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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…
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In the Server Room, Cooling Is a Hot Topic
Vendors are looking to both hardware and software to help customers handle growing problems with heat in data centers. The focus comes at a time when the promise of greater compute power is being thwarted by the increased heat generated by faster processors and denser form factors. System makers say new features in their servers…
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High-Level System Models Reduce Errors
At the apogee of software challenges are the rigorous demands of robotic deep-space missions. NASA’s July 4 success in hitting a bullet with a bullet—specifically, hitting a comet nucleus with a probe about the size of a coffee table at a relative speed of 23,000 mph—updates the archive of these high-profile tests. Ironically, such missions…
