Previous
Mac Hardware Gets Mandrake Linux Upgrade
News MandrakeSoft has released the second beta-test version of Mandrake Linux 8.2 for the PowerPC platform, the first update of Mandrake for Macintosh hardware since version 8.0 in August 2001. The operating system features support for both older and...
[March 28, 2002, 14:01]
2007 Microsoft Office Release System Requirements
White Papers When upgrading from Microsoft Office 2003 to the 2007 release one should not need to upgrade the hardware, although it may need to upgrade to a supported operating system. When upgrading from Microsoft Office 2000 or Office XP to the 2007 release...
[February 13, 2007, 23:00]
Michigan's Family Independence Agency Provides Better Service With Microsoft Windows 2000, Dell PowerEdge Servers
White Papers Increased server demand and the need to upgrade its hardware platform are major factors in Michigan's Family Independence Agency's decision to move away from supporting both UNIX and the Microsoft Windows NT platform.
[February 20, 2008, 23:00]
Benchmarking.
Blog I perform a benchmark before & after every hardware upgrade & after every defragmentation. This score reflects the upgrade of graphics card to a GeForce4 MX 420. I've found that lower end games, like the loveable Links 2003 or Shot-Online golf...
[November 25, 2007, 19:02]
HP Fine-tunes Recovery, Security For PCs
News HP has eased a policy that could limit how consumers recover their PCs in the event of hardware failure or when they upgrade hard drives. Pavilion owners looking to get a recovery CD will have to provide proof of ownership, along with the $10 fee...
[February 1, 2002, 16:55]
US Robotics Launches 125Mbps Wi-Fi Update
News Network hardware manufacturer US Robotics launched a firmware upgrade at the WLAN show in London on Tuesday that boosts the performance of its 802.11g wireless products to 125Mbps. Peter Blampied, European director of sales and operations at US...
[April 6, 2004, 17:25]
Greens: Vista Means More Dead PCs
News Some early adopters of Vista have already reported that the new operating system has forced them to upgrade their hardware. The Green Party has claimed that Microsoft's latest operating system, Vista, could lead to a mass upgrade of PCs that will...
[January 29, 2007, 16:27]
Dell Predicts Quick Vista Growth In Enterprise
News Vista will offer major improvements to the current Windows which businesses and consumers will want to take advantage of, according to another Dell executive - and so the company is preparing for a "more aggressive than usual" uptick in hardware...
[October 24, 2006, 13:21]
NZ Bank Joins Ranks Of Linux Converts
News The bank was not immediately available for comment, but if European examples are anything to go by, then software licensing and hardware upgrade costs are likely to feature among the reasons. They are still upgrading their systems, but on a cycle...
[April 22, 2002, 11:14]
Only If It Adds Value
Talkback The situation with the Apple WiFi upgrade is that it makes the hardware function at a level above and beyond the specification of the original unit, this is effectively giving the consumer a hardware upgrade and so cannot be given out for free due...
[January 19, 2007, 9:56]
Apple Explains Its Accounting Conundrum
News Apple isn't going to let any other company sell software that would upgrade a piece of its hardware, making it almost impossible to establish a market value for that software. Apple's explanation of a planned Wi-Fi upgrade fee has its roots in...
[January 22, 2007, 8:40]
Making The Grade With Vista
Leader Innovation-driven upgrade cycles happen as more sophisticated software demands faster hardware, and faster hardware enables more sophisticated software. It's the mantra of the IT department: upgrade, upgrade, upgrade.
[October 3, 2006, 16:45]
Moving Clients To An Active Directory Environment: The Pitfalls
News They may have to upgrade the hardware on their servers if it isn't already adequate for running Windows 2000. I recommend taking a good look at the potential compatibility issues between their existing hardware and software and Windows 2000 before...
[July 17, 2003, 14:06]
IT Upgrades Without Excess
News Some categories of upgrade items include client computer systems; peripherals (monitors, scanners, printers); client software; server hardware; server software; security devices (firewalls, biometric and smart card readers, IDS appliances...
[November 21, 2005, 15:20]
Mac OS X Dilemma: To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade?
News With all the hype over Apple's new Macintosh operating system, OS X ("oh-ess-ten"), during the last few days, one pressing question on users' minds might be whether they can actually upgrade now, six months before OS X shows up built into Apple...
[April 4, 2001, 13:37]
Intel Captains Stable Platforms For Corporate Computing
News Now imagine having a fleet of hundreds of laptops and desktops, each of which may have different levels of hardware, driver or software upgrade present and each of which may stop working if an inappropriate patch is fitted.
[June 12, 2003, 11:15]
IBM Enlarges Storage-software Sandpit
News The upgrade "will allow customers to spread data across both companies' storage hardware without worrying about the normal incompatibilities," IBM spokeswoman Lisa Lanspery said in an email message. Seeking to grab a larger share of the growing...
[April 26, 2004, 14:45]
Reluctance To Upgrade Starts To Hurt Microsoft
News A move by Microsoft to extend support for an older version of Windows underscores a new reality for the software giant: convincing customers to upgrade is becoming much more difficult. The company has tried to convince customers to upgrade more...
[February 2, 2004, 13:30]
Windows 98 Lifeline 'prompted By Linux Threat'
News Although many companies would upgrade because their applications or hardware require Windows, a significant chunk would be free to consider alternatives, such as Linux. Governor also pointed out that unlike the dot-com boom years, companies simply...
[January 13, 2004, 14:10]
IDF: Faster Rambus DRAM To Take On Rivals
News Rambus' 4200 modules should be available starting in the second quarter of this year and, according to sources, will be part of a coming hardware upgrade for high-end, Pentium 4 desktop PCs, which Intel plans for the early summer.
[February 26, 2002, 11:55]
