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SpectorSoft Spector 360 6.2 Offers New Features to Monitor Employee Internet Use
Although SpectorSoft likes to use the innocuous word “monitor” when it comes to Internet access, there are many who would substitute “monitor” with “spy,” and believe that watching another user’s PC activities amounts to an “invasion of privacy.” But let’s be realistic here. Unless that employee owns that PC and the connectivity associated with it,…
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iSuppli: PC Sales Growth Slower in 2009, 2010
TAIPEI, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Data tracking firm iSuppli cut its growth forecast for the personal computer industry by nearly two-thirds as rapidly deteriorating conditions in the global market weaken demand and many major economies fall into recession. iSuppli now expects global PC shipments to grow by only 4.3 percent in 2009, versus a previous…
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IBM Acquires Virtualization Vendor Transitive for QuickTransit
IBM has announced it will acquire virtualization company Transitive — the maker of QuickTransit software IBM has used to allow Linux and x86-based applications to run on RISC processors. The acquisition is designed to further IBM’s strategy of boosting demand for its RISC-based Power systems. Transitive’s QuickTransit dynamically translates native code between architectures, enabling applications…
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HP`s Channel Commitment Pays Off
Hewlett-Packard’s announcement this week that it expects to exceed Wall Street expectations in the fourth quarter offers a beacon of hope in a decisively grim economic environment. The vendor on Nov. 18 disclosed preliminary fourth quarter results indicating a 19 percent revenue jump and a 4 percent earnings increase from the year-ago quarter. The estimated…