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Microsoft Takes One Step Forward and One Step Back
Microsoft recently announced its intention to make life easier for its Windows Server customers who’re building virtualization into their infrastructures, by changing its licensing to permit an unlimited number of virtualized Windows Server instances to run on a single copy of Windows Server 2003 Data Center Edition. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a similar change…
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Labs Sees Light at the End of Vista Testing Tunnel
It’s been a long and winding road, but the Microsoft Windows Vista release that’s been floating vaguely in the near future (for years now) finally appears to be close at hand. First, though, comes what eWEEK Labs hopes to be the last in an extended line of next-generation Windows client test builds: 5744, also known…
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Finally, Microsoft Will Separate Vista Users from the Desktop
Amid the hullabaloo about how intrusive Vista’s User Account Control feature will be to the average user, Microsoft has been quietly ramping up the support infrastructure needed to help companies adopt it. eWEEK Labs’ work with UAC shows that more work lies ahead, however. With Vista’s UAC, Microsoft has finally gotten serious about securing the…
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Making a Recovery Partition
If you’ve ever reformatted your hard drive, reinstalled Microsoft Windows, reloaded all your applications, and reset all your settings, you know what a time-consuming and generally heinous process it can be. I’ve had root canals that were more pleasant—and way less of a hassle. But sometimes, such as after a nasty spyware attack or when…
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Robert Scoble: Life After Microsoft
Robert Scoble has earned a place in the history of corporate communications. Starting at Microsoft Corp. in 2003, he became the first high-profile blogger within a large business, ushering in a new era of interaction among companies, customers, critics and the general public. Using his blog, called Scobleizer, and now-familiar tools such as podcasts, RSS…
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iPaq Takes New Route
Hewlett-Packard’s iPaq rx5900 Travel Companion may not be a smart phone, but it is smart. With a GPS receiver, the Windows Mobile-based device offers business travelers effective navigation, connectivity and entertainment options. eWEEK Labs tested the iPaq rx5900 on the road while covering the 2006 DemoFall conference in San Diego. The device comes equipped with…
