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Don’t Kill Your PC
Image via Wikipedia Maybe it’s the slow boot up time, an inane dialog box that only lets you say “OK” to something that is not ok at all, or application crashes that happen time and time again. (“Would you like to send an error report?”) If you’ve been there, you know your customers have too.…
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Competition, Cost Driving Open Source Software Growth: Gartner
More than half of the organizations that participated in a recent survey say that open-source software solutions are a part of their IT strategy, research firm Gartner finds. And nearly one-third of respondents say its flexibility, increased innovation, shorter development times and faster procurement processes are the reasons behind their interest in open-source software (OSS).…
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McAfee: Mobile Security Threats Rising Fast
(Reuters) – Cellphone security threats rose sharply last year as a proliferation of Internet-enabled mobile devices like smartphones and tablets provided new opportunities for cybercriminals, security software maker McAfee (NYSE:MFE) said. In its fourth-quarter threat report, released on Tuesday, McAfee said the number of pieces of new cellphone malware it found in 2010 rose 46…
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HP Updates Pavilion Line of Notebooks
Small businesses or small office/home office (SOHO) workers have a refreshed option for mobile business with HP’s updated line of Pavilion notebooks, which builds on HP’s MUSE (materials, usability, sensory appeal and experience) design philosophy. At the forefront of the redesigned lineup, the HP Pavilion dv6 and dv7 incorporates HP CoolSense Technology, which automatically adjusts…
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Help Wanted: IT Talent Agencies See Growth in Demand for Contractors
Although the economy isn’t quite the disaster it was two years ago, many businesses still aren’t ready to staff up in the IT department. Instead they are relying on IT talent agencies to fill the gap with contract workers for both short- and long-term projects. And that’s not all. Vendors and solution providers looking to…
