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Google Mini: Can Cute Cut It?
While its name is synonymous with searching the Web (just look in the dictionary), Google hasn’t quite made the same kind of inroads when it comes to search in corporate environments. Who knows? Maybe Google is just too cute for its own good. Its Google Search Appliances, which are designed to provide search to huge…
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An Early Look at Freespire
In two weeks, Linspire Inc. will release Freespire, its community Linux distribution. This new distribution isn’t just another Linux distro. It will represent the first Linux to include most of the legally licensed and available, third-party proprietary codices, drivers and software. To say this is a bit controversial in Linux and free software circles is…
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Acer Trots Out 20-Inch Notebook
Acer is taking to the big screen. The San Jose, Calif., PC maker on July 31 said it has begun offering its mega-desktop replacement, the Aspire 9800, which features a 20.1-inch widescreen display. Acer, which has been gaining worldwide market share in recent quarters, is aiming for students or small home office workers who are…
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Ubuntu 6.06 Is Current Desktop Linux Champ
Canonical’s Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is an excellent Linux-based operating system—so excellent, in fact, that it not only earned eWEEK Labs’ Analyst’s Choice designation but has also become our clear favorite among Linux desktop distributions. Click here to read the full review of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. Canonical’s Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is an excellent Linux-based operating system—so…
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Microsoft to Put More Cash in the Channel Through Lending
Microsoft is ramping up its finance operation to pump potentially billions of dollars into the channel as part of the momentum it is trying to build for adoption of its largest-ever product release. Microsoft Financing announced this week at the vendor’s Worldwide Partner Conference “6/50,” a one-year promotion that allows customers to finance IT solutions,…
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Heard at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference
Words and musings from Microsoft executives at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference July 11-13 in Boston. “There are 600 million Windows and Office users worldwide. … Who will be the first to show them the power of Vista and Office 2007? Our imperative is to become the first and best users of this technology. … Bring…
