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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…
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MPC Delivers—Quietly
As individual customers, we often focus our attention on high-profile companies, the ones with the flashiest designs or coolest offerings. For large organizations, however, other considerations may outshine the flash of a marketing campaign or a high-profile halo product. MPC Computers, formerly Micron Computers, has been quietly executing in the background through the market downturn—and…
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Jabber XCP Generates Corporate IM
Jabber Inc.’s Jabber Extensible Communications Platform has a lot under the covers that brings IM beyond user-to-user communications. Unfortunately, Jabber XCP lacks the graphical management tools found in competing products. Jabber XCP 2.7 is available now, priced at $30 per user. In eWEEK Labs’ tests, we found a good deal to like in the way…
