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Review: Presto Instant-On Revives Old PCs
Despite the hype, despite the value and despite the technology, Linux hasn’t made a significant impact on the desktop PC market. Sure, there are exceptions and some low-end PCs or netbooks come with Linux preinstalled, but for the most part Microsoft Windows rules supreme on the PC. Xandros is taking a new approach to fuel…
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Putting Skin in Managed Services
Now that the economy has tanked and everybody can see the value of selling IT as an operational expense, it seems like every vendor out there is trying to jump into the managed services pool. For the most part that can be seen as a positive development. But the thing that solution providers should remember…
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ParaScale Intros Low-Cost, Easy Cloud Storage
ParaScale has released its ParaScale Cloud Storage software for general availability, giving solution providers a cost-effective, simple-to-install cloud storage solution that leverages commodity servers to deliver to customers massive capacity. The software-only solution can be downloaded from the Web and applied to any standard Linux platform, says ParaScale CEO Sajai Krishnan. PCS clusters hundreds of…
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Mac OS X Gains, Windows Loses Market Share
After a February market share gain, March saw Windows market share drop again, when more users jumped ship from Windows XP than picked up Vista, according to Web metrics firm Net Applications. Apple Mac OS X, on the other hand, gained market share for the first time since January, the firm reported. In March, Net…
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EMC Introduces Archiving, E-Discovery Products
EMC’s new SourceOne solutions aim to ease management of multiple content types, making data consolidation and storage more efficient for solution providers. The SourceOne product family will integrate easily with solution providers that have an existing storage practice, or for those who work with customers in the legal, health care, financial or large enterprise sector,…
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New Windows Mobile Bound to Make Apple Notice
The new look and features of Windows Mobile 6.5 show that Microsoft is clearly interested in mastering both the consumer and business market when it comes to portable devices. Windows Mobile 6.5 offers an improved interface, which makes it easy to launch applications, surf the Web and check e-mail, all without overcomplicating the basic features…