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Memory Glitch Spurs HP Recall
Hewlett-Packard Corp. said Friday that it will replace memory modules in some of its notebooks with an “industrywide” design flaw that can cause system lockups. The problem is tied to the interaction of DRAM from several manufacturers and several chip sets, all designed by Intel Corp. The flaw, which could result in system lockups, is…
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Glitch in Intel’s Grantsdale Can Prevent Bootup
Intel has discovered a glitch involving some of the I/O controllers in the company’s new “Grantsdale” chip set, which can cause a PC to fail to boot up or to freeze. An Intel Corp. official said the scope of the problem is not known and that the company has begun polling its customers for the…
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Microsoft’s Software Assurance: A Search for Value
Following its introduction in 2001, Microsoft Corp.’s Software Assurance program have evolved to cover a broad range of services besides software upgrades. While product delays and a liberal dollop of customer gripes have driven the changes so far, analysts say the company must find a way to assuage customers’ concerns that they aren’t getting value…
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Wi-LAN Sues Cisco over Data-Transfer Patents
Canadian broadband wireless technology provider Wi-LAN is suing industry giant Cisco Systems for patent infringement, Wi-LAN officials announced Thursday. And if the lawsuit goes well, the company may keep on suing. All of the patents in question relate to OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing), the modulation technique that enables high-speed data transfers for both the…
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Some NT Customers Are Willing to Make Big Upgrades
If you’ve got to migrate, make it worth the trouble. That’s the attitude some Windows NT 4.0 users have in light of Microsoft Corp.’s plan to cease support in the coming months. “Customers are saying, ‘While we are going through this, let’s integrate all these other things we need to do: SAN, NAS, e-mail archiving,…
