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HP Ships Cheaper Media Center PC
Hewlett-Packard Co. launched a sub-$900 version of its Media Center PC on Friday, the first to use the new Prescott processor from Intel. Prices for configurable versions of the m400 Photosmart PC will start at $879.99 after a $50 rebate, while customers can also select from preconfigured models that are priced beginning at $1,249.99. As…
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Microsoft Issues XML Fix to IE Patch
Microsoft Corp. this week released a follow-on update to its earlier patch for an Internet Explorer spoofing vulnerability. The new update, released in a series of service packs on Thursday, fixes Microsoft Extensible Markup Language (MSXML) functionality so that it can work properly with the changes made in the IE security bulletin that Microsoft released…
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RealNetworks Patches Security Holes
RealNetworks Inc. recently released a security update to plug a series of vulnerabilities in its media players that could open a user’s machine to malicious code. Security researchers at British-based NGSSoftware Ltd., which issued an advisory on Wednesday, discovered the security holes in December and informed Real Networks of the vulnerabilities. The Seattle-based Real Networks…
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Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
Most companies that receive revenue from licensing their technology do not have a program in place to insure that they receive the correct amount of royalties. They should. Why? Because they may very well be leaving dollars on the table—and considerable amounts, at that! Most companies have procedures in place to insure they do not…
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Seagate Names its Future Small Enterprise Drive Line
Back in the spring, Seagate Technology LLC introduced its “Enterprise Disc Drive,” a new 2.5-inch hard disk format with enterprise-class performance and interfaces. According to marketing materials seen by eWEEK.com, the company will brand the forthcoming drive as “Savvio.” The drive will ship in both 36.7GB and 73.4GB capacities, according to Seagate’s materials. The product…
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Sun Releases J2SE 1.5 Beta
Sun Microsystems Inc. Wednesday officially released the beta of the next version of its standard Java platform, Java 2 Standard Edition 1.5, making the technology available for download from its Web site. The new release gains several ease-of-use features for developers, the company said. Among the new language changes in the release that assist developers…
