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Microsoft Persists in Backing MVP Program
At the end of last year, rumors were flying that Microsoft was rethinking its commitment to its MVP (Most Valuable Professional) program. But on Wednesday, Microsoft ended that speculation by naming a pool of independent technology experts as MVPs and announcing plans for a 2005 summit for them. MVPs are experts with knowledge about one…
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PostgreSQL Group Releases Windows Version of Open-Source Database
The PostgreSQL Global Development group on Wednesday released a version of the open-source database PostgreSQL that features better scalability and performance, more features and, most importantly, that supports Windows. Besides a community of open-source developers, more than a dozen companies chipped in on development for Version 8.0, including Red Hat Inc., Fujitsu, Afilias Ltd., Software…
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Oracle Patch Fixes 23 ‘Critical’ Vulnerabilities
Oracle Corp. late Tuesday issued a “critical patch update” to address 23 security holes in its database and application server products. The patches were released as part of Oracle’s first quarterly patching cycle and fix a series of undisclosed flaws ranging from manipulation of data, exposure of sensitive information, privilege escalation and denial-of-service attacks. The…
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Intel’s New Centrino Aims to ‘Get Rid of Bottlenecks’
Intel on Wednesday will announce a significant evolutionary update to its successful Centrino mobile computing platform. The new platform, currently code-named “Sonoma,” will provide a wealth of new features to home and corporate users, including a faster front-side bus, which moves to 533 MHz; support for Serial ATA; high-definition audio; improved graphics acceleration; faster memory…
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Veritas Bundles Storage Backup and Management for SMBs
NEW YORK—To help small and midsize business customers boost the speed and central administration of distributed storage backups and enable self-assisting disk-based data protection, Veritas Software Corp. on Tuesday unveiled Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers software and its newly bundled Veritas Backup Exec Suite. The Veritas Backup Exec software suite offers integration between the…
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Microsoft Reverses Plan, Will Patch Media Player
Microsoft will patch its Windows Media Player after all. One week after saying it had no plans to change the way WMP (Windows Media Player) handles the download of DRM licenses, Microsoft now says it will release an update in the next 30 days to help thwart the threat of spyware infection. The about-face comes…
