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Babblestick Delivers VOIP on the Go
Babble.net, an Internet telephony provider, is challenging Skype for a larger share of subscribers by offering greater flexibility in making VOIP calls. The London-based company announced a new USB stick, dubbed the Babblestick, that can be plugged into any PC to make a free VOIP (voice-over-IP) call, without having to download software to the PC…
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EMC, HP Race for External Disk Storage Market Lead
Data storage hardware and software maker EMC maintains a narrow overall lead in the worldwide external disk storage systems market, but Hewlett-Packard has caught up and the two are almost tied for No. 1 in market share, according to second-quarter data released Sept. 1 by IDC. EMC led the world’s top disk storage vendors with…
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MS06-040 Botnet Attack Reloaded
Botnet herders have reloaded and launched a new round of worm attacks against Windows users, exploiting multiple product flaws to hijack unpatched computers. In addition to the MS06-040 Windows Server Service flaw, attackers have added exploits for three other Windows worm holes as part of the latest wave of attacks, according to anti-virus experts tracking…
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Location, Location, Location
For the past couple of years, we’ve been told that location doesn’t matter—the world is flat, and, in a global market, you can be anywhere and do anything, anytime for a customer. With a little perspective, it’s becoming clear that although there is plenty of truth to the notion of global flatness—the theory has limits.…
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Oracle Implements Zero-Defect Policy for Fusion
After Oracle’s move in 2000 from client/server to Web-based applications with its E-Business Suite 11i—a notoriously buggy technology shift—the company isn’t taking any chances with its next big development undertaking. Oracle, based in Redwood Shores, Calif., has implemented a zero-defect policy for Fusion Applications, its next-generation suite of ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications expected in…
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Intel vPro Promises VARs and MSPs Less Needy Desktops
Intel aims to change the corporate desktop landscape with its vPro platform. The business desktop chip platform, which incorporates Intel’s recently introduced Core 2 Duo processor and a new supporting chip set that includes its Advanced Management Technology, will be unveiled on Sept. 7 and is expected to be used in PCs from some brand-name…
