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Microsoft kicks off E3 2011 week this year, hosting the first of the major press conferences at 9am Pacific Time (5pm BST) on Monday 6 June. The Xbox 360 fun and games show kicks off in grand style at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, followed later the same day by Sony’s E3 conference (5pm…
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If you’re currently an MCSE on Windows Server 2003 and like to keep up-to-date on your certification you should look at the NEW certifications available from Microsoft. If you’re already an MCSE 2003 you only need to take this exam: Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. If you’re an MCSA…
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On the face of it, Microsoft’s purchase of Skype seems insane. Skype’s had a For Sale sign on its windscreen for ages, and both Facebook and Google had been spotted peering at the mileage, kicking the tyres and looking for dents. It seems that Microsoft saw them, decided it wasn’t going to be outbid, and…
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Sensing a greater need in big-data analysis tools, IBM will invest US$100 million to research advanced large-scale analytics, the company announced Friday. IBM also said it will have 20 new service offerings to help customers quickly analyze petabytes of data. “We think it’s a good time from a research perspective to double down on how…
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Do you need email reminders before important events? Google Calendar may not be the service for you. Google’s calendar service for home users and businesses has been plagued with missed email reminders for years, and Google is still struggling the fix the problem, according to support forums. Best Microsoft MCTS Training – Microsoft…
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CA Technologies is parting ways with its antivirus business, after it brokered a deal late last week to sell its Internet Security Business Unit off to private equity firm Updata Partners . Financial terms of the deal, expected to close in June, were not disclosed. Following the acquisition, CA’s Internet Security Business Unit, which incorporates…
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First, Microsoft submitted source code to the Linux kernel. Then, one of its executives claimed “We love open source.” And just last night, Microsoft said it is now adding interoperability support for CentOS Linux so it can be run on Hyper-V, the virtualization platform that comes with Windows Server. Best Microsoft MCTS Training –…
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Security experts are urging Microsoft and Juniper to patch a year-old IPv6 vulnerability so dangerous it can freeze any Windows machine on a LAN in a matter of minutes. Microsoft has downplayed the risk because the hole requires a physical connection to the wired LAN. Juniper says it has delayed a patch because the hole…
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As part of its monthly Patch Tuesday cycle, Microsoft issued a critical patch, MS11-035, that fixes a rare hole affecting all versions of Windows Server, even Server Core. The vulnerability is in the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS). It could allow remote code execution if a user received an evil WINS replication packet on a…
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The same Citrix technology that lets users access Windows applications from the iPad is coming to Chrome OS laptops built by Google. Citrix Receiver, a front end for Citrix’s desktop and application virtualization software, will be released for Chrome OS this summer, says Citrix desktop vice president Gordon Payne. Best Microsoft MCTS Training –…