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Ford Runs Microsoft Sync
The Ford Motor Co. is introducing the first vehicles with Microsoft’s Sync software, which allows a car to connect to a variety of Bluetooth and USB devices, including PDAs, smart phones, music players and cell phones. Sync, which is based on the automotive version of Windows Mobile, can work with voice recognition or steering-wheel-based controls.…
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AMD Looks to Be ‘Better’
Advance Micro Devices is looking to make PCs “better.” The Sunnyvale, Calif. company is launching its “Better by Design” program at the CES expo in Las Vegas on Jan. 9. The program, according to AMD officials, will allow users to take full advantage of the features and applications that come with the new Microsoft Windows…
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Dell Shows Spirit of Giving at CES
Michael Dell was in a giving mood Jan. 9 in his keynote at International CES. The Dell founder and chairman announced several new initiatives to encourage support of green computing and other charities, and challenged the rest of the industry to follow Dell’s lead. Dell announced the Plant a Tree for Me campaign, which will…
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IT Pros Advised to Address Information Overload
In an effort to combat attention fatigue and information overload, the Burton Group, a Salt Lake City-based IT research firm, released a research report Jan. 8 introducing the concept of an Enterprise Attention Management system. According to the report, in the current information economy, knowledge is everything but can be also stress-inducing, from e-mail overload,…
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Sophos Launches Web Content Safety Appliance
Sophos introduced the first version of its new Web content filtering and applications control appliance on Jan. 9, and said that it will offer additional protection against suspicious online content via a partnership with SurfControl. Known as the WS1000, the security appliance marks Sophos’ initial entry into the Web content filtering space. In addition to…
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Survey: Middle Managers Malcontent, Mismanaged
Middle managers around the world are malcontent, and feel stagnant in their positions, according to the results of an annual survey released Jan. 9 by Accenture, the New York-based global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. In surveying more than 1,400 middle managers in nine countries spanning North America, Europe and Asia, the study…
