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  • Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview

    Support for those APIs is built into Windows 7, and added to Vista and Server 2008 R2 with the October 2009 Platform Update.Unlike full-fledged editions of IE, the IE9 Platform Preview does not replace existing versions of IE, such as IE7 on Vista…
  • Adobe Reader most attacked application, says F-Secure

    Last month, ScanSafe of California said that malicious PDF files comprised 80% of all exploits at the end of last year.The most up-to-date editions of Adobe Reader, 9.3.1 and 8.2.1, can be downloaded using links on Adobe's security site .
  • Google opens cloud apps marketplace

    Users can add Google Docs documents to a Box.net workflow and send out email alerts.Participation in Google Apps Marketplace is open to customers of the Premier, Standard and Education editions of Google Apps.
  • Jobs: iPad won't tether with iPhone

    Even with the sale date set, though, plenty of pressing questions remain about the highly hyped device.Today, one of those questions appears to be answered.Apple's iPad and tethering Apple's iPad, as we learned back in January, will be sold in two…
  • Microsoft Office 2010 to launch 12 May

    Purchases of Office Small Business 2007, Office Professional 2007 or Office Ultimate 2007 will be eligible for a free copy of Office Professional 2010.Office 2010 is the first of Microsoft's suite line to drop less-expensive upgrade editions.
  • Google Apps now offers backup and recovery

    Big IT departments can appreciate the benefits and cost savings of this disaster recovery protection.We haven't talked all that publicly about this," Sheth said.Apps is free in its Standard and Education editions, and costs $50 per user per year…

Latest Features

  • Overlooked online threats

    Consider the Firefox XUL hijack described earlier: that was an attack that could be staged on multiple editions of Firefox, since the files attacked were not platform specific.And Mac users should avoid pirated software, for security (as well as…
  • 2010 may be the year of the Apple Mac

    Microsoft's slew of server products are in the midst of major upgrades to 2010 editions, and the early reviews of SharePoint 2010 and Exchange Server 2010 are positive, following on the high marks for Windows Server 2008.
  • The best security features in Windows 7

    Called "BitLocker To Go", the feature, available only in Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate editions, allows external storage devices to be restricted with a passphrase set by IT before users have permission to copy data to them.This should give…
  • Eight reasons ebook readers could fail

    Price of e-booksMany first release e-books cost about £6, but some promotional hardcover editions can be purchased in stores for less. The Nook e-reader will debut on 30 November at Barnes s, however.
  • Snow Leopard vs Windows 7

    The limitation is that BitLocker, which can encrypt an entire disk or any chosen files or folders, is only available in the Ultimate and Enterprise editions of the operating system. Each is much improved over previous editions, and each is a modern…
  • Top 10 Google Apps for business

    Google Docs Backup by L-Tech allows admin users of Google Apps Premier and Education Editions to download documents to another spot while maintaining the folder structure used in Docs. Over the past six months, dozens of developers have built apps…
 

How-Tos

  • Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee: FAQ

    Don't bother; just pick up a copy of Office 2007 between now and September 30, and you'll be eligible to get a free upgrade to Office 2010, thanks to Microsoft's Technology Guarantee Program.Microsoft apparently reconsidered its upgrade policy…
  • How to switch off User Account Control

    This won't work with the Home editions.Select Start, type secpol.msc, and press ENTER. User Account Control (UAC) is almost certainly Vista's least popular added feature. Designed more to protect you from your own mistakes than from malware, UAC…
  • How to use Windows 7 Backup and Restore

    It does image backups for system protection and file backups for regular data protection--and does both for the Home Premium as well as the Business and Ultimate editions.For file backups, it defaults to backing up exactly what you should be…
  • How to use Virtual PC with Windows 7

    Virtual PC not only doesn't come with those editions, Microsoft theoretically doesn't allow Virtual PC to even run on anything but Vista, XP or the three more exalted editions of Windows 7.That's not to say Virtual PC doesn't run there, anyway…
  • How to deploy Windows 7

    Both require the Ultimate or Enterprise editions. These two editions also offer the Windows 7 UI in 35 languages in a single OS image for global deployment. But one advanced feature, Windows XP Mode (aka XPM) for running XP in a virtual machine…
  • How to get Windows 7 half price

    An online retailer today unveiled prices for OEM editions of Windows 7, listing them at discounts of between 45% and 55% off Microsoft's 'full' editions, and pricing them below the upgrades slated to hit shelves next month.

Reviews

  • CrossOver Linux 9 review

    CodeWeavers recommends that you use its installation shell script, but if you'd rather use your Linux desktop's installation program, CrossOver also comes in RPM versions for Red Hat, Fedora and openSUSE, and DEB editions for Debian and the Ubuntu…
  • NuSphere PhpED

    The DB Client is not available in the educational or standard editions.The IDE's help system is a composite of toolbar selections and flyout windows. PhpED, available from NuSphere, runs only on Windows, though NuSphere claims that you can…
  • BitLocker review

    Free with Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise or Vista Enterprise, Ultimate editions Vista version lacks ability to encrypt removable media However, there's a catch: The full BitLocker product is only available with the Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise…
  • PGP Whole Disk Encryption review

    Also, unlike TrueCrypt, PGP Whole Disk Encryption can scale for networked environments and can be managed using a networked console, the PGP Universal Gateway, which manages the keys and other enterprise aspects of the platform.PGP Whole Disk…
  • NComputing X550 review

    The host machine can run Windows XP, 2003 Server or 2008 Server editions. The host machine can run Windows XP, 2003 Server or 2008 Server editions.Each Ethernet port connects in turn an XD2 box, where keyboard, mouse, monitor (in high resolutions…
  • Ericom WebConnect review

    The Ericom Server software (which lives in a VM on Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server editions) can setup two kinds of VM pools for client use, static (where each user is manually assigned a specific VM) or dynamic VMs that can be either persistent or…

White Papers

  • Oracle Database 11g Product Family

    Oracle Database 11g is available in a variety of editions tailored to meet the business and IT needs of all organizations. All editions of Oracle Database 11g are built using the same reliable database engine architecture and are completely…
  • An Introduction to the JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite

    It is available in two editions: Open Source and Professional. The JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite is a comprehensive Business Intelligence (BI) suite that provides robust reporting, report server, data analysis, and data integration for…
  • Virtualisation brings Kings College academics together

    Virtualisation is not a topic readily associated with universities' humanities department - particularly when dealing with arcane topics such as Chopin's first editions. One doesn't often associate Chopin with IT systems but one project that is…
 
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