Autotask embarks on international growth
IT business management company, Autotask, is focusing on its growth globally, according to its international vice-president, Mark Banfield.
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EXCLUSIVE: Channel training integral to Intel smartphone/tablet growth
Intel worldwide reseller channel organisation general manager and sales and marketing group vice-president, Steve Dallman, has acknowledged the company is "behind and playing catch-up" in the tablet and smartphone space, and said it must crank up its activity across the product segment to become more competitive.
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Windows 7 SP1 means end of XP downgrade rights
The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday.
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Legend turns over a new leaf
ASX-listed IT components manufacturer and distributor Legend Corporation (ASX: LGD) has made up for earning losses from 2008.
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Competitors bicker over Vista's security features
The Vista Kernal Patch Protection feature, known as PatchGuard, is intended by Microsoft to prevent modifying system structures for purpose of intercepting system calls, said Bruce McCorkendale, Symantec's distinguished engineer.
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Windows 7 early adoption rate outpaces Vista's
Windows 7 has broken the 4% market share barrier in less than three weeks, a mark that took Windows Vista five months to reach, a Web metrics company said today.
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Microsoft: In-place Windows 7 upgrades can take up to 20 hours
Microsoft said Friday that some 'in-place' upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users more than 20 hours to complete.
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Windows 7: the good, the bad, and the unknown
For most people who are considering moving to Windows 7, October 22 is D-Day. On that date Microsoft's newest operating system lands on store shelves, both as a shrinkwrapped upgrade and preinstalled on new PCs. For some folks, though, D-Day has already arrived. Microsoft has issued the final RTM (release to manufacturing) version of Windows 7 to large companies that buy Windows via volume licenses, as well as to IT pros who belong to its Technet service. The Windows Vista era is officially drawing to a close--although you could argue that it never really quite started--and the Windows 7 one is under way.
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Dear Vista: it's time to part ways
Vista, I have to tell you something, and I thought it would be easier to say in a letter. Microsoft's newest operating system is on its way; Windows 7 will be here on October 22. So, I know this is kind of awkward, Vista, but I'm going to have to ask you to get your things ready and start packing up.
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Forrester: Vista on 12% of corporate desktops, Mac on 3.6%
The much-maligned Windows Vista operating system runs on almost one out of eight corporate desktops 28 months after its release, according to a Forrester Research report released today.
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Microsoft: Still no Vista SP2 for you
Although Microsoft quietly delivered Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to TechNet and MSDN subscribers last week, the company has still has not made the upgrade available to other users.
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The pros and cons of Windows 7
There’s no denying the Windows 7 release candidate (RC) is one of the most significant software releases in a long while. Over the past couple of months various news sources have debated the pros and cons of the operating system in depth.
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Defence scraps Vista, Office, Exchange Server upgrades
The Department of Defence has abandoned its deployment of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and will forgo plans to deploy Windows Vista and Office 2007, citing the products lack “significant business advantage”.
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'Vista Capable' case could cost Microsoft US$8.5B
Microsoft would have to come up with as much as $8.5 billion to settle accounts with the customers affected by its 2006 "Vista Capable" marketing program, according to documents unsealed by a federal court.
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Slow Vista sales hit MS revenues as netbooks gain ground
Sales of Windows desktop software dropped 8 percent last quarter compared to a year ago, while Microsoft's server division revenues were up 15 percent, illustrating the rejection of Windows Vista and the acceptance of Windows Server 2008, an analyst said Thursday morning.
