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Microsoft to Tighten the Genuine Advantage Screws
To date, with its Genuine Advantage anti-piracy programs, Microsoft has targeted consumers. Windows and Office users have been required to validate their products as “genuine” before being able to obtain many downloads and add-ons. Come this fall, however, the Redmond, Wash., software maker is planning to turn up the Genuine Advantage heat in two ways:…
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Storage Digest: News from IBM, Pillar Data Systems, EMC
IBM and Pillar Data Systems release products in the data storage sector, while EMC shuffles its executives. IBM Unveils Yet Another New SMB Computing/Storage System IBM on Aug. 9 introduced another new business computing-plus-storage offering for small and midsized businesses, this one based on the company’s standard System I base platform (server, database, storage, software…
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LinuxWorld to Focus on Virtualization, Strong Enterprise Adoption
Open-source software has clearly entered the mainstream and is being strongly adopted within the enterprise, which is underscored by the fact that many CIOs are now implementing it as policy within their organizations, Raymond Zachary, a senior analyst and open-source practice head at The 451 Group, said Aug. 8. In a media conference call ahead…
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Symantec Report IDs Holes in Vista Kernel Security
Anti-virus market leader Symantec has published its third and final report in a series of studies meant to examine the security improvements being made by Microsoft in early versions of its Vista operating system; while lauding the software maker’s efforts to lock down the kernel of the next-generation Windows OS, the security company did find…
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Freespire 1.0 Arrives Early
Linspire was going to announce the release of Freespire 1.0—its free, Debian-based desktop Linux operating system that combines open-source software with legally licensed proprietary drivers, codecs and applications—next week at LinuxWorld in San Francisco. Instead, this new desktop Linux distribution has emerged early. Starting on Aug. 7, the final version of Freespire 1.0 became available…
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IBM Tries to Lure SMBs with ‘Express’ Storage
It’s hard to think of normally heavy-duty data storage servers as something like “storage lite,” but IBM is giving it a serious go. Big Blue introduced a new entry-level storage product Aug. 8—System Storage DS4200 Express—designed to compete for SMB customers against similar offerings from EMC, NetApp, and Hewlett-Packard. System Storage DS4200 Express is aimed…
