Monthly Archives: September 2006
Via Debuts Carbon-Free Desktop CPU
Via is shipping a Linux-friendly x86-compatible desktop processor, accompanied by a "Clean Computing Initiative" aimed at offsetting the chips environmental cost.
The C7-D clocks at...
IT: Getting Ready to Fight the Next War
On the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, eWEEK sought the perspective of several members of our Corporate Partner Advisory Board as...
Wal-Mart, Metro Give Blanket Support for RFID Gen 2
Two huge global retailers—Wal-Mart and Germany-based The Metro Group—pledged Sept. 12 to only support Gen 2 systems from now on, in a move that...
Metro Group Divorcing Grocery Scan from Payment
Germany-based retail giant The Metro Group this summer started quietly experimenting with a radical change in supermarket layout and procedure: physically separating where groceries...
Dell Unveils First AMD Desktops
NEW YORK—Dell has added a new dimension to its desktop PCs by taking the wraps off of its first AMD-processor-based machines.
The PC maker began...
Microsoft Refreshes BI Server Test Build
Microsoft is refreshing the test code for its PerformancePoint Server 2007 product that it currently is testing in a limited, closed beta with 20...
Where is That Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh?
A few readers have been asking for an update on the whereabouts of the refreshed Office 2007 test code, known as the Office 2007...
Longhorn Server: A New Test Build Goes Live
From Microsoft Watch: While it shares the same build number as Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (Build 5600), the newest Longhorn Server build is...
Building a Better Google, One Office Park at a Time
The G Poppa is moving. First came word that Google's Manhattan offices were relocating to Chelsea. And today the Mercury News reports that Google...
Burgum Out, Nadella In as Head of Microsoft Biz Solutions
Microsoft has finally chosen a successor to Doug Burgum, head of the Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) business: Satya Nadella, who is currently corporate VP...