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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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