Microsoft: Windows 7 Runs Faster on SSDs
Microsoft says it has tuned Windows 7 to run faster on solid-state disk drives, but also warns that lower-end, older SSDs can have sluggish performance.
Read More »Amazon.com and Pentaho Deliver Open-Source BI via the Cloud
Pentaho customers will now be able to 'rent' Pentaho Version 3.0 via Amazon's EC2 cloud computing service.
Read More »HP Says it Will Likely Run Three Versions of Windows 7 on its Netbooks
Hewlett-Packard plans to offer Windows 7 Professional, Home Premium and Starter editions on netbook PCs.
Read More »Microsoft Tries to Ignite Struggling Windows Home Server Market
Microsoft signs up two Taiwanese vendors, Via and Shuttle Computer, to build Windows Home Server systems.
Read More »IBM, Canonical Release 'Microsoft-Free' Virtual Linux Desktop Bundle
The virtualized software bundle with Lotus desktop applications running on top of Ubuntu is IBM's latest effort to break Microsoft's stranglehold on the desktop.
Read More »How Windows 7 Will, and Won't, Work Better with SSDs
Microsoft cites four ways that Windows 7 will support solid state drives better than XP or Vista did, but experts say Windows 7 will only boost SSD performance in an incremental way.
Read More »Microsoft: Windows 7 Will Run on SSD Netbooks
A Microsoft program manager at WinHEC says netbooks with solid-state drives sporting as little as 16GB of storage will be able to run Windows 7.
Read More »Microsoft Promises Better Battery Life, Faster Boot Times with Windows 7
At WinHEC, Microsoft executives said that Vista's successor will use less memory and run nimbly on netbooks.
Read More »Microsoft Taking Less Is More Approach with Windows 7
Windows 7 may be an evolution of Vista, but it will be Vista without the bloat and clutter as Microsoft tries to get more from less.
Read More »Microsoft Finally to Bring Office to the Web, Windows Smart Phones
Microsoft executive Chris Capossela says it won't eat into existing Office sales.
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Service Level Management Best Practices Life Cycle Overview - Improve Service Levels
Best practices for Service Level Management (SLM) is a process for consistently meeting customer requirements and delivering on IT's promises. See the steps required to ensure high-quality SLM.
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Keeping Your Members Safe from Online Scams and Predators
In order to keep fraudsters out, romance sites must deploy effective solutions that look at information independent of what is supplied by users. A device fingerprinting solution such as iovation ReputationManager™ provides unique insight into the computers being used to create multiple accounts and exposes hidden device-account relationships that identity-based fraud solutions often miss.
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