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RSS aero in newsMicrosoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News On certain devices, the Quebec release will also provide as optional components Aero user-interface, Windows Media Player 11 and various Internet Explorer 7 features. Although it hasn't said much about its plans for a Vista-based successor to its... [06 Jun 2008]
Businesses reluctant to ditch ageing legacy systems
News Can you beat silicon reader Kevin Hill who emailed to boast about a Compaq Contura Aero from 1994 still happily running Windows 3.11 on a 486 processor with 4MB of RAM and a 240MB hard drive? More than two-thirds of UK organisations admit they are... [05 Jan 2007]
Supercomputer to power F1 team BMW-Sauber
News CFD uses numerical grid models to calculate the performance of aero parts, some of which consist of more than 100 million cells. Formula One team BMW-Sauber has revealed the secret weapon in its attempt to move up the grid in 2007 - the fastest... [04 Jan 2007]
Idle Vista PCs 'to send themselves to sleep'
News However, the fancy new Aero graphics in Vista are also fairly power-hungry. Vista PCs will be set to sleep after an hour of inactivity. While businesses and consumers can change the setting, Microsoft said they would be smart to let their computers... [17 Oct 2006]
Microsoft: 'Get ready for Vista now'
News Computer makers who meet higher requirements will be able to tout their machines as "Premium Ready", indicating the PCs are able to take advantage of higher-end features, such as Vista's Aero graphics. [19 May 2006]
Microsoft issues Vista 'shopping list'
News The "Premium Ready" programme will identify PCs that can take advantage of Vista's high-end features, including its new Aero graphics, according to a source familiar with the company's plans. The amount of graphics memory needed to run Vista's Aero... [18 May 2006]
Adult entertainment makes a bid for top level domain
News Icann, which made the list public on Friday afternoon, has not approved any new top-level domains since adding .biz, .info, and .aero and four others in 2000. The internet's real estate may soon be expanding, with the proposed addition of up to... [22 Mar 2004]
Travellers to try dot-aero service in Geneva
News With the great and good of the telecoms and IT worlds about to descend on Geneva for the four-yearly ITU Telecom event, airline networking company Sita has taken the opportunity to trial a scheduling service based around the new dot-aero suffix. [10 Oct 2003]
Dot-biz opens the door to cyber squatters
News Other domain names in the pipeline include dot-aero, dot-name and dot-pro. The dot-biz top-level domain name went live today as over 160,000 pre-registered names were activated at 00:01 (EST). The dot-info domain name was launched on 1 October. [07 Nov 2001]
Icann unveils new domain names
News The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) said at the conclusion of its quarterly meeting in Uruguay that '.museum,' '.coop,' and '.aero' could be up and running by January. Three new domain names have been ratified to help... [11 Sep 2001]
Microsoft Pocket PC to lock out non-ARM chips
News MIPS processors appear in Casio's Cassiopeia, as well as handheld devices from Philips, Samsung, Sharp and some other Compaq models such as the Aero. Microsoft is turning its back on two of its current chip partners by limiting support in the next... [04 Aug 2001]
Autobytel.com issues profits warning
News Meanwhile, in the UK, online car importer Totalise Eurekar is offering consumers a free Ford Focus if they order a SAAB 9-3 Aero. Online car seller autobytel.com has issued a profit warning for its second quarter citing the drop in advertising... [17 Jul 2001]
Representatives turn the heat up on Cerf
News Last November, Icann selected seven new domain names: .aero, .co-op, .info, .museum .name, .pro and .biz. Cerf, one of the founders of the internet and chairman of Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), said last year's... [09 Feb 2001]
Icann names new domains
News The successful new domains are: dot-biz (businesses) dot-name (individuals) dot-info (general information) dot-museum (museums) dot-aero (aviation) dot-coop (cooperatives) dot-pro (professionals) [17 Nov 2000]
Robotics firm makes US acquisition
News RTS Finland has signed a £330,000 deal with Volvo Aero Corporation for a robot milling system, while RTS Cheos has won a contract with British Nuclear Fuels. European robotics specialist, Robotic Technology Systems (RTS), has acquired US-based... [05 Jul 1999]
