LISBON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O:
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) launched on
Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop
for school children that the government hopes will boost the
country's technological edge in education.
Portugal started rolling out the 'Magellan' computer at
schools last month. It aims to hand out a total 500,000 of the
laptops, which cost just 50 euros ($69.29) for school children,
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Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, has hit the European press circuit in full-on tease mode. He’s talking up a new version of the Windows operating system that will cater to so-called “cloud computing” technology, where people use software that’s running in a data center rather than on their local machine.
Mr. Ballmer has mentioned this operating system, dubbed Windows Cloud, at events in
. The name-dropping comes ahead of Microsoft’s Read the rest of this entry »

Red Hat Thursday released a Linux software stack for compute-intensive IT environments that it said costs less than Microsoft's price for its comparable Windows offering.
Red Hat charges a subscription of US$249 per node, or server, per year for Red Hat HPC Solution, a new offering that combines Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Platform Open Cluster Stack 5, clustering software it has licensed from Platform Computing.
Red Hat HPC Solution also includes Read the rest of this entry »

Piracy, it has been claimed, causes the loss of billions of dollars worldwide. I’m not about to launch into a discussion of whether or not that is true (perhaps another day?), but one thing has always bothered me: why doesn’t Microsoft (a good example) stop piracy of Windows, once and for all?
It’s easier than you might think. A company that has amazing technological and financial resources at its command should actually find it Read the rest of this entry »

Piracy, it has been claimed, causes the loss of billions of dollars worldwide. I’m not about to launch into a discussion of whether or not that is true (perhaps another day?), but one thing has always bothered me: why doesn’t Microsoft (a good example) stop piracy of Windows, once and for all?
It’s easier than you might think. A company that has amazing technological and financial resources at its command should actually find it Read the rest of this entry »

Apple has introduced iTunes 8.0.1, ushering in bug fixes, improved performance and more.
iTunes 8.0.1 improves stability and performance and provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
-- Seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius playlist.
-- Improves syncing spoken menus to iPod nano.
-- Addresses an issue of deleting HD TV episodes when downloading.
-- Improves accessibility with VoiceOver.
-- Addresses problems Read the rest of this entry »

Sooner or later, we all end up installing new software on our computers. Whether it's a new version of
, or a cool game, or a video editing package, there comes a time when you want to make your system do more than it can do now.
Under Linux, installing new applications isn't a particularly hard task, but installations do come in several different varieties, so it's worth understanding the differences and what you'll need to know to make them Read the rest of this entry »

The addition will allow users to run SQL Server, ASP.Net and Visual Studio
code within EC2.
Amazon said that the Windows addition will also allow users to control EC2
systems through the Windows Remote Desktop software. All other Amazon Web
Services components will work with the new Windows software as well.
As with other EC2 services, Amazon plans to offer the Windows features on a
pay-as-you-go basis in which users will be charged for how often Read the rest of this entry »

Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers today
focuses on the development of Wine: the core technology found in all of
its CrossOver products. The company's goal is
to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers
by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software
to Mac OS X and Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in
open-source Read the rest of this entry »

Small businesses which use unlicensed versions of Windows software are increasing the risk of IT-related problems, according to Microsoft-commissioned research.
The study was carried out by the Harrison Group and looked at businesses from the UK, USA, Brazil and China with between 24 and 500 PCs.
It attempted to identify differences between those with licensed software and those without and whether this impacted on areas like IT system failures.
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