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Apple says, due to overwhelming user demand, it is developing software that will allow customers to dual-boot Windows XP and Mac OS X on Intel-based Macs. Apple rolled out on Wednesday a public beta version of “Boot Camp,” which it plans to make a feature of “Leopard,” the next version of the Mac OS, which […]

Chip maker Rapport Technologies and IBM have developed the Kilocore1025, a new breed of cell processor technology both companies claim will bring disruptive technologies to the low-power computing market. The Kilcore 1025, will feature 1024 eight-bit processing elements together with a PowerPCTM core on a single, low-cost chip, allowing customers to put hundreds or thousands […]

Microsoft is working to commercialize “BitVault,” a Microsoft Research technology designed to store large volumes of seldom-changing information—the kind of material that overwhelms enterprises needing to house lots of compliance and reference data. BitVault is Microsofts code name for a “content-addressable retention platform for large volumes of reference data.” BitVault incorporates P2P (peer-to-peer) technology for […]

I read John G. Spooners article on UEFI (“Microsoft Shuts Windows on New PC Firmware,” March 20) with great interest because my future as a computer user is already harnessed to this emerging firmware standard. I wasnt terribly surprised to see yet another item dropped from the list of Vista technologies and implementations. … I […]

For almost nine years, VMware was, for the most part, the only real player in the field of x86 virtualization technology. Over the past couple of years, that has changed, as enterprises have realized the benefits of virtualization and more players have entered the arena. The technology will be a key topic of conversation at […]

Unlike many Microsoft products, dynamics GP, the companys Great Plains ERP application, is on a fast track. Next January, Microsoft Business Solutions is set to deliver Great Plains 10.0. Even Microsoft officials admit that may be too soon for some customers. But the company is out to make sure it hits the converged Dynamics platform […]

eWEEK Senior Writer Ryan Naraine talks with Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer of eEye, to discuss the companys decision to release an unofficial patch for the latest zero-day exploit of Internet Explorer. This is eWEEK Podcast #60. /zimages/2/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/2/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the […]

After 12 years of being the go-to computer guy in his familys Southern California chemical business (not to mention, serving as its general manager), Jim Locke decided it was time to branch out on his own. In 2000, he started JW Locke & Associates, an IT consulting business catering to small and midsize companies in […]

Jim Locke, principal of JW Locke & Associates, knows a thing or two about partnering. As founder of the Small and Medium Business Technology Network, aimed at small and midsize business VARs, Locke has spent the better part of the last year creating and promoting a forum where small VARs—such as his own company—can seek […]

Microsoft Watch editor Mary Jo Foley looks back at Business Mashup news from Microsofts Convergence conference; in light of the continuing fight with the EU, she poses the question: where else is Microsoft bundling products? Looking ahead, Microsofts Bill Hilf will be a keynote speaker at LinuxWorld; at CTIA Wireless, look for news on Vistas […]

Red Hat and Novell bake virtualization into Linux platforms; Microsoft fights EU fines, makes storage push with release of Windows Storage Server 2003 R2; Navy re-enlists EDS for Navy Marine Corps Intranet project. In Labs, Jim Rapoza, discusses the eWEEK Excellence Awards finalists. Peter Coffee argues that Apples biggest achievement over the past 30 years […]

Now that the touchy subject of open-sourcing Java has re-emerged, Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols asks, will the now more open-source friendly Sun finally open the doors to the popular programming language? If history is any guide, Sun probably wont, but it should. /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. […]