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I enjoyed Anne Chens May 8 article, “Thin Clients: Take Two.” It would be a great follow-up to do an article on server requirements. How many Terminal Server clients can a run-of-the-mill server support, and what kind of performance can be expected? How many clients on a two-processor HP ProLiant DL380 with 4GB of memory? […]

Seattle—All of the attention at WinHEC was focused on the launch of the Beta 2 versions of three Microsoft platforms: Windows Vista, Longhorn Server and Office 2007. But the triad of betas wasnt the only thing Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates highlighted during his keynote. He also introduced Microsoft FlexGo, a pay-as-you-go […]

At a ceremony held in Boston on May 23, eWEEK proudly announced the winners in its sixth annual Excellence Awards program. This years winners impressed the program judges—eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners—with their ability to ease the complexities of todays enterprise IT environment, especially given the challenges companies face in achieving and maintaining […]

In Labs, eWeek Labs Director Jim Rapoza talks with Senior Analyst Jason Brooks about the latest Vista beta. In commentary, Spencer F. Katt gives his “reasons not to invest in the stock market if” list. Duration: 9:01 /zimages/1/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/1/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/1/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for […]

Looking ahead, CEO Steve Ballmer hits New York City to meet with financial analysts, and preparations for the Professional Developers Conference in June in Boston. Duration: 7:49 /zimages/5/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/5/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/5/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

SEATTLE—Not content to take on PDF and PostScript with Windows, Microsoft now also is setting its sights on going head-to-head with the JPEG imaging standard. Microsoft introduced on May 24 at WinHEC (the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) here its proposed image-compression file-format specification, which it is calling “Windows Media Photo.” During a session on Windows […]

SEATTLE—At this years WinHEC, Microsoft isnt touting only the current and future versions of Windows to its hardware partners. It also is pushing Windows Live services as another platform around which device makers can and should be building. Windows Live are software services designed to complement Microsofts Windows operating system. Microsoft is fielding and refreshing […]

Peter also has some notes on role-reversing ironies at this years eWEEK Excellence Awards. Duration: 9:02 /zimages/1/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/1/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/1/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

SEATTLE—A day after Microsoft announced availability of Windows Vista Beta 2, the first testers are overcoming download bottlenecks and obtaining bits. While many are finding the latest build to be more stable and better-performing, they also are still hitting driver and application compatibility issues, among other system problems. Microsoft announced on May 23 that it […]

The analysts discuss which beta–Longhorn server, Vista or Office 2007–is the biggest upgrade, and the most ready. Duration: 14:05 /zimages/3/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/3/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/3/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.