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Hefty Turnover Anticipated Among IT Workforce
Nearly half of the U.S. IT workforce is planning to change jobs in the next year, according to a study released May 31 by recruiting and staffing firm Spherion Corporation. “Right now, it is clearly an employee’s market for IT workers,” said Brendan Courtney, senior vice president of Spherion Professional Services, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in…
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Dell’s New XPS Notebooks Built to Entertain
Dell held a press conference in Los Angeles to announce its next-generation XPS PCs, which will include a “mobile entertainment device” that uses aspects of notebook and desktop design. The new mobile Dell XPS M2010 will use articulated hinges to allow the device to fold up and be taken on the road. The Dell XPS…
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AMD Live! PC Launch Backed By Free Media Apps
AMD’s partners are expected to announce the first PCs based on the AMD Live! entertainment platform on Tuesday, the day that AMD will begin to make available a number of specialized, free applications to improve the multimedia experience on Live! PCs. Initially, Live! PCs will be not much more than existing computers designed around the…
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Ubuntu Tips Upgrade, Server Release Plans
UK-based Canonical will introduce all-new versions of its popular Debian-based Linuxes—Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu—along with its first enterprise server edition on June 1, a company spokesperson told DesktopLinux.com. The full release of Ubuntu 6.06—code-named Dapper Drake and featuring the latest GNOME desktop—includes both installable live desktop CDs and text-mode install CDs for three architectures. Canonical…
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Microsoft Turns On OneCare; McAfee Follows Suit
Microsoft launched its consumer desktop security service as expected May 30, with longtime anti-virus and intrusion detection specialist McAfee introducing a rival offering in hopes of blocking the software giant’s bid to help lock down home PCs. Dubbed officially as Windows Live OneCare, the Microsoft managed security service aims to help users strike back at…
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No Method, Just Mobile Madness
For all the hype surrounding mobile computing and the general acceptance of wireless networks, this whole area still has lots of unfulfilled potential in corporate environments. In fact, a recent survey of 143 IT executives by Baseline magazine, a sister publication of eWEEK Channel Insider, found that while the average business only expects to increase…
