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Faster Boot Times Expected in Microsoft’s Windows 8
Microsoft is working to speed up boot times for Windows 8. “Few operations in Windows are as scrutinized, measured, and picked apart as boot,” Gabe Aul, a director of program management for Windows, wrote in a Sept. 8 posting on Microsoft’s Building Windows 8 blog. The goal with Windows 8, he added, was to create…
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Data Breaches Reported at 71 Percent of Health Care Companies in the Past Year: Report
A new study by Veriphyr, a software-as-a-service data analytics application provider, found that 71 percent of health care organizations have suffered at least one data breach within the past year. Veriphyr offers data-analytics software that allows medical practices to view logs showing who has accessed patients’ medical records. Insider peeks were responsible for most of…
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Breaking into the Cloud the Easy Way
While business decision makers prepare to increase their investments in cloud computing, a whole army of solution providers is still trying to figure out how to seize cloud opportunities. As with any profound change in the IT channel, solution providers have to adjust or be left behind. And this time, unlike previous channel transformations, clients…
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Velocity Micro Releases Android Tablets
Computer maker Velocity Micro, builder of the Cruz tablet, announced the availability of two Android tablets – the 8-in. Cruz T408 and the 10-in. Cruz T410. Designed by Velocity Micro’s team of engineers to emphasize speed, content, style, and value, the Cruzes provide a litany of features consumers look for while still maintaining an affordable…
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Microsoft Tools Exec Leaves for Partner DevExpress
A longtime Microsoft tools executive has left the software giant for a larger role at a smaller company in the Microsoft ecosystem. Dave Mendlen, who was most recently senior director of the Visual Studio business at Microsoft, has been named chief marketing officer at DevExpress, effective September 10, 2011. DevExpress is a Microsoft partner that…
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 to Support Hyper-V
Microsoft is working to ensure Windows 8 enables Hyper-V, which will give machines the ability to virtually run multiple 32-bit or 64-bit x86 operating systems at the same time. Windows 8–the code name for Microsoft’s next operating system–will reportedly arrive sometime in 2012. This is a useful tool for developers who need to switch between…