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KDE 3.2 Gains Speed, Loses Bugs
Improved performance, new applications and new bug fixes highlight the changes in Version 3.2 of the KDE Project’s KDE desktop software for Linux, which KDE released Tuesday. The release, available for free download at KDE’s Web site, has been the default user interface for several Linux distributions, including SuSE Linux, Knoppix, Lindows and Mandrake Linux.…
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Super G Doubles 802.11g Performance
Once upon a time, we were awed by the 11-Mbps top throughput of 802.11b wireless networking and were glad to have it. Then last year, the much faster 802.11g appeared, with its 54-Mbps data rate threshold and 802.11b compatibility. But if that still isn’t enough to keep your business or home network humming, consider the…
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Taking Care of Small Business Servers
Getting a small-business network up and running can be a daunting task, particularly in terms of choosing the proper components, both hardware and software. In particular, finding the right network operating system is paramount, because it’s the backbone on which everything on your network is shared and added. Your decision requires a firm understanding of…
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The Wi-Fi Visibility Factor: Moving Beyond Basic Roaming
The Wi-Fi market today is evolving in the right direction. Just as we saw in the early days of cellular, operators are establishing roaming agreements that allow their customers to access the Wi-Fi hotspots operated by other providers. T-Mobile has opened its Wi-Fi network to outside subscribers for the first time. Wayport has announced roaming…
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Microsoft Makes Its Play for the Network Attached Storage Market
With Windows Storage Server, Microsoft Corp. aims to boost reliability and slash costs as it gears up efforts to make NAS attractive to SMB segment. The company’s Enterprise Storage Division,launched in January 2002, has three powerful tools on its side in that endeavor. One is Windows Storage Server (WSS) 2003, a third-generation operating system optimized…
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64-Bit Computing Options on the Rise?
Enterprises could see their options for 64-bit computing on the x86 architecture grow during the year. In an interview with a financial analyst on Wednesday, Paul Otellini, president and chief operating officer at Intel Corp., said the chip-making giant probably will offer 64-bit extensions in its 32-bit processors—such as Xeon and Pentium—once operating systems and…
