Recent Articles
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New Web Services Benchmark Under Fire
A new Web services application benchmark formula under development by an organization known more for its hardware and database benchmarks is giving some large software companies fits. The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp., of Warrenton, Va., is expanding its reach into applications and crafting a new benchmark called AppPlatform. The benchmark, which software buyers would use…
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Review: EPoX eX5 Mini Me
EPoX is a second-tier motherboard maker with a less visible presence than some of the bigger names like ASUS or MSI. The company has a good reputation for making motherboards that cost less but push the performance envelope, like the nForce2-based EP-8RDA+. Now, as seems to be the case with many motherboard makers, it’s getting…
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Swabbing the Desks
Software that automates the management of personal computers can make tech-support considerably more efficient and, ideally, reduce the likelihood that a machine will end up dead in the water. Desktop-management software covers three functional areas: Software distribution, which refers to delivering applications to a PC over a network and installing them; information-technology asset management, the…
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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…
