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Marimba Adds Patch Management
Marimba Six, the latest hardware and software management suite from Marimba Inc., gains basic Windows patch management and software usage reporting capabilities. The Marimba Six suite, which shipped last month, is priced at $15 per managed device for software usage and $15 per managed device for patch management. In eWEEK Labs’ tests, Marimba Six enabled…
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How to Survive through Tough Times
In little more than a year, my staff was cut from 16 to two. our mandate, however, remained the same: Maintain the stability and reliability of enterprise data systems while developing new tools for business. My group is responsible for the applications, databases, intranets and extranets for what was once a $1.5 billion division of…
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Athlon 64 Adds Some Velocity
We may not have wide OS and driver support for 64-bit computing yet, but AMD’s Athlon 64 processors prove that having the headroom can be quite welcome, even in the 32-bit space. The latest speed bump to the standard (not FX) version of AMD’s 64-bit processor—the Athlon 64 3400+—brings a performance chip that competes quite…
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CRM Strategies: Loyalty Programs That Work
There are frequent-buyer programs, frequent-flier programs, frequent-player cards and frequent-dining coupons. There are points-at-the-pump schemes, turkey giveaways at Christmas (along with $100 copper roasters in which to cook them) and, as of November 2003, donations to charities for people who use their Starbucks loyalty card to buy coffee. There are plastic cards, smart cards, thermal…
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Sight for Sore Eyes
Apple iMacs are always beautifully designed, but the latest, a $2,199 (direct) system with a gorgeous 20-inch flat screen (up from 17), is almost too striking to relegate to a desktop. The super-sized display is a joy to view whether you’re watching movies, surfing the Web, or even crunching numbers. This iMac marks a high…
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E-Mail Security Services for Small Business and Individuals
A good number of Internet Service Providers offer decent security features, still many still don’t. If your ISP doesn’t block viruses or filter spam, or if your unhappy with their services, you have more options than you might think. Changing ISPs to one with better service isn’t necessarily an easy thing for many individuals and…
