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Lindows to Enter Business Desktop Market
Lindows.com Inc. has been popularizing an inexpensive Linux desktop for the public, LindowsOS, for years with low-priced bundles at Wal-Mart, but this year founder and CEO Michael Robertson is planning to introduce LindowsOS Professional, an operating system for business users. Not that there’s much difference in his opinion between business and home operating systems. “People…
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It’s Not ALL About Linux
There’s no denying that Microsoft is worried about Linux — and justifiably so. But, contrary to prevailing “wisdom,” this fear is not dictating Microsoft’s every move. Wait! Before you burn me in effigy atop a pyre of flaming “Linux for Dummies” books, hear me out. I am discounting neither the value of Linux, nor the…
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Texas Instruments CEO Stepping Down
Semiconductor maker Texas Instruments Inc. announced Thursday that Thomas J. Engibous will step down as president and chief executive of the Dallas-based company on May 1. He will be replaced by chief operating officer Richard K. Templeton. In the planned transition, Engibous, 50, will remain chairman. Templeton, 45, has been with TI for 23 years…
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Xerox Phaser 8400 Series Color Printer
What’s faster than most laser printers, prints much like an offset printing press, and costs $1,000? It’s the Xerox Phaser 8400 Series Color Printer. This solid-ink printer melts its resin-based ink, sprays it on a drum, then rolls the drum against the paper to transfer the image—all at an engine speed of 24 pages per…
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Retail IT Spending Expected to Increase in 2004
On the last day of its annual convention in New York, the National Retail Federation released a new study that shows retailers expect to increase IT spending in 2004. Eighty three percent of more than 100 retailers surveyed expect to replace or upgrade point of sale systems this year, according to Retail Horizons: Benchmarks for…
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Optimal Access Strikes Major Distribution Deals
Optimal Access struck a pre-paid bundling deal with Acer Tablet PCs to include its Optimal Desktop on PCs distributed through PC Connection. Optimal Desktop is a tabbed interface that records Web site passwords and lets users organize access to favorite destinations. In a separate deal, TigerDirect will market Optimal Access’ Mobile Desktop which lets users…
