IN SHORT: Top industry news from Norton, QlikTech, Digium, Sourcefire, Sophos and HP
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IN PICTURES: Fujitsu marks 30th anniversary in the innovation sector
Fujitsu marked a three-decade milestone by celebrating its 30th anniversary in the innovation sector. Since 1981, with the launch of the FM-8 (Fujitsu’s first 8-bit PC) and the FACOM9450 (Fujitsu’s first PC for business market), Fujitsu has expanded its pioneering presence to complement the constant changing landscape in the ICT industry. Fujitsu PC Australia country manager,Bert Noah, said, “Fujitsu’s success is attributed to 4 value statements - Innovation, Reliability, Human-centric and Green which can be seen in the development of our PC products. Our products are all designed with the end users in mind, resulting in innovations that are reliable and eco-friendly. These innovations offer users the ability to work and live in a manner that stays true to Fujitsu’s brand promise of ‘Shaping tomorrow with you’ and our strong product quality belief of ‘Built-in Confidence’.” With this philosophy in mind, Fujitsu has a long heritage in tablet PCs. The World’s FIRST 1 pound-class handheld computer, Poqet PC was launched in 1990. Fujitsu’s FIRST pen tablet PC, the Poqet Pad was also launched later in 1991. This innovation set the precedence for the rise of tablets in the market today.
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Windows 8 will run from USB thumb drive
Windows 8 will include a new feature that lets IT administrators provide workers with a portable Windows environment on a USB thumb drive.
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Seagate to offer 4TB external drive for $250
Seagate said today that it's preparing to ship to retailers a 4TB external hard drive that represents the highest capacity single-drive product in the industry.
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Windows XP turns 10
Windows XP quietly turned 10 years old Wednesday, a milestone for the still-popular operating system that powers nearly half the world's PCs.
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Disaster hits Japan's semiconductor demand
The March earthquake and disaster in Japan are still affecting the global semiconductor market and may continue to do so for months to come.
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Analysts: HP's double-barrelled bombshell to have minimal impact in Australia
HP's decision to drop all WebOS devices and re-evaluate its PC business will have very little impact in Australia, according to analysts.
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Windows 7 to crack 40% share by year's end
Windows 7 will be on 42% of the world's computers by the end of this year, a Gartner analyst predicted today.
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Windows XP's share falls below 50%
Microsoft's Windows XP has slipped under the 50% share mark for the first time since Web measurement company Net Applications began tracking operating system usage.
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Apple hits the PC sales podium
While the global PC industry experienced small growth in the second quarter for 2011, compared to this time last year (2.5 per cent growth), PC shipments dropped between four to six per cent in the US, according to analyst firms, IDC and Gartner.
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SanDisk releases new SSDs for old computers
SanDisk has introduced a new line of solid-state drives (SSDs) that it's marketing directly to retail consumers versus computer system manufacturers.
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Fujitsu gives resellers Infinity
FujitsuPC Australia has introduced the Infinity Channel program for resellers.
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Wakanda reveals first public preview for developers
The first public version of Wakanda, an open source platform to develop Web applications using just JavaScript, can now be downloaded by software developers.
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PRODUCTS: Eaton announces new-generation Ellipse ECO UPS
Eaton Corporation's Ellipse ECO provides compact power protection for business-related electronic equipments including PCs, workstations, telephony equipment and point-of-sale terminals.
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Microsoft offers free Xbox 360 to US students
Microsoft will kick off a back-to-school promotion in the U.S. on Sunday with an offer of a free Xbox 360 game console to eligible students who purchase a Windows PC priced at $699 or higher.
