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HP Embraces Open Source as Well as Linux
Efrain Rovira, Hewlett-Packard Co.’s worldwide director of Linux marketing, wants one thing perfectly clear: HP is taking Linux very seriously. “Linux is a very important customer trend that goes beyond the operating system. Customers want to do a lot more with less money,” Rovira said. “We understand that, so we’ve made Linux one of our…
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IBM Rivals See PC Market as ‘Two-Horse Race’
There remain many questions around IBM’s sale of its personal computing division to China-based Lenovo Group Ltd. However, one thing agreed upon by most observers is that IBM’s competitors in the low-margin sector for personal desktop and laptop computers could stand to benefit in the market reshuffling. Combined, IBM and Lenovo will stand at third…
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Microsoft Preps Five Windows Patches
Microsoft’s monthly patch day for December will produce security updates for five vulnerabilities affecting Windows users, the company said Thursday. In an advance notice, the software giant said the maximum severity rating for the five updates is “important.” Some of the security updates may require a restart. The prerelease of basic information ahead of the…
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Cisco Buys Routing Software Startup BCN Systems
Cisco Systems on Thursday agreed to buy up the remaining portion of routing software startup BCN Systems that it didn’t already own. The Santa Clara, Calif., startup brings to the table a software architecture that can help Cisco more efficiently move new features or advanced services into an IOS (Internetwork Operating System) network, according to…
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Spyware: The Next Real Threat
NEW YORK—Spyware will replace the mass-mailing worm as the biggest nuisance—and security threat—facing businesses in 2005. That’s the chilling assessment from Roger Thompson, director of content research security management at Computer Associates International Inc. Thompson used the spotlight of the InfoSecurity 2004 conference here to highlight the growing threat from spyware and adware “pests” and…
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Ellison: Oracle Will Ship PeopleSoft’s Next-Generation Products
SAN FRANCISCO—Oracle Corp. will complete development and ship the next version of PeopleSoft’s flagship enterprise applications even if it ultimately succeeds in buying out its competitor. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison voiced the commitment to complete the PeopleSoft 9 product line, which is still under development, in his keynote address at his company’s OpenWorld customer conference…
