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French MPs dump Windows for Linux
News After the gendarmes and the Ministry of Culture, it's French MPs' turn to switch to open source. From June 2007, PCs in French députés' offices will be equipped with a Linux operating system and open source productivity software.
[November 27, 2006, 8:03]
UK councils dump Windows for Linux
News Two councils, Newham in London and Nottingham City Council, are examining the feasibility of shifting all their 11,500 staff desktop computers from Windows to Linux with open source desktop applications by the end of the year, according to E...
[June 6, 2003, 13:52]
Why it can be hard to say goodbye to IE
News The biggest reason why most people can't dump IE, however, is Microsoft itself: the software giant's Windows Update site blocks out non-IE browsers completely. While some people are downloading alternative browsers out of frustration with IE, which...
[September 30, 2004, 15:00]
Deal rumour batters RealNetworks
News Analysts agreed that AOL is unlikely to dump RealNetworks any time soon. Its stock tumbled nearly 20 percent to $10.62 a share Tuesday on speculation that AOL Time Warner's America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, is poised to...
[May 30, 2001, 12:34]
Monitoring W2K performance
News This will allow the entire contents of memory to be written to a 'core dump' if a crash occurs. The core dump can then be used to debug the cause of the crash. Windows 2000 ships with advanced performance tools to help you measure and report what...
[December 4, 2002, 14:47]
Spammers launch MP3 pump-and-dump campaign
News Spammers have launched the first mass MP3-attached pump-and-dump spam campaign, which security experts say could be used to distribute malware. Ducklin said JPEG and WMF (Windows Media Format) files are regularly exploited to deliver malicious...
[October 22, 2007, 9:54]
Motorola's uphill fight for survival
News Co-chief executive Jha, who was hired in August to take over the handset business and help spin it into its own company, said on the company's earnings call that Motorola will dump at least four operating systems, including Symbian, to focus on...
[October 31, 2008, 13:58]
Thinking of ditching IE? Think again
News Long before Internet security became a mainstream concern, many users chose to dump Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and switch to other Web browsers, most notably products from Netscape. For example, a primary way that spyware and adware infest...
[October 18, 2005, 18:50]
Microsoft on trial: Executives told to 'kill' QuickTime
News Microsoft insisted that Apple dump its consumer QuickTime technology and leave that market to Microsoft. Tevanian made his assertions Thursday morning to Microsoft attorney Theodore Edelman, as the landmark antitrust trial against the maker of the...
[November 6, 1998, 14:33]
AOL 7.0 tests Netscape browser
News The tests come amid speculation that AOL plans to dump IE for its 8.0 version, due in the fall. But AOL had until recently avoided a direct confrontation, sticking to a long-term deal that made IE its default browser in exchange for distribution of...
[March 15, 2002, 11:39]
Market mayhem: Tech stocks on a rollercoaster
News The Day Ahead: Dump those tech shares, make a trader's day -- Pssst. There are a lot of traders waiting for you to dump your tech shares in a panic today Mon, 17th Apr 2000 Microsoft broke the law -- Jackson rules Microsoft acted anti-competitively...
[April 7, 2000, 14:28]
Windows XP: The big squeeze?
News That's a question Microsoft critics, consumers and some software companies are asking as the software giant prepares to dump more features into Windows XP than into any version of its ubiquitous operating system since Windows 95.
[May 21, 2001, 14:02]
Sun vs MS: Let's call the whole thing off
News In recent months, Microsoft has put all its eggs in its C# (pronounced "C-sharp") basket -- and developers are wondering aloud when Microsoft will officially dump J++ and move on. C# is all you really need," said Rick Williamson, chief executive of...
[December 11, 2000, 12:51]
DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux
News Veteran Microsoft security expert Jesper Johansson has said he may dump Microsoft's Windows Media Center in favour of Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE after struggling with the software giant's digital-rights management software.
[September 26, 2007, 9:45]
IBM dumps Windows CE
News According to an IBM source, Big Blue is the latest manufacturer to dump Microsoft's Windows CE operating system. The company has discontinued its z50 sub-notebook, the first in its WorkPad line to be based on Windows CE.
[March 31, 2000, 16:07]
Microsoft helps customers get together
News Any time you'd be tempted to create a subdirectory and dump a folder into it, we'd like you to think about creating a SharePoint site. Microsoft on Wednesday released Windows SharePoint Services, a free add-on for the company's latest server...
[October 1, 2003, 14:35]
Storm botnet 'services' could be sold
News Oddly enough, Storm isn't doing much, so far, except gathering strength," Schneier wrote, adding that: "Aside from continuing to infect other Windows machines and attacking particular sites that are attacking it Storm has only been implicated in...
[October 16, 2007, 15:25]
Sony, Palm team up against Windows CE
News Just last month Philips announced that it was abandoning its Nino range of handheld devices, following LG Electronics' September decision to dump its CE-based Phenom devices. The collaboration is a major blow for Microsoft's Windows CE operating...
[November 16, 1999, 14:56]
Roundup: Palm shifts focus
News HP may dump MS for Linux Palm embraces Windows in £180m deal Palm has made a significant step into the corporate market with the acquisition of Extended Systems. But at the same time it faces criticism over its hardware platform, which remains...
[March 9, 2001, 7:41]
Apple to update iBook, PowerBook
News The company may also dump its low-end CD-ROM model, which sells for around $1,300 (£910). The increase in hard drive sizes could also help keep iBook competitive with Windows-based notebooks, particularly those from Sony.
[October 15, 2001, 9:25]
