP to Acquire Bristol Technology
Hewlett-Packard is building out its software and solutions management capabilities with the Feb. 5 acquisition of Bristol Technology. Bristol, based in Danbury, Conn., develops two separate software suites, TransactionVision and Cross-Platform Solutions. TransactionVision enables companies to track and trace business process transactions, similar to monitoring packages as they are sent through the overnight delivery process.…
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Super Kernel Sunday Score: Linux 2.6.20, Vista 1.0
In a message titled, “Super Kernel Sunday!” to the LKML (Linux Kernel Mailing List), Linus Torvalds announced news far more important than the Colts beating the Bears–to serious Linux users, anyway. The newest stable version of the Linux kernel, version 2.6.20, has been released. Torvalds, with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, went on:…
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Tripwire Aims to Find Needle in IT Haystack
Configuration audit and control provider Tripwire on Feb. 5 gave IT a better handle on controlling configuration changes that can cause outages or compliance issues when it launched the latest release of its Tripwire Enterprise software. The configuration monitoring and control software is designed to help IT track changes made outside of existing policies to…
