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Windows 98 - Modem Woes Denied
News ‘No dial tone detected' has greeted over 200 ZDNet News readers' machines attempting to dial into the Internet using ‘dial-up networking' yet none of the organisations identified by users have any record of any issues relating to dialling out on...
[July 22, 1998, 6:05]
Windows Vista Gets A Mixed Reception
News Using a similar sarcastic tone, blogger Veggiedude sees "VISTA" as an acronym for "the top five Windows problems: virses, infections, spyware, trojans and adware," he wrote. Technology blogger Josh Phillips is atypical of his fellow online...
[July 25, 2005, 10:30]
Is Windows Vista Really 50% To 87% More Secure Than Windows XP?
White Papers Essentially, the SDL was set in place as a model to cut the volume of security defects associated with the design and coding process, as well as to ensure that the mitigations set in place tone down the maximum severity level of the remaining...
[January 11, 2008, 23:00]
Linux PCs 'used To Run Pirated Windows'
Talkback The tone of your article is somewhat misleading, and puts a curious spin on the facts. More correctly, you should say 'PCs preloaded with open source Linux software can subsequently be installed with Microsoft Windows.
[October 5, 2004, 15:30]
Microsoft: The Next Generation
News Gates outlined his ideas for automating software delivery via a service dubbed "Windows Tone," or WinTone. While all eyes are focused on the effects that a possible breakup of Microsoft might have on the company's future, few are contemplating the...
[April 28, 2000, 14:13]
Microsoft Changes Tack Over Linux
News Microsoft has not exactly taken a conciliatory tone in confirming its LinuxWorld Expo presence, but it has scaled back the hostile language. The Windows giant has never ignored the Linux show, often sending executives along to scope out the terrain...
[July 4, 2002, 14:35]
Bring The Tangible Benefits Of Linux To Your Organisation
News The intellectual tone of the book is geared toward the information technology professional and is a thorough guide to the Linux universe. While Microsoft Windows is still the dominating operating system for personal computers, it is by far and away...
[June 23, 2005, 11:10]
CeBIT 2000: Linux "better Off" Without Office
News What's laughable is the tone of Gittins' remarks. That is Windows 2000. Does he know that his master admitted on TV less than a fortnight ago that Windows 2000 would cause problems for 25 percent of its users?
[February 25, 2000, 16:07]
Analysts: Judge's Decision Won't Hurt Microsoft Shares
News While the tone of Jackson's decision was decidedly critical of Microsoft, analysts said this latest episode should have little effect on the stock's performance for the foreseeable future. In the midst of all the carnage Monday, several analysts...
[April 4, 2000, 10:00]
Flash Heads For Next Frontier
News Macromedia chairman and CEO Rob Burgess set the tone at this week's Flashfoward2000 conference in San Francisco on Tuesday when he started his keynote speech with an animated video titled "Internet killed the video star".
[March 29, 2000, 10:18]
Sun Sees Automotive Side To Java
News After the initial burst of laughter at the meeting died down, Schwartz commented: "Do you know a 17-year-old who would pay $5 (£2.74) for a new horn tone on his dashboard? Schwartz told the JavaOne crowd that in a meeting with an automobile company...
[June 29, 2004, 8:50]
Apple's Cheeky TV Ads Exploit Vista Delay
News The ads "are little different in tone from what Apple has taken in the past", said Michael Gartenberg, research director with Jupiter Research. The ads, which began appearing on television Monday night, poke fun at some of the problems with the...
[May 4, 2006, 10:55]
Microsoft Remakes Its .NET Pitch
News Indeed, Chris Atkinson, who runs the company's .NET Solutions group, set the tone when he said the battle at the high-end had shifted in Microsoft's favour. Microsoft also said it will release by August Windows 2000 SP1 and Windows 2000 Data Centre...
[July 28, 2000, 11:11]
Open Source 'is Free Like A Puppy Is Free' Says Sun Boss
News Commenting on the old enemy Microsoft, the tone was fairly conciliatory with McNealy showing a picture of himself shaking hands with Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. Next on the hit list was open source, with McNealy attacking the widely...
[June 8, 2005, 17:40]
Microsoft Tops 2Q Estimates, Issues Usual Caution
News Earlier this quarter, analysts set a consensus earnings target of 39 cents a share, but then-CFO Greg Maffei broke from his typically cautious tone when he suggested that sales would improve by as much 14 percent sequentially.
[January 19, 2000, 9:15]
Will Wall Street's Linux Love Affair Last?
News No one owns it, despite the proprietary tone that Red Hat officials have taken in recent weeks. While consumers and corporations clearly want an alternative to Microsoft ubiquitous Windows platform, the incredible surge in Red Hat shares since its...
[December 2, 1999, 9:21]
Bluetooth's Future Looking Rosier
News That's "a big change in tone. Microsoft's decision to leave Bluetooth support out of its original version of the Windows XP operating system didn't help either. Microsoft said it plans to offer Windows XP support for Bluetooth as soon as next summer.
[December 17, 2001, 9:39]
Microsoft Keeps Its Open Source Enemies Close
News This way of talking about open source set the tone for debate - not only was Microsoft going to compete with Linux, Apache and the like, it was going to wage a holy war against the whole "un-American" idea of "free software".
[June 30, 2005, 17:00]
AOL Admits Failure Of Winamp Revamp
News Frankel later moderated his tone and has posted hints that he may stay. As Nullsoft struggles with the direction of Winamp, AOL is showing signs of cooperating more closely with Microsoft on digital media, having agreed a month ago to license the...
[June 27, 2003, 13:27]
Adobe Blames Europe For Flat Revenue Forecast
News I was surprised at management's cautious tone on Asia," said Tonia Lee, analyst with Dain Rauscher Wessels. About 71 percent of Adobe's second-quarter revenue came from Windows products. Reliance on Windows software increased mainly because Adobe...
[June 15, 2001, 9:07]
