Monthly Archives: April 2006
SQL Server 2005 SP1 Arrives with Production-Ready Mirroring
The long wait for the production version of database mirroring is finally over for SQL Server 2005 fans.
Microsoft on April 19 introduced Service Pack...
Keeping the Trains on Schedule
In his coversations, Peter Coffee learns that the challenges of keeping the infrastructure trains running on time isnt so much a chain of processes...
Xandros, Scalix Team on SMB Linux-Groupware Server Combo
Xandros, a leading Linux desktop vendor, will finally be coming out with its server product at LinuxWorld Toronto in the week of April 23.
One...
Cisco, Apple Patch Security Glitches
Cisco Systems and Apple Computer each released new security patches meant to plug vulnerabilities discovered in their respective products.
The networking giant issued patches for...
Borland Completes Deal to Acquire Segue
Borland Software announced the completion of its deal to acquire Segue Software in a transaction valued at about $100 million.
Cupertino, Calif.-based Borland announced on...
Google Turns On Page Creator
Google now lets anyone with a Google e-mail account sign up for its new Page Creator feature.When last heard from, the self-publishing feature was...
What’s a Little Censorship Among Google and Friends?
It became clear April 19 that Net phone provider Skype, via a partner, cooperates with Chinese officials by filtering out some words from ongoing...
Google Redoubles Enterprise Search Push
Google has forged new partnerships with business software suppliers Oracle and Salesforce.com and others as it makes a big push into selling enterprise search...
Group Plots Desktop Linux Printing Improvements
If you think setting up and using a printer in Linux is too much trouble, take heart—youre not alone.
To come to grips with a...
Group Aims to Make the Data Center Greener
Four computer industry heavyweights are joining an alliance designed to help cut the use of one of the computer industrys most precious resources: Electricity.
Chip...