Recent Articles
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Nortel-Microsoft Alliance Gets Real
Microsoft and Nortel Networks, which have been talking about their Unified Communications Alliance since it was introduced last summer, are now beginning to put products and release dates into the mix. At an event in New York Jan. 17, executives from both companies outlined a series of integrated offerings that are due this year. The…
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Government Slow to Adopt
Most federal agencies are far from meeting mandated requirements for having employees work remotely, a situation that is costing the government millions of dollars and contributing to the high turnover in the federal work force, according to a recent survey. The Jan. 22 study, conducted by the Telework Exchange—a telecommuting advocacy group—and underwritten by Tandberg…
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Just Another Data Theft
Just another data theft? The news on Jan. 18 that retailer TJX Companies fell victim to a security breach that could involve millions of customers’ credit information didn’t exactly shake up the world. Wall Street barely noticed, as the $13 billion company’s stock price was down just 9 cents as of this writing. News reports…
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Linux Distros Rival Vista
While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsoft’s slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open source have been steadily building a case for broader adoption of Linux-based operating systems. Two of the best all-around Linux distributions to emerge from this process are OpenSUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu…
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Ubuntu 6.10
While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsoft’s slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open source have been steadily building a case for broader adoption of Linux-based operating systems. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Canonical’s Ubuntu 6.10 makes a great Linux desktop and can also perform well in server…