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Top 4 Reasons Windows Wins and Linux Loses
Today, you can do everything you want with a Linux desktop, except play the latest games. Even there, Linux is catching up. So why do only a handful of people run Linux instead of Windows? Here are my top four reasons why Windows wins and Linux loses. Before I start, though, let me say—because people…
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What Scares Me About Security in 2007
I’m always annoyed when it comes to the end-of-year retrospectives and predictions, especially the predictions. “More of the same” is never an acceptable answer, even if it’s true, because it’s boring. But I do think that the security landscape has been changing over the last year and should accelerate in 2007. The “malware winter” began…
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New SpectraLink Wi-Fi Phones Work on A, B and G Networks
SpectraLink, a manufacturer of enterprise-class wireless phones, has introduced a new series of 802.11 wireless IP phones. According to the company, the new NetLink 8000 Series phones will support 802.11a, b and g. There will initially be two phones, the 8020 and the 8030, the latter of which will feature push-to-talk capability. “SpectraLink first launched…
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VA Project Combines Electronic Health Records with Genetic Data
In an effort to advance genetic medicine, the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a project that links a patient’s genetic information with the medical history stored in his or her electronic health record, according to Government Health IT news. The goal is to uncover how and what genetic variations can make people more susceptible…
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Can Apple Thrive Without Steve Jobs?
Ten years ago, give a week or two, Steve Jobs returned to Apple Computer, the company that he had co-founded in the now-hazy garage beginnings of the personal computer era. The company was a fiscal, organizational and technological mess. Under Jobs’ leadership, the company has regained a solid, if still small, foothold in the industry,…
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Agilysys Sells Distribution Arm to Arrow
Distributor Agilysys announced Jan. 2 that it will sell its distribution business, KeyLink Systems Group, to competitor Arrow Electronics, leaving its solution provider practice, Agilysys Enterprise Solutions Group, as one of the largest VARs in the land. Agilysys will use the proceeds from the $485 million sale (expected to be about $340 million after taxes)…
