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Software Licensing Moving Toward Subscription, Utility Models
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The software industry is due for major shifts in licensing models, but vendors and customers could find that breaking the perpetual-license habit is hard to do. A software-industry panel gathered Tuesday at the SoftSummit conference here concluded that subscription and utility models will increasingly replace the traditional perpetual license. The open question is…
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PC Makers Seize the Reins of XP SP2 Security
While they are bullish about Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2), PC makers aren’t putting all of their security eggs in the Microsoft basket. PC vendors are well on their way toward getting SP2, Microsoft Corp.’s most recent operating-system update, preloaded on all of their new machines. But many PC vendors are complementing—and in some…
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IE Exploit Lets Attackers Plant Programs on SP2
A security researcher has discovered a new exploit for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP Service Pack 2 that allows programs to be planted and executed on fully-patched systems. The researcher, known as http-equiv and operator of the malware.com Web site, discovered a weakness in the local security zone of Internet Explorer which, through the use of…
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Apple Intros New iBook Notebook, G5 Desktop
Just in time for holiday shopping, Apple released on Tuesday a new line of its entry-level iBook notebook computers. The latest version of the iBook line packs more processing power than its predecessors and comes with 801.11g wireless networking as a standard feature. But it’s slimmed-down price tag will no doubt appeal to its targeted…
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Dell, HP Lead Growth in PC Market
The global PC market continued to grow in the third quarter, according to reports from analyst firms International Data Corp. and Gartner Inc. released this week. But there were variations on the amount the market grew, and whether it was a robust market or one slightly below expectations. According to IDC, total shipment jumped almost…
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Intel CEO: Dual-Core Design Addresses Power Challenge
ORLANDO, Fla.—Intel Corp.’s decision to move to a multicore architecture for its next-generation CPUs is a recognition that the computer industry is facing an increasing power-management challenge in its chip designs, Intel CEO Craig Barrett said Tuesday. However, Barrett said this challenge doesn’t indicate that the industry has run up against the technological limit of…
