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Developers Must Play by Vista’s Rules
There are detailed guidelines that developers can follow to assure their compatibility with Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows Vista. Many of those instructions can usefully be condensed to one simple statement: This operating system is large and in charge. PC programmers have spent two decades developing bad habits along with their clever applications. The PC’s first decade…
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Get the Lay of the Vista Land
Microsoft’s Windows Vista comes in a variety of editions, all with differing hardware requirements. Prudent planners will use inventory tools to assess the Vista-readiness of existing PC hardware. eWEEK Labs expects Vista to enter the enterprise mostly on new hardware that will likely be certified Vista-capable. Even so, IT managers shouldn’t let the “certified” stamp…
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Vista Takes Windows to New Heights
Finally, Vista is here. Was it worth the wait? Well, it all depends on how you look at it. eWEEK Labs has been testing Microsoft Windows Vista builds for more than three years, and our evaluation of the final code shows that the new operating system is a significant improvement over its predecessor, Windows XP—chiefly…
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Black Friday Turns Servers Dark at Wal-Mart, Macy’s
Two key e-commerce leaders—Wal-Mart and Macy’s—found themselves shut out of the online portion of the holiday sales rush for much of Friday, as their sites slowed to a crawl starting at about 4 a.m. EST. This was especially troubling as it happened on the so-called Black Friday, where major retailers hope to see their financial…
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Server Market Grows in Q3
Separate reports from research firms IDC and Gartner point to a more robust market for servers in the third quarter of 2006. This renewed corporate interest in servers reflects the growing popularity of blades and demand for high-end hardware, according to the reports. Overall, server revenue climbed 9.1 percent from a year ago and reached…
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Be Thankful: You Can Be Safe
Just a few years ago Windows users, even responsible Windows users, had good reason to be fearful of the attack that would slip past their defenses or their notice. Things have changed. Nobody should ever be complacent, but a responsible user can be confident that defensive software and good habits will protect them. More interestingly,…
