May 7th, 2007
News to know: Zimbra's big deal; Dell and Novell; Vista's hidden tool
Notable headlines:
Larry Dignan: Dell signs up for Microsoft-Novell partnership; SUSE Linux or bust. AP: Dell Signs on With Microsoft, Novell. Statement.
Dan Farber: Comcast go
es with Zimbra for new collaboration suite. David Berlind: Zimbra's Scott Dietzen Unplugged: Comcast deal puts Zimbra in the big leagues now. News story. Gallery at left.
Dan Farber: Massive IBM U.S. Global Services layoff on the horizon? Sphere focuses search on time and connections.
Ed Burnette: Sun preparing answer to Flash, Silverlight?
News.com: NBC lines up against YouTube. Donna Bogatin: Google’s YouTube: Is NBC copyright lawsuit near?
Vista in depth:
- Ed Bott: Microsoft's hidden diagnostic tool unlocks Vista startup secrets. Gallery (right): Troubleshoot slow starts with Vista's Event Viewer.
- Mary Jo Foley: Ten lessons the Xbox Team can teach the rest of Microsoft.
- Intel, Dell hold off on internal rollout of Vista. Mary Jo Foley: Intel and Dell not yet ready for Vista, but AMD is.
- Vista draining laptop batteries, patience.
AP: Survey Defines Split in Technology Use.
Ryan Naraine: Controversial 'month of bugs' getting security results. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Trojan impersonates Windows activation.
George Ou: Comprehensive RAID performance report. Gallery (left): Debunking RAID performance myths.
Engadget: New Zune on Monday?
Tom Foremski: Does Google have a huge conflict of interest? Donna Bogatin: Google blasts Web bots: PC big culprit in drive by downloads. Garett Rogers: Try another Google prototype.
Computerworld: TSA hard drive goes missing.
Yahoo-Microsoft talks–the goose chase:
- Larry Dignan: Report: Microsoft, Yahoo talks no longer active.
- Microsoft and Yahoo deal: Decker, Liddell would play big roles.
- Microsoft hot for Yahoo: Is it for real this time?
- Techmeme.
AP: Ottaway Against Murdoch's Dow Jones Bid.
ReadWrite Web: Silverlight Poll Results: Majority Impressed, But Not a Flash Killer Yet.
Review: Velocity Micro ProMagix E2035 (right).
TechCrunch: Second Life: Europeans Outnumber Americans 3 to 1.
John Spooner: AMD: What's the plan Hector?
Dion Hin
chcliffe: Enterprise 2.0 as a corporate culture catalyst. Joe McKendrick: AJAX and Enterprise 2.0 for that 'last mile' of SOA.
Bills propose reporter's shield for bloggers.
Review: EGO Waterproof Sound Case for iPod (left).
Yahoo sings a new lyrics-licensing song.
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