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Microsoft to Modify Windows XP Product-Activation Policy
Microsoft is continuing its crack-down on Windows pirates, and is modifying its product-activation policies to do so. Product activation, which Microsoft first introduced with Windows XP in 2001, is Microsoft’s way of requiring new Windows users to authenticate their copies of Windows. Microsoft has required users not covered by volume-license agreements to register their XP…
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Microsoft Pitches New Low-Cost, Entry-Level Database Edition
Facing ever-stiffer competition in the database price wars, Microsoft Corp. is introducing an edition of its upcoming SQL Server 2005 upgrade that will provide an easier step between free and not free than it now does with SQL Server 2000. Microsoft plans to announce on Thursday SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition, a product that sits…
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Business Intelligence Begins to Boom
Business intelligence is breaking out of its niche, and that’s good news for resellers and integrators. Over the years, BI applications have been the province of power users in the corporate finance department. Tools for pulling reports out of various data stores rarely saw the light of day elsewhere. Now, a number of organizations are…
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IBM Unveils New X3 Architecture, ‘Hurricane’ Chip Set for xSeries Servers
When IBM introduced the first Enterprise X-Architecture to its line of Intel Corp.-based systems in 2001, it soon came to dominate the eight-way space of the market, according to company officials. IBM aims to do the same in the four-way space with the introduction Tuesday of the next generation of the architecture, X3, and a…
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Outsourcing, Clustering Take Center Stage
ACS in Delta Deal Affiliated Computer Services on Monday said it has captured a human resources business-process outsourcing pact with Delta Air Lines. The 7-year, $120-million agreement covers HR functions including compensations and benefits, administration, relocation services, recruiting, learning, payroll, HR information services, and employee call center services. Delta has previously pursued the outsourcing route.…
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Resellers, Consumers File Suit Against Apple
A group of Apple resellers in conjunction with consumers have filed a 26-page class action lawsuit against the company accusing it of unlawful business practices, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and other practices illegal under consumer law. The suit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court last Thursday by two former Apple resellers,…
