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AOL service aims to 'untether' desktop PCs

March 14, 2006 For $6.95 per month, Windows customers can sign up to access two "host" computers from any remote machine. TAGS: LogMeIn, America Online Inc., desktop computer, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft licenses Vista for 'diskless' PCs

April 2, 2007 Redmond changes contract terms for corporate version of Vista, making way for PCs whose hard drive lives in a data center. TAGS: data center, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Vista, desktop computer, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, hard drive, server

Canonical seeks profit from free Ubuntu

October 6, 2006 The South African startup is starting in earnest a push to make money off the free version of Ubuntu Linux. TAGS: Ubuntu, Red Hat Inc., Stephen O'Grady, RedMonk, Fedora Core, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, Fedora Project, desktop computer, open source, server, Microsoft Windows

Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'

March 4, 2008 ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: ATM, bank, business development, safe, denial of service, risk, desktop computer, patch management, U.K., researcher, security, PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Intel more active in desktop Linux

November 24, 2004 Company begins effort to make it easier for sales partners in China, India to sell desktop computers running Linux. TAGS: Linux, desktop Linux, China, Intel, desktop computer, kit, Intel Centrino, India, component, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Gates looks to expand view beyond Windows

March 20, 2006 At Mix conference, Microsoft appeals to Web developers, commits to more IE updates. Video: Gates' Mix '06 keynote Photo: Gates shrugs at Mix '06 TAGS: web technology, Bill Gates, RSS, Web application, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, developer, conference, chairman, desktop computer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, photograph, PC, Microsoft Windows

Sun cools down Linux desktop plan

June 28, 2005 Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, desktop Linux, StarOffice, Linux desktop, Linux, desktop computer, Novell Inc., Sun Solaris, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Vienna to softly embrace Linux

January 25, 2005 Open source wins another local-government convert, with soft migrations to Linux imminent within the Austrian capital. TAGS: Vienna, Debian, open-source software, productivity-application, Linux, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, department, distribution, information technology, desktop computer, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

IBM software geared to reduce PC costs

February 12, 2007 Big Blue's Open Client Offering spans Windows, Mac and Linux by combining Notes, Sametime, OpenOffice and Eclipse software. TAGS: TCO, IBM Lotus SameTime, IBM Corp., Linux, IBM Lotus Notes, OpenOffice.org, software development, open source, desktop computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Adobe offers early peek at Apollo

March 19, 2007 "Alpha" version of Apollo, which can run Web applications offline, is one of a handful of emerging Web development platforms. TAGS: Kevin Lynch, Web application, Adobe Systems Inc., Web development, Internet application, desktop computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft may restrict its workers' PC rights

May 23, 2006 It's considering cutting admin rights on internal desktops, meaning employees wouldn't be able to install just anything. TAGS: access control, feedback, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., worker, patch management, desktop computer, security, information technology, PC, Microsoft Windows

Sun looks for users running rival OSes

October 26, 2005 Java Enterprise System server middleware now supports Windows and HP-UX and Sun has a new plan to expand its Java Desktop System to more Linux flavors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., HP-UX, Sun Java Enterprise System, Java 2, IBM AIX, Linux, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., desktop computer, Java, operating system, security, Web browser

India's Kerala state goes open source

June 29, 2007 Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress. TAGS: SuSE Linux, open-source software, SuSE, India, Linux, open source, school, Red Hat Inc., desktop computer, leader, training, information technology, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft reorg a bulwark against Google?

September 20, 2005 Search giant's expanding roster of Windows-free Web services may be factor in shuffle. Software on demand is an issue too. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, MSN, Bill Gates, Google Inc., property, desktop computer, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., server, PC, Microsoft Windows

PC price wars force vendors' hands

August 22, 2005 Budget-conscious consumers rejoice, and vendors offer fewer features to test just how low the market can go. TAGS: Gartner Inc., PC company, vendor, pricing, IBM PowerPC, notebook computer, home PC, Dell, desktop computer, PC, HP, hard drive, Microsoft Windows
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