January 4th, 2009
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In case folks haven’t noticed, I’m quickly becoming enamored of the Acer Aspire One netbook I’m reviewing for the next couple of weeks. So what does it take to make the Acer even better? It takes a better operating system.
Linpus Linux is actually a great choice for inexperienced users. Everything works right out of the box and it’s obvious and intuitive how to get Read the rest of this entry »
Addition of Play List Support Allows Video Server Flexibility for Advanced
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ATLANTA, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Concurrent (Nasdaq: CCUR), a
worldwide leader in real-time Linux-based computing technologies, announced
today a new software release for its MediaHawk line of video servers. The
release is SCTE-130 compliant and features many new functionality and capacity
enhancements, most notably play list support enabling advanced Read the rest of this entry »
From there you'll need to download any available system updates. In Vista, go to the Start menu, select Control Panel, and click the Check for updates link. On a Mac, go to the Apple-icon menu and select Software Update.
A few other Internet programs will need updates of their own. On a Vista or Mac computer, go to adobe.com/flashplayer to get the latest Flash plug-in, which plays most Web videos. On a Windows PC, hit the following sites for updates Read the rest of this entry »
A new breed of low-priced laptops called netbooks have been thriving during the downturn -- so well, in fact, that many high-tech companies are scrambling to adapt.
The responses by these high-tech companies will be a hot topic at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. They include not only new netbooks -- which typically cost $300 to $500, and often use
Corp.'s Atom chip -- but products that address shortcomings of the new category and other Read the rest of this entry »
A new breed of low-priced laptops called netbooks have been thriving during the downturn -- so well, in fact, that many high-tech companies are scrambling to adapt.
The responses by these high-tech companies will be a hot topic at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. They include not only new netbooks -- which typically cost $300 to $500, and often use
Corp.'s Atom chip -- but products that address shortcomings of the new category and other Read the rest of this entry »
Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing
The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.
The CES product list still looks intriguing partly because startups haven't yet been hit as hard by this downturn as they were when the Internet boom collapsed in 2000. And bigger companies haven't yet had Read the rest of this entry »
In a comeback that highlights one of Microsoft Corp.'s fastest-growing businesses, Bob Muglia -- who seven years ago was demoted -- is entering an elite tier of executives at the software company.
Microsoft said Monday it promoted Mr. Muglia to president of the company's server and tools business, making him one of only four divisional presidents at Microsoft. The move is in part seen as an effort to raise the profile of a booming, profitable business Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 05, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
-- Ultimate Software, a provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced that Scott Scherr, president, CEO, and founder, and Mitchell Dauerman, executive vice president and CFO, will present at the upcoming 11th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference on January 6, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time.
The four-day event will be held January 6 - 9 at The New Read the rest of this entry »
The new year is upon us, and 2009 finds Microsoft waging a technology war on even more fronts.
It's battling for market share in the cloud, the datacenter, the living room, the mobile phone and on its home turf, the PC. But unlike most of the campaigns Microsoft's undertaken in its quarter-century history, these battles require more than brute force in the marketplace. They call for a deft understanding of its users.
Will 2009 be the year that Read the rest of this entry »
, he's widely expected to tout the benefits of Windows 7, and give his usual pep rally speech --- minus the "monkey boy" dance, one hopes. If he were smart, though, here are five things
instead of the usual marketing pablum.
"I apologize for Vista."
He should start off with the words everyone wants to hear --- that Microsoft made a giant stumble with Vista. Whatever you think of the capabilities of Vista (and I'm a fan), Microsoft botched the Read the rest of this entry »