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Five Reasons Why Android Could Kill Windows Mobile

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Source: www.eweek.com
Date: 17:12 06 Dec 2009

NEWS ANALYSIS: Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system could be the product in the smartphone space that is most vulnerable to the rise of Android, whose market share has steadily climbed over the past year. A variety of factors, ranging from a pairing of the Android OS with the solidly sellinghttp://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/5-Reasons-Why-Android-Could-Kill-Windows-Mobile-132239/?kc=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RSS%2Feweek_retail+%28eWeek+Retail%29

Google Chrome OS Previewed

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Source: intelligent-enterprise.informationweek.com
Date: 12:00 05 Dec 2009

Google's Chrome operating system is about a year away, but a tour of Chromium OS -- Chrome's publicly available open source incarnation -- reveals a lot.http://intelligent-enterprise.informationweek.com/channels/enterprise_applications/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222000780&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb

Red Hat Enterprise Linux tuning tips help boost performance

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Source: searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com
Date: 17:24 04 Dec 2009

An advantage of Linux over Windows is performance tuning. Some tools used by Linux admins can provide a performance boost of 5 - 10%, allowing them to delay the purchase of additional server capacity.http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid39_gci1375966,00.html?track=sy184&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+techtarget%2FSearchopensource%2FOpenSourceHeadlines+%28SearchOpenSource+%3A+Enterprise+Linux+headlines%29

Virtualization Driving Server Sales

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Source: www.cioinsight.com
Date: 17:04 04 Dec 2009

As virtual machine density increases within the enterprise, more organizations will need to update their servers to handle the increased loads. So say the analysts at IDC and at Gartner. We examine the numbers from both, as well as figures from a recent survey of 290 IT decision makers conducted byhttp://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/IT-Management/Virtualization-Driving-Server-Sales-687794/?kc=rss

US needs cybersecurity overhaul to combat hackers, says stud...

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Source: www.computerworlduk.com
Date: 11:56 04 Dec 2009

The US government and private businesses need to overhaul the way they look at cybersecurity, with the government offering businesses new incentives to fix security problems, the Internet Security Alliance said.http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/cybercrime/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsId=17870

Whitehall's G-Cloud gets clearer

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Source: www.silicon.com
Date: 09:47 04 Dec 2009

News in brief: App store and mixed datacentres on the cards. More details of the G-Cloud - the proposed government-wide cloud computing platform - havehttp://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39692313,00.htm?s_cid=557

RIM once again in patent complaint

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Source: www.cio.co.uk
Date: 09:15 04 Dec 2009

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has been hit with yet another patent-infringement complaint in relation to...http://www.cio.co.uk/news/3208139/rim-once-again-in-patent-complaint/?olo=rss

Weekend Gadget Watch: Nokia N900

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Source: networks.silicon.com
Date: 06:00 04 Dec 2009

"It's a mini computer trying to break new ground". Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in ourhttp://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39689553,00.htm

Uproar Over E.T. Hunter Misplaced, SETI@Home Founder Says

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Source: www.cio.com
Date: 05:00 04 Dec 2009

The school superintendent investigating a former employee who ran the SETI@home program on school computers doesnt understand how the technology works or that the project is well-respected, experts in the technology field say.http://www.cio.com/article/509914/Uproar_Over_E.T._Hunter_Misplaced_SETI_Home_Founder_Says?source=rss_news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cio%2Farticles+%28CIO+-+Articles%29

RIM warns of BlackBerry server risk from PDF

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Source: www.v3.co.uk
Date: 02:13 04 Dec 2009

BlackBerry users are being warned about accessing PDF files after it discovered flaws in the BlackBerry Attachment Service used to send and read the files on mobile devices.http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2254424/rim-warns-blackberry-server

Developers get beta SDK for Atom

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Source: news.zdnet.co.uk
Date: 16:50 03 Dec 2009

Intel on Wednesday launched a test version of its software developer kit (SDK) for the Atom Developer Programme, part of the company's plan...http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39920921,00.htm?s_cid=260

Blades are server market's bright spot, says IDC

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Source: www.infoworld.com
Date: 12:25 03 Dec 2009

Demand for servers may finally be increasing again, and enterprises are paying higher prices for blade servers while still shunning Unix systemshttp://www.infoworld.com/d/hardware/blades-are-server-markets-bright-spot-says-idc-732?source=rss_infoworld_news

Sun releases new version of Solaris Cluster software

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Source: www.cbronline.com
Date: 00:00 03 Dec 2009

In addition, the new release extends support for Automatic Storage Management (ASM) with Oracle RAC databases to single instance Oracle databases in different types of Solaris Container deployment.http://www.cbronline.com/news/sun_releases_new_version_of_solaris_cluster_software_091203

Diet Chromium Offers Slimmed Down Chrome OS

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Source: www.linuxworld.com
Date: 00:00 03 Dec 2009

Want to give Chromium OS a try, but don't have a spare 4GB USB stick lying around? Fear not as a new 'diet' build of Chromium OS (the open-source project upon which Google Chrome OS is based), which only requires a 1GB drive, is now available for download, courtesy of a UK-based student.http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2009/120309-diet-chromium-offers-slimmed-down.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news

Hyper-V installation and management features guide

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Source: searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com
Date: 17:21 02 Dec 2009

This guide on Hyper-V features outlines Hyper-V installation and management as well how Live Migration and Virtual Machine Manager tackle previous Hyper-V limitations.http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid94_gci1375448,00.html?track=sy420&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SearchservervirtualizationServerVirtualizationNewsAndOpinions+%28SearchServerVirtualization+%3A+Server+virtualization+news+and+opinions%29

Web trends alter role of the Windows OS

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Source: searchwinit.techtarget.com
Date: 17:05 30 Nov 2009

The trend toward Web-based apps and hypervisors of all kinds has changed the role of the operating system. How far will it go?http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid1_gci1375580,00.html?track=sy192&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+techtarget%2FSearchwin2000%2Fenterprisewindows+%28SearchWinIT.com+%3A+News+on+enterprise+Windows+platforms+and+applications%29

Getting familiar with IPv6 for Windows environments

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Source: searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com
Date: 15:55 30 Nov 2009

IPv6 might not be the dominant protocol yet, but the latest versions of Windows Server indicate that it could be soon. Here's was Windows admins should know.http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid68_gci1375563,00.html?track=sy192&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+techtarget%2FSearchwin2000%2Fenterprisewindows+%28SearchWinIT.com+%3A+News+on+enterprise+Windows+platforms+and+applications%29

Your top HR tech priorities for next year revealed

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Source: software.silicon.com
Date: 15:35 30 Nov 2009

How to make human resources IT work for you. Working out your budgets and trying to figure out the tech priorities for your HR department inhttp://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39674581,00.htm?s_cid=554

From The Labs: The first Android netbook?

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Source: resources.zdnet.co.uk
Date: 11:33 30 Nov 2009

Acer has put Google's Android OS on its Aspire One D250 netbook, but is it any more than a sideshow? Charles McLellan investigateshttp://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/video/0,1000002009,39909132,00.htm?s_cid=299&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zdnetuk%2Fresources%2Farticles+%28ZDNet+UK+Resources+-+Articles%29

The Weekly Round-Up: 27.11.09

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Source: comment.silicon.com
Date: 16:59 27 Nov 2009

Sorry gran! We've all made embarrassing mobile phone blunders as part of our busy modern lives. We've allhttp://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39677645,00.htm?s_cid=551