Monthly Archives: November 2006

Google: A Kinder, Gentler, Less Fat, Successful Newman

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Google's Gmail is offering users the option to open Excel attachments in Google Spreadsheets.File this one under "saw that coming."Like any good citizen with...

Apple Places Encrypted Binaries in Mac OS X

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A computer researcher has made public information that Apple Computer has encrypted at the binary level critical parts of its Mac OS X operating...

Deduplication, Dancing Robot Steal Storage Show

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ORLANDO, Fla.—A wise-guy robot from Xiotech personally greeted many of the 1,200 visitors to the show floor at the Storage Networking World conference here...

Industry Reactions Mixed About Novell/Microsoft

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The Nov. 2 announcement of a mutual-assistance contract between Microsoft and Novell has been greeted by others with reactions ranging from modest hopes for...

Microsoft, Novell in Peace Accord

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Linux SMB Server Firm Signs Ingram Micro as Distributor

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Collax, developer of Linux servers for small and growing businesses, has announced an agreement with Ingram Micro as its first U.S. distributor. This is a...

IBM, Business Objects Deepen Relationship

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IBM, which has pledged to invest $1 billion over the next three years on developing information management products and services, announced Nov. 2 a...

Wi-Fi Trumps Starbucks

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The Wi-Fi Alliance announced Oct. 31 that Americans like their Wi-Fi more than they like Starbucks. The organization, reporting on a study it carried out...

E-Voting, as It Takes Hold, Faces Big Risks

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With the Nov. 7 midterm elections nearing, computer experts are sounding an alarm about possible problems with the electronic systems that two in every...

Berkeleys Mesh Network: Dust in the RFID Wind

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UC/Berkeley researchers have created tiny wireless "motes"—aka network sensors—that use radio signals to communicate where they are located in physical space. The end goal: an...