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Microsoft Hits Vista RC1
Microsoft’s Windows Vista RC (Release Candidate) 1 is done. Now it’s up to the estimated 6 million testers to which the company is planning to release the code to determine if it really is ready for prime time. Microsoft has posted the RC 1 build, Number 5600, on its TechBeta Web sites for select technical…
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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…
