Monthly Archives: November 2010

Seagate ends private-equity buyout talks

Seagate Technology has closed off talks on a potential private-equity buyout while saying the hard-disk-drive market has improved. Continue reading

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Server shipments, revenue grow in Q3, Gartner says

Gartner says that server shipment and revenue grew during the third quarter this year. Continue reading

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Mobile Internet is already dominant, says mobile browser maker

The people behind the Opera mobile Web browser have released the results of their State of the Mobile Web survey, which questioned 300,000 users in July and August this year. It makes for fascinating reading. Continue reading

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Supreme Court to hear Microsoft’s patent appeal over Word

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Microsoft’s appeal of a $290 million patent infringement judgment that forced the company to revamp its popular Word software earlier this year. Continue reading

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Tablets expected to clobber PC sales in 2011

Gartner has cut its projections for PC sales growth this year, citing increased competition from tablet computers and smartphones as well as a struggling economy. Continue reading

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Scammers can hide fake URLs on the iPhone, says researcher

Identity thieves can hide URLs on the iPhone’s limited screen real estate, tricking users into thinking they’re at a legitimate site, a security researcher said today. Continue reading

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Is Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) right for your organization?

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) is a solid backup app, but it does have limitations. Here are some of the most common DPM errors and problems.

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How dedupe technology fits into your business’ disaster recovery plan

Data deduplication is one of the hottest backup and recovery technologies. Learn how dedupe technology fits into your business’ disaster recovery plan.

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MDOT forges virtual machine disaster recovery plan

Mississippi Department of Transportation altered its data protection strategy after implementing virtual servers, adding bare metal restore and disk backup to tape.

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Taking notes with an iPad

Let’s say you’re off to a lecture at college, or a meeting at work. You’ll need to take notes, but you’ve got a busy day, and you’ll be running around a lot. You could take your laptop, though its weight may drag you down, or you could save your back s… Continue reading

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