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IBM Rolls Out Lotus Notes for Mac OS X
IBM’s Lotus Software division is taking a bigger bite of Apple’s Mac OS X. The Armonk, N.Y. company on Dec. 28 formally rolled out the latest version of its Lotus messaging software package, dubbed Notes 7.0.2, which will include e-mail, calendar management tools and instant messaging that is specifically designed for Mac OS X users.…
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HDD Storage Expert Receives IEEE’s Highest Award
The IEEE, the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology, named Mason L. Williams on Dec. 27 as the recipient of its 2007 Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award. The international award recognizes Williams’ contributions to the modeling and design of high-density magnetic recording technology in areas such as disk properties,…
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Robots: Surgeons’ Little Helpers
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unveiled a snakelike robot that might, one day, slither in patients’ throats to make incisions and tie off sutures. Another tiny robot could inject drugs into blood vessels in patients’ eyes, a procedure now stymied because surgeons’ hands tremor slightly. Right now, the steady-hand and snake robots for surgeries are…
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VMware Unleashes Fusion Beta for the Mac
VMware, a virtualization software maker, has released the beta version of its desktop product, which will allow Microsoft’s Windows operating system to run on a Macintosh. The Palo Alto, Calif., company first announced it would offer a desktop version of its virtualization software for Macs at Apple Computer’s Worldwide Developers Conference in August. The actual…
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Level 3 Communications to Buy SAVVIS CDN Division
Level 3 Communications has announced plans to purchase the Content Delivery Network services business of SAVVIS for $135 million in cash, a move meant to enable the company to provide more rich media services via the Web. SAVVIS’s CDN business, which has approximately 50 employees, made about $15 million in revenue in 2006, as of…
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Swelling Installed Base Brings Challenges to Microsoft
As Microsoft heads into 2007, the company faces a number of ongoing threats and challenges, most notably getting its large installed base to upgrade to the latest wave of products. “The larger the installed base gets, the harder it is to move, and the longer it takes to transition,” Al Gillen, vice president of research…
