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W3C Sets Road Map for Web App Accessibility
The World Wide Web Consortium has announced a road map for making rich Internet applications more accessible. The Cambridge, Mass., organization introduced Sept. 26 a set of documents aimed at making it easier for Web site developers to build accessible Web content with technologies such as AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and DHTML. The W3C…
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Vendors Plug Thin Client as Security Elixir
The U.S. Commerce Department released a statement on Sept. 21 admitting that more than 1,100 of its laptop computers were either lost or stolen over the last five years, with at least 249 of those machines confirmed to have held sensitive data. With the litany of security issues facing Windows-based desktops and laptops, and other…
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Prep for Windows Vista Now
Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft’s platforms and services division, has sent an open letter to developers citing the “tremendous opportunity” that Windows Vista gives them, adding that the time is now to get ready for the operating system. “If you want to ride the wave we’re creating with Windows Vista, the best way is to…
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Fujitsu Goes All-Out for U.S. SAN Market
Fujitsu Computer Systems, trying hard to establish a foothold in the U.S. enterprise-class SAN market, will introduce a series of new storage systems Sept. 26 that the company claims feature the world’s largest-capacity drives. Fujitsu’s new Eternus 8000 and Eternus 4000 systems, which compete directly with offerings from IBM, Hewlett Packard and EMC, come equipped…
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Federal Institute Recommends Changing How Doctors Are Paid
When it comes to providing health care to seniors, the federal government is not a smart shopper. That’s according to a report by the Institute of Medicine, which recommends dramatic changes in how doctors are paid for their care, a recommendation which could be a boon to the health IT industry. “The current payment system…
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Is Debian Dying?
For a while, Debian was the community Linux darling. In its heyday, Debian was known for its strong moral point of view and its outstanding code. Numerous important distributions, such as Linspire, Knoppix, and today’s most popular distribution, Ubuntu, have sprung from it. Things have changed. Today, Debian is a troubled distribution. In order to…
