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Tech Testers Get a New Windows Vista Build
After weeks of waiting for a new, official Windows Vista test build, testers got their fix on Aug. 25, when Microsoft posted release number 5536 for download. The new build is available to a preselected set of technical beta testers only. The new release is designated as a “pre-RC1,” or pre-Release Candidate 1, build. The…
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Microsoft Preps Answer to Google Pack
Microsoft’s latest Windows Live offering is for the most part not a new service at all, but rather a one-time download that includes a subset of the available Live applications, much like the Google Pack. Called Windows Live Essentials, the program also features a new application called Windows Live Dashboard. The Dashboard would show the…
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Software Product Lines Automate Development
BALTIMORE—With reuse of software assets as its foundation, the software product line theory will help foster mass production and customization of software to power the next generation of systems, SPL experts said at a conference here. At the Software Product Line Conference, vendors, researchers and practitioners shed light on the status of software product lines,…
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Generation Y for Dummies
Remember that time you were talking to the Generation X-aged employee in your department and referred to punch cards and he or she responded with a blank stare? “We recorded digital information on them through punch-outs,” you explained to the clueless face before you, “and then developed programs to read the data and … Oh,…
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For Big Blue, Partners, What Comes Next?
IBM’s acquisition of Internet Security Systems positions the IT giant to sell managed security services to be delivered across an on-demand platform, officials from both organizations told analysts and reporters. During a conference call, Val Rahmani, the general manager of Infrastructure Management Services for IBM Global Services, and ISS CEO Tom Noonan said customers are…
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Microsoft/Citrix Deal Sets Up Cisco Showdown
Microsoft’s expanded partnership with Citrix Systems to deliver a joint branch office box appliance, announced on Aug. 23, signals a brewing battle with longtime partner Cisco Systems. The Citrix partnership, announced at the same time that Microsoft and new IP telephony partner Nortel Networks outlined more details in their alliance to deliver VOIP (voice-over-IP) software…
