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SEH Takes Print Load Off Windows Servers
Surprisingly, very little thought is given to processing print jobs these days. After all, network operating systems all natively handle print spooling and make sharing printer resources a snap. While that may sound like a good thing, managing print jobs can be a resource-intensive process for a server, especially in a busy enterprise. What’s more,…
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HP Gives Incentives to New Business Class Consultants
To take advantage of the BCC offer, partners register eligible volume hardware sales with a commitment to providing specific value-add services through the HP deal registration tool. "We’ve been looking for ways to offer growth opportunities to partners and get them to invest in HP solutions across our portfolio," says Tom LaRocca, vice president, marketing…
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IBM Computer Hardware Sales Drop Sharply
IBM (NYSE:IBM) posted lower revenues and net income for its fiscal Q1, with services and software sales showing less of a decline than hardware sales. IBM reported net income of $2.3 billion in Q1, down 1 percent from the same quarter last year. Revenues dropped to $21.7 billion, an 11 percent drop from the same…
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Shipping Version of Presto Linux Makes Netbook Users Long for the Beta
Xandros has officially launched Presto, a Linux distribution targeted at users who want instant booting, ease of use and speed. Xandros originally envisioned Presto as a secondary operating system that users would install on their systems alongside Windows. The idea was to allow a user to quickly boot their system for a minor task or…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer ‘Very Surprised’ by Oracle-Sun Deal
MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) – Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) chief executive said on Monday he was ‘very surprised’ by Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.O) plans to buy Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O). "I just learnt it … I need to think about it. I am very surprised," Steve Ballmer told Reuters in Moscow. Click here to read what Oracle says…
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Windows 7 Starter Edition: Right or Wrong Choice for Microsoft’s Netbook Play?
In an attempt to maintain market share and not lose out on the swelling netbook market, Microsoft is planning to offer a stripped-down version of Windows 7, called Starter Edition. Windows 7 Starter Edition will be a crippled version of Windows 7 that will only be able to run three concurrent applications and will lack…