Datamation Staff

“Surface-like” multi-touch capability is coming in the next major release of Windows, currently codenamed Windows 7. During the The Wall Street Journal’s “D: All Things Digital” conference Tuesday, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer appeared for an onstage interview during the opening events in Carlsbad, California, where they touted the touch-screen features. Gates first introduced the […]

Radio frequency (RF) interference can lead to disastrous problems on wireless LAN deployments. Many companies have gotten by without any troubles, but some have installations that don’t operate nearly as well as planned. The perils of interfering signals from external RF sources are often the culprit. As a result, it’s important that you’re fully aware […]

Microsoft said on Sunday it has proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo, rather than a full acquisition, in a move that could save the Web pioneer from fighting a proxy battle with financier Carl Icahn. “Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo but not […]

Unless you happen to have a crystal ball handy, gleaning insight from your company’s post-sales data, which comes from a variety of sources, can be challenging. Xactly, a sales performance management company, recently released Xactly Analytics, an on-demand application designed to provide analysis, metrics, ad-hoc reports and dashboards based on aggregated post-sales data. Karen Steele, […]

Tech Comics: “Secure Browsing” Next: Good Reasons for Enterprise 2.0 Next: Good Reasons for Enterprise 2.0 The creator of the Geek and Poke cartoon series is Oliver Widder. Previous tech cartoons by the talented Oliver Widder: • Tech Comics: “Windows to OS X” • Tech Comics: “Management Wants Web 2.0” • Tech Comics: “He’s a […]

So far we’ve told you who’s watching; discussed the basics of asserting control over your computer and software asset tracking; and you hopefully have already… Documented your IT Asset Policy Educated your user community on the company IT Asset Policy Implemented Controls for your IT Assets Scheduled regular system audits Now we’re ready to take […]

The newest release of trixbox Pro, 2.0, comes with a lot of fixes, updates, and new features. Its most important new feature is genuine auto-provisioning. Provided, of course, that you use Polycom and/or Aastra phones. As both companies make good IP phones, this should not be a hardship. This literally means plug and play—plug in […]

The kernel at the center of the burgeoning Linux universe has just received its broadest series of changes in its history. The new 2.6.25 kernel’s extensive list of enhancements continues Linux’s forward momentum, as it enjoys escalating success both in terms of developers and in customer spending. “There are a lot of changes in the […]

3Leaf Systems today announced it has obtained a license for Intel’s QuickPath Interconnect, which will allow it to build virtualization support for Intel servers. Previously, the company only had a HyperTransport (define) license and only supported AMD servers. 3Leaf uses a direct communication network between server CPUs so data does not have to go over […]

Tempted by today’s home-theater laptops? That’s fine, according to Acer — until you want to watch HDTV or Blu-ray movies on one, and discover that the display has a resolution ratio of 16:10 (such as 1,440 by 900 or 1,920 by 1,200 pixels). That prohibits full enjoyment of high-definition content, which has an aspect ratio […]