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Eclipse, NetBeans Not Always at Odds
To exploit emerging java-based technologies, developers enjoy an expanding arsenal of tools that increasingly rest on one of two open-source foundations: Eclipse and NetBeans. This year’s JavaOne conference in San Francisco marked significant advances for both of these developer offerings, and eWEEK Labs found proponents of both efforts in surprising agreement that their work is…
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Generic Methods in Visual Studio 2005
Some things are good in their own time. Bell bottoms were deemed to be good in the 1970s, but today, after a short revival, they are considered goofy. In contrast, blue jeans have always been deemed to be good, whether you choose Wranglers or Levi’s. The same thing is true of code idioms: some idioms…
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Windows Vista Will Be an Important Measure
The wait for Microsoft’s next major operating system continues, and the question of how eager customers are to upgrade is unsettled, but its official name has been released. As reported in Ziff Davis Internet’s Microsoft Watch, Microsoft announced Friday that it would replace the code-name Longhorn with the proper name Windows Vista. The announcement, made…
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HP Needs to Realize Loyalty Is a Two-way Street
Each time Hewlett-Packard Co. makes a big announcement, company executives try to reassure partners they remain committed to the channel. Each time, partners react with the kind of skepticism that comes from having heard it all before. Partners say actions haven’t always followed the words, which has been a recurring source of frustration. And that’s…
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HP Announces Massive Job Cuts
Hewlett-Packard Co. will lay off nearly 10 percent of its staff in a restructuring plan designed to increase its ability to compete in the computer market and boost profitability. The Palo Alto, Calif., computer giant on Tuesday announced the plan, which includes cutting 14,500 positions from is global work force of 150,000, and reorganizing its…
