Microsoft announced today that Windows 7 will be released October 22nd. Although Microsoft said Windows 7 would be out in time for the holiday period, I doubt many people expected such an early date. A Windows 7 RTM build should hit the streets around August. Users who purchase a Windows Vista based system from the […]
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Many of the largest IT budget problems can be traced back to five big money drains: Storage expansion – IT departments are already stretching their budgets for storage, and the demand is only going to grow. The volume of data an average business collects and stores actually doubles every 18-24 months. System complexity – a […]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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The ongoing case in Cook County Circuit Court also treads into the still developing arena of Internet speech protection, experts say. Stone acknowledges that she hopes it sets a precedent for protecting minors from potentially harmful chatter directed at them online. A woman was embroiled in a tough campaign for the Village Board when the […]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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As we announced in 2008, support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010. Support for Windows 2000 will end on the same date. Support for Windows Vista Release to Manufacturing (RTM) will end on April 13, 2010. NOTE: There is no Service Pack 3 for the 64-bit version of […]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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Many of us take the disaster readiness of servers and data centers for granted. But for IT admins from both small and large companies, being prepared for disaster and emergency situations is complicated and expensive issue. Google has made an announcement today for any enterprise users of Google Apps; assuring IT admins that the suite […]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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Windows 7 Build 7201 is being distributed in various P2P networks and other file sharing systems. Both a 32-bit and 64-bit edition of build 7201 have been leaked and are now downloaded by thousands of users. The Release Candidate keys appear to be working with build 7201 as well. There are not many obvious changes […]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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PCI is not working as designed according to the survey of more than 500 U.S. and multinational IT security practitioners at companies with an average of $5.6 billion in annual revenue: 71% of respondents do not treat PCI as a strategic initiative, yet 79 percent have experienced a data breach involving the loss or theft […]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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Google will not fully integrate its Chrome Web browser with Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system. The news follows an announcement by the Mozilla Foundation that Firefox 3.6, the next version of the open source browser, would integrate with Windows 7 features such as taskbar thumbnail previews and Jump Lists. However, according to reports […]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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Business software giant SAP was rocked by a change of guard this week as CEO Leo Apotheker resigned on Sunday. He is to be replaced by Bill McDermott, head of field organization, and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development. Apotheker will also relinquish his role as a member of the SAP executive board. The […]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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The RIAA has won another case against a P2P file sharer, this time with a sum of a massive $1.92 million. A federal jury found Jammie Thomas-Rasset guilty for willful infringement of 24 copyrights held by four major record labels. Ars Technica reported that Thomas-Rasset gasped and eyes widened as the dollar amount was read […]
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