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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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What Microsoft Must Reveal About Windows 8 At BUILD
What Microsoft Must Reveal About Windows 8 At BUILD 1. App Store TalkMuch has been made about the availability of an application store in Windows 8. The hope is that the upcoming operating system will allow users to download software without being required to buy a disk. Currently, Mac OS X Lion offers access to…
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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…
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IBM Helps SMBs Grow With $1 Billion in Financing
Technology giant IBM is reaching out to small and midsize businesses with $1 billion in financing to help credit-qualified companies over the next 18 months take advantage of a new suite of advanced technologies such as analytics and cloud. The effort is designed to help SMBs spur innovation and drive economic growth by making credit…
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HP Managed Print Services Grow with Printelligent Acquisition
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Printelligent, a closely held provider of managed print services. Printelligent is a national managed print provider with regional offices and employees across the United States. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Upon completion of…
