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Pano Logic Rolls Out Latest Desktop Virtualization Offering

October 7th, 2009 | No Comments

A day after Citrix and VMware showed off new capabilities in their desktop virtualization products, Pano Logic is announcing Version 2.8 of its Pano System. Pano Logics desktop virtualization offering centralizes all the processing, memory and software on a central server, and leaves only a zero-client Pano Device on the employee desktop. Pano System 2.8 enhances scalability and management, and includes the ability for users to connect the Pano Device to two monitors.
– Pano Logic is releasing the latest version of its desktop virtualization technology into a highly competitive market that has seen its share of vendor moves recently.
A day after Citrix Systems unveiled its XenDesktop 4 technology and VMware announced that its Fusion product now supports Apples “Sn…


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Contest: Intel® Coreâ„¢ i7 Custom Desktop Challenge — Will Your Vision of Tomorrow Rock the World?

October 5th, 2009 | No Comments

Intel Corporation has begun a multi-country “Intel Core i7 Custom Desktop Challenge” for PC enthusiasts to build desktops powered by Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors that envision the possibilities of tomorrow’s technology – from new gaming PCs to innovative platforms for home automation.

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New Cloudera Desktop GUI Simplifies Hadoop for Users

October 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Cloudera, which touts itself as the commercial Hadoop company, has announced the release of Cloudera Desktop, a graphical user interface (GUI) for Hadoop applications.
– NEW YORK — Cloudera, which touts itself as the commercial Hadoop
company, has announced the release of Cloudera Desktop, a graphical
user interface (GUI) for Hadoop applications.
Cloudera announced its Cloudera Desktop at the Hadoop World conference here on Oct. 2. The initial release of Clou…


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Dell Vostro 430 Packs Intel Core i7, Core i5 Punch

October 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

The Dell Vostro 430 desktop, which is part of the companys line of PCs for small businesses, offers the latest processing power from Intel, as well as Nvidia and ATI graphics. The Dell desktop can also support Windows 7. At a price of $749, the Dell Vostro 430 represents the higher end of the companys small-business line.
– Dell has released a new Vostro desktop for small businesses that offers the latest Intel processors, as well as a range of graphics options from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices.

The Dell Vostro 430 desktop, which officially rolled out Oct. 1, is geared toward small businesses and those companie…


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Dell Unveils Latitude Z600 Laptop, OptiPlex 780 Desktop, Precision T1500 Workstation

September 29th, 2009 | No Comments

On Sept. 29, Dell rolled out a trio of new PCs designed for enterprise customers, especially those working in finance, banking, real estate and the insurance industry. The first PC is the Dell Latitude Z600 laptop, which offers a new technology that gives users access to Microsoft Exchange and other applications without fully booting the notebook. In addition, Dell unveiled two desktop models. One is the OptiPlex 780 desktop, which is designed for larger enterprises, and the second is the Precision T1500 workstation, which is geared toward CAD (computer-aided design) workers.
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REVIEW: Parallels Desktop 4.0 Makes It Easy to Make the Switch from PCs to Macs

September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

Parallels Desktop 4.0 Switch to Mac edition makes it simple to convert a physical PC–including applications and data–to a Windows virtual machine running on a Mac. Parallels further eases the transition by including several hours of helpful instructional demonstrations that show step-by-step how to perform tasks in the Mac world.
– Parallels Desktop 4.0 Switch to Mac edition makes it simple to convert a
physical PC including applications and data to a Windows virtual machine
running on a Mac.
Training videos included in the Switch to Mac package effectively
demonstrate how to perform familiar Microsoft Windows actions in t…


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Seagate Ships Barracuda XT Desktop Hard Drive

September 21st, 2009 | No Comments

The companys Barracuda XT desktop drive offers 2TB of space and delivers burst speeds of up to 6 Gigabits per second.
– Hard disk drives and storage specialist Seagate Technology
announced it was shipping the Barracuda XT, a 7200RPM desktop hard drive with
2TB of storage capacity and a Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/second interface. The
company said the 3.5-inch desktop drive was the industrys first to feature a
SATA 6Gb…


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Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2009 R2 Is Slated for October Release

September 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft announced that its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2, designed to help IT administrators ease the transition to Windows 7, will be released in late October 2009. The announcement follows the Sept. 8 release of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, another Windows 7 deployment tool for the enterprise. Microsoft is heavily dependent on businesses embracing its new operating system in order to help boost its bottom line.
– Microsoft announced on Sept. 14 that it planned to release Microsoft Desktop Optimization
Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2 in late October 2009, around the time that it rolls out
Windows 7. MDOPs software platform, which includes group policy management
tools, a diagnostics and recovery toolset and other appl…


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Parallels Launches Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux

September 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Parallels’ Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux solution can be installed on top of a Windows or Linux host operating system (OS).
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Virtualization and automation
company Parallels announced the release of Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux, a
desktop solution designed to enable widespread adoption of PC virtualization.
The software can be installed on top of a Windows or Linux host operating
system (OS), and the…



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Blu-ray Burner Turns Your Desktop Into a Spin Zone

July 31st, 2009 | No Comments

Product: Mercury Pro 8x Blu-ray Pioneer BDR-203 External Manufacturer: OWCWired Rating: 5If your hard drive is running out of room to store all the movies, music and software you’ve accumulated, maybe it’s time to get a Blu-ray burner. With the ability…

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Samsung Launches 1TB HDD for Servers, Desktop PCs

July 30th, 2009 | No Comments

The Korean HDD maker joins a trend of recent large-capacity releases from Western Digital, Toshiba and Seagate with Spinpoint F3, a new product line of high-density disk drives for high-performance computing systems that go up to 1TB in storage space.
– Following on the heels of big new spinning-disk storage drives released by Western
Digital, Toshiba
and Seagate,
Samsung rejoined the capacity party July 29 with Spinpoint F3, a new product
line of high-density disk drives for high-performance computing systems that go
up to 1TB in storage spac…



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ooVoo Video Conferencing with Desktop Sharing Challenges Skype, Cisco, Google

July 27th, 2009 | No Comments

Startup OoVoo breaks free from the consumer mold by offering its video conferencing service to small businesses. The software, aimed at messaging and collaboration solutions from Skype, Cisco and Google, includes desktop screen sharing to help users better share content. The software also has granular pricing, starting at a free two-way plan with conversation caps of 1 minute and ending at six-way high-definition video conferencing with fat file sharing and unlimited 5-minute chats.
– Video chat startup ooVoo is making a bid to move from the consumer sector to
the turf of such powers as Cisco, Skype and Google with a new version of its
software that delivers to small businesses video conferencing and screen
sharing for up to six users at once.
For $39.95 a month, OoVoo Versio…


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BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac Coming in September

July 21st, 2009 | No Comments

For BlackBerry-toting Apple users, a BlackBerry Desktop for Mac Software will be available this September. Screenshots on the BlackBerry blog hint at the ease with which those with a foot in both RIM and Apple camps will be able to sync the two sides.
– Research In Motion has good news for Mac users. A BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac will be available this September and support systems running Mac OS 10.5.5 and higher.

“We have all been hard at work here for a while now, and you may have noticed some Mac support with the preview version of…


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Google: Desktop Ads Are Powering Mobile Search on iPhones, Android Smartphones

July 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Google CEO Eric Schmidt claims online ads created for the desktop are powering mobile search ads and click-throughs. However, Google does not see mobile search eating up desktop ad share in the future. Also, YouTube is approaching profitability for the search engine. How? Pre-roll and home page branded ads.
– Lost in all the hullabaloo over YouTubes approach to profitability
following Googles second-quarter earnings call last week was that desktop ads
that Google tailored to the mobile search performance do better than ads
created specifically for mobile devices.
Thats what Google CEO Eric Schmidt to…


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Desktop PC`s Corporate Reign Fading with the Rise of Mobility

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

News Analysis: Desktops sales are shrinking and its not just the economy thats to blame. The desire for mobility is making laptops, notebooks and now netbooks the choice for computing at the office as well as at home. A new study shows that while desktop sales are going to fall sharply this year, notebook shipments will show a substantial increase.
– Although desktops were, at one point, integral to business operations at practically every organization around the world, today, they’re on their way to becoming a relic of the past. Those desktops that were in almost every cubicle are being replaced with slim, lightweight, and portable notebook…


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Desktop PC’s Corporate Reign Fading with the Rise of Mobility

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

News Analysis: Desktop sales are shrinking and it’s not just the economy thats to blame. The desire for mobility is making laptops, notebooks and now netbooks the choice for computing at the office as well as at home. A new study shows that while desktop sales are going to fall sharply this year, notebook shipments will show a substantial increase.
– Although desktops were, at one point, integral to business
operations at practically every organization around the world, today,
they’re on their way to becoming a relic of the past. Those
desktops that were in almost every cubicle are being replaced with
slim, lightweight and portable notebooks…


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Dell Vostro All-In-One Desktop Expands Small Business PC Lineup

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

The latest addition to the Dell Vostro line is the All-In-One desktop. It offers a range of Intel processors and focuses on the unique needs of small businesses, including saving space, saving dollars and minimizing the need for IT support.
– Dell has extended its Vostro line, designed for small businesses, with the introduction of the All-In-One, the lines first all-in-one desktop computer.

The desktop offers a range of Intel processors, including Celeron, Pentium, Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad chips. Additionally, it can be paired wi…


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Computer hackers can use power sockets to spy on what you’re typing

July 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Computer hackers can use power sockets to scout what people are typing, warn experts.
Researchers Andrea Barisani and Daniele Bianco, of Inverse Path, have revealed that poor shielding on some keyboard cables can allow hackers to identify each character typed on a computer.
According to the BBC, the information passed along cables connecting keyboards to desktop [...]

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Seagate Momentus 5400.3

December 16th, 2005 | No Comments

ASBIS is to start shipments of the world’s first 2.5-inch disc drive built on perpendicular recording technology – a 160GB notebook hard drive Seagate Momentus 5400.3. This brand-new notebook drive further closes the capacity and performance gap between desktop and notebook PC hard drives as more users replace aging desktop systems with fast, high-capacity notebook computers. ASBIS offices throughout the EMEA region are expected to start offering this unique drive to local customers in January 2006.

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