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Photos: Ubuntu unleashes the Karmic Koala
Photo Note the release notes link at the bottom. Want to know how Ubuntu 9.10 will look once installed? silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia takes you through the install. Once booting from the CD is complete, this is the... [29 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News Ian Auger, head of IT and communications at ITN, also sounded a note of caution: "Whilst not being afraid to use open source in some dedicated or server type applications, our desktop is dominated by Microsoft compatible... [28 Oct 2009]
Get Ready for Windows 7
White Paper It's important to note that there will be some low-level application exceptions, such as client security, imaging, firewall, and networking, but the beta of Windows 7 shows significant promise. The best way to prepare... [14 Oct 2009]
Watts and Volt-Amps: Powerful Confusion
White Paper This note helps explain the differences between Watts and VA and explains how the terms are correctly and incorrectly used in specifying power protection equipment. [01 Oct 2009]
Reliability Models for Electric Power Systems
White Paper This note explains the sources of downtime in Electric Power Systems and provides an explanation for site-to-site variations in Power Availability. The the factors affecting power quality from generation to the... [01 Oct 2009]
Increasing Data Center Efficiency by Using Improved High Density Power Distribution
White Paper Note: The methods in this paper only apply in North America and are for problems that are unique to North America. A new approach to power distribution for high density server installations saves floor space, simplifies... [01 Oct 2009]
Microsoft's free antivirus coming in weeks
News Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free antivirus software soon, according to a note sent to testers late on Sunday. The final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be released to the public in... [22 Sep 2009]
Microsoft's web-based Office: First taster goes live
News The limited test of the so-called Office Web Apps includes versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint but not the OneNote note-taking application. Microsoft started public testing for the first browser-based version of... [18 Sep 2009]
Google presses play on video ads
News Google hasn't made many changes to its text ad format and now sees this as a big opportunity," wrote JP Morgan's Imran Khan in a research note distributed after the webcast. Google sought to remind financial analysts on... [10 Sep 2009]
ZDNet Resource Guide: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
White Paper Note: This premium editorial content is underwritten by SAP. This ZDNet Resource Guide provides useful information to help you gain a better understanding of the primary benefits and limitations of ERP as well as the... [09 Sep 2009]
Microsoft Office System Customer Solution Case Study
White Paper To create a dynamic work environment based on open communication, the company deployed the Microsoft® Office® OneNote 2007 note-taking program to all 70 employees, enhancing communication and collaboration, increasing... [05 Sep 2009]
Ensuring Your HP-UX Build Environment Is Up-to-Date
White Paper This note provides information that will help software vendors to get an up-to-date HP-UX build environment. Software vendors will typically only update the HP-UX build environment of their application at certain times -... [02 Sep 2009]
eBay sells most of Skype in $2bn deal
News Under the deal, eBay will receive approximately $1.9bn in cash and a note from the buyer in the principal amount of $125m, for a total of $2.025bn. Ecommerce giant eBay announced on Tuesday that it's selling its Skype... [01 Sep 2009]
Citrix XenDesktop Architecture and Implementation on ProLiant Servers
White Paper The goal of this integration note is to describe Citrix XenDesktop technology, architecture, and implementation on ProLiant servers. The audience is both internal and external customers. Desktop virtualization involves... [01 Sep 2009]
FUJITSU Storage Systems Storplex 2008: Leading Storage Solution Development for New Era
White Paper Please note that this paper includes information about planned products that may or may not be provided or may be provided with different specifications. Storplex 2008 is the advanced version of Storplex released in 1999. [30 Aug 2009]