Midori - Next operating system from Microsoft
Windows 7 and Windows 7 Server are not the only operating systems under development at Microsoft.
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30.6.2008 One of the worst operating system experiences ever encountered
VIRTUAL MICROSOFT employee, columnist Gary Krakow, says installing Vista Beta 2, "was one of the worst operating system experiences that I?ve ever encountered."
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26.5.2006 Microsoft's Last 'Big Bang' Operating System?
Despite forays into Web software with Windows Live and Office Live -- collections of e-mail, instant messaging, and Web publishing apps -- Microsoft's core franchises remain wedded to the PC.
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12.4.2006 Secure and Beautify Your Windows Operating System
The following article will provide its readers with the necessary software to enhance and secure their operating system.
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8.6.2008 The Death of the Windows Desktop Operating System
The death of the Windows desktop operating system is not necessarily related to the non-Windows platform Midori developed in Redmond, or with a Rich Internet Application platform hosted in the cloud. entrustIT, a Microsoft Gold partner in the UK offered a glimpse at where the evolution of IT will inherently take the Windows client.
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5.8.2008 Microsoft Previews Windows CE 6 Operating System
Latest embedded software represents 10 years of industry-leading innovations.
In a packed hall of developers and industry partners at Microsoft Corp.?s annual Mobile & Embedded DevCon, the company announced the availability of a beta release of Windows CE 6, the next generation of its industry-leading, real-time software used to build customized operating systems for devices such as Internet Protocol (IP) set-top-boxes, Global Positioning System (GPS)-based devices, and industrial automation and medical devices.
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9.5.2006 Helios: Another Microsoft operating system project to watch
Microsoft’s researchers are working on yet another operating-system research project which can trace its roots to the company’s Singularity project.
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28.9.2009 Microsoft Midori, a Candidate for the Operating System to Kill Windows
Although speculations do exist pointing that Microsoft is in the "right direction" as far as the next releases of its proprietary operating system are concerned, the fact of the matter is that Windows 7 and Windows 8 will not diverge from the Windows path in the foreseeable future.
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8.7.2008 Enjoy Online Virtual Windows Operating System in Your Browser
So you have recently moved to Linux/Mac operating system from windows but you are missing Windows interface and want to spend some time on Microsoft windows but don’t have access to windows, if this is scenario for you.
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7.7.2009 Microsoft Hardware Support for the Windows 7 Operating System Beta Release
If your computer is running a beta version of the Windows® 7 operating system, the following information can help you select the correct beta software to download for your Microsoft Hardware product.
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23.1.2009 Workaround to Upgrade from 32-Bit (x86) to 64-Bit (x64) Windows 7 Operating System
Direct upgrade from 32-bit (x86-based) operating system of either Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 to 64-bit (x64-based) Windows 7 OS is not a supported upgrade paths to Windows 7. When user tries to run 64bit setup.exe Windows 7 installer from within 32bit operating system, the following error message will occur.
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3.11.2009 The myth of Windows Workstation 2008
For a few months now I’ve been hearing stories from people who claim to be getting a much better Windows experience by ditching Windows Vista and adopting Windows Server 2008 as a desktop operating system.
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17.7.2008 Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS
Vijayshinva Karnure, a IIS, ASP and ASP.NET troubleshooter as well as a consultant for developers and system admins of Microsoft India is so cool!
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14.2.2008 VMware Workstation 7 released with full Windows 7 support
VMware has announced the latest version it's flagship virtualization software - VMware Workstation 7 which is packed full of new features which are huge - including full 3D graphics support for virtual machines.
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2.11.2009 Is Windows Server 2008 Workstation the One and True Windows Vista?
There is little choice, at this point in time, for end users looking for a new Windows client. And it is pretty much Windows Vista or Windows XP, or taking into account the evolution of the two products, Vista SP1 and XP SP2, with XP SP3 coming down the pipe "momentarily."
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7.3.2008 Whither Operating Systems?
If one were to try, as technology writers are wont to do, to characterize the state of operating systems at this approximate midpoint in the first century of OS history, one phrase that might spring to mind is existential angst.
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11.2.2007 Malware Distribution Across Operating Systems
Depending on your background, you may find different sections of the newly published Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) to be of more interest.
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22.4.2009 Microsoft: All operating systems should use Vista's UAC security
Microsoft Australia has defended the company's User Account Control (UAC) system as being "misunderstood" and said it should be the type of technology that all operating systems aspire towards.
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29.4.2007 Microsoft chief operating officer sees similarities with Wal-Mart
Kevin Turner, Microsoft Corp.'s chief operating officer, has some no-nonsense advice for small-business owners who find that a technology consultant they hire isn't working out.
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15.3.2006 CosmoSaver: Solar System
Set up a scene of heavenly bodies as seen from any distance, angle, date, and time. Show prominent features of the sun, darken the sky as the sun sets on Earth, watch the Martian polar caps freeze and melt, look at surface detail on Jupiter and its four principal satellites, and enjoy Saturn's rings from that planet's surface.
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System Mechanic v7.1.3
Thanks to matt for inserting the info to our forum. 'System Mechanic' is a tool that checks your computer for errors, security problems, and performance issues. It's designed to keep your system running smoothly. The application is designed for beginners. Its downside is that an advanced user isn't able to customize fully some of the repair jobs it does.
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2.2.2007 Windows 7 Domain Name System
Windows 7 and Windows 7 Server (Windows Server 2008 R2) are due to come, bringing to the table enhancements designed to increase the security of Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructures.
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12.11.2008 Windows 7 system requirements
When Microsoft released the official beta for Windows 7 a while back, it also published a set of system requirements. These were a general overview, and it seems that they have been updated to match the Windows 7 RC recently made available.
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3.5.2009 Auslogics System Information 1.1.6.155
Auslogics System Information provides comprehensive and easy to understand information about your system configuration.
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7.10.2007 Windows 7 -- Approach to System Performance
Many folks have commented and written email about the topic of performance of Windows. The dialog has been wide ranging—folks consistently want performance to improve (of course).
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28.8.2008 Build a Windows Vista System Today!
Within the next few weeks, Microsoft will be releasing beta 2 of Windows Vista . The actual ship date of Vista hasn't been announced, but Microsoft's new OS is likely to ship sometime this Fall.
Since Windows Vista (formerly codenamed "Longhorn") was announced, some of the bleeding-edge features have been scaled back. For example, WinFS, a file system built using relational database concepts, won't be included in the final release.
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2.2.2006 Quad-Core Xeon System Previewed
Tyan Computer is showing off one of the first hardware systems containing Quad-Core Xeon 5300 processors at the Intel Developer Forum here today.
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17.10.2006 2007 Microsoft Office System Is Golden
2007 Office system released to manufacturers; the company looks ahead to worldwide business availability.
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6.11.2006 Bill Gates says U.S. education system needs work
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Monday that the U.S. higher education system is the envy of the world but primary and secondary schools are failing to adequately prepare students for college.
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14.11.2006 Microsoft Turns Off Office System Users
Next week's launch of Office 2007 and Windows Vista will introduce a perplexing new feature: Reduced-functionality mode.
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21.11.2006VMware Workstation 7 released with full Windows 7 support
VMware has announced the latest version it's flagship virtualization software - VMware Workstation 7 which is packed full of new features which
are huge - including full 3D graphics support for virtual machines. VMware workstation is compatible with over 20 operating systems out of the box,
and can run many other operating systems unofficially. As previously mentioned, the new VMware workstation comes with full 3D graphics support for
guest operating systems - meaning that if your computer can't play a game, but has the resources to run a virtual operating system well, you can
run an earlier version of Windows (or Linux) to play it.
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02.11.2009VMware Workstation 5.5 Now
Available
VMware released the latest
version of its VMware
Workstation product on
Wednesday, adding better
support for 64-bit operating
systems and hardware,
experimental support for
two-way SMP, and enhancements
to the virtual machine
importer and command line
interface...
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01.12.2005Windows Server 2008 is 20% faster than Vista
It seems Microsoft may have a successor (or replacement) for Vista after all and it’s already been released. Windows Server 2008 isn’t
easy to configure as a desktop operating system but when done correctly can be 20% faster than Vista while retaining most of the same features.
Windows Workstation 2008 is not a product sold by Microsoft and must be configured from a copy of Windows Server 2008. It seems this version
of Windows lacks the “bloat” that is part of Vista. However, I am not sure what the author is referring to (but is likely talking about
unnecessary services). Of course this version of Windows was designed with developers in mind who covet speed above all else. Workstation 2008
includes IIS and Hyper-V for creating virtual machines.
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Microsoft
employee and
third party website have created tutorials on how to
use Windows Server 2008 as a desktop operating system. This is what I’ve been referring to as Windows Workstation 2008. Keep in mind that this
will have the same driver problems as Vista does, meaning, if a Vista driver doesn’t exist for a piece of hardware you still won’t be able
to use it with Server or Workstation 2008.
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12.03.2008Lenovo to launch dual-screen Workstation at CES
Lenovo is all geared up to launch its Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds Workstation at the CES Expo this January. The most interesting thing about this
workstation is that it features a dual screen display, hence the 'ds' in its product name(short for 'dual screen'). The workstation
comes with a dual screen display - The main screen is 17 inches and the secondary screen is 10.6 inches. Lenovo is also offering users the option of
selecting the less expensive Intel Core 2 Quad Processor (2.66GHz built on the newer 45-nanometer manufacturing process) instead of the Intel Core 2
Extreme along with the dual screen display.
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21.12.2008Intel, Nvidia, HP Used In New Parallels Workstation Extreme
Parallels has launched the Parallels Workstation Extreme, a high-end workstation virtualization solution that offers near-native performance for
resource-intensive applications. Combining technology from Intel, Nvidia and Hewlett-Packard, the solution aims to deliver virtualization without
necessarily suffering cutbacks in performance.
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01.04.2009VMware Workstation 6 Supports Vista
VMware this week made
available version 6.0 of its
desktop virtualization
product, which has set a
standard for testing and
development, and competes with
Microsoft's now-free
VirtualPC. New features in
Workstation 6.0 include
support for Vista, dual
monitors, and USB 2.0 devices...
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11.05.2007Dell Offers New Desktop Workstation
On the same day that Dell detailed its new
"streaming computing"
solution for centralized desktop computing, the PC vendor also added to its workstation lineup.
Starting Oct. 11, Dell began
taking orders for the new Precision T3400 workstation, which can be configured as either a tower or desktop computer. Dell is offering the new
workstation for a starting price of $1,000, according to the company's Web site.
In September, Dell added to its mobile
workstation lineup the Precision M6300, which offers a 17-inch display and an SSD (solid state drive) option. Although Dell has been steadily losing
market share to rival Hewlett-Packard, workstations are one area in which Dell has managed to outperform HP. An IDC report early in 2007 found that
Dell had accounted for 46 percent of worldwide personal workstation shipments in the first quarter of 2007, while HP was second with 33 percent.
The Precision T3400 workstation offers a number of dual- and quad-core Intel Core 2 Duo processors, including the QX6850, which came
to market earlier in 2007, offering four processing cores, a clock speed of 3.0GHz, a total of 8MB of Level 2 cache and a 1333MHz front side bus. The
workstation also features Intel's X38 Express chip set.
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12.10.2007Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS
Vijayshinva Karnure: Windows Server 2008 is the best OS to be released till date from Microsoft's stable. And the moment I got hold of the RTM build
I could not resist installing it on my workstation. I always prefer running a Server OS on my workstation... I have been running Windows 2003
disguised as XP (with all the themes and stuff) all these days.
So here is my tale of how I went about setting up Windows Server
2008 to look and fell like its desktop counterpart Windows Vista.
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12.02.2008Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted
Mary Jo Foley: As
discontent over Windows Vista (with or without Service Pack 1) continues to
swirl, Microsoft is gearing up to launch on February 27 the “other” Windows: Windows Server 2008. Even though it is built from the same
core as Vista, Windows Server is different from Vista in a number of ways, from its role-based configuration options, to its built-in hypervisor.
Guest blogger Jason Perlow (
of asbestos-underwear fame) has been an
advocate for Microsoft making Windows Server 2008 available as in workstation/desktop form. Like the old Windows NT and Windows 2000 Workstation
products, a Windows Server 2008 Workstation would be a form factor for power users who don’t need all the Vista desktop eye candy, but care more
about manageability and performance.
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26.02.2008Using Windows Server 2008 as a SUPER workstation OS (Continued)
Vijayshinva Karnure: This is a continuation of my previous post
Using Windows Server 2008 as a
SUPER workstation OS Here are a couple of things I missed in my previous post...
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20.02.2008Preview: VMware Workstation 6.5 beta surges ahead
They say market leadership has its privileges. When you're way out in front and the competition is just a distant blip in your rear-view horizon, you
get to take a breather. Coast a bit. Maybe focus on the big picture for a while. Yes, it's good to be the leader. All of which begs the question:
What the hell is wrong with VMware?
In the traditional desktop virtualisation space, VMware has almost zero competition on the
dominant platform, Windows. Yet it continues to innovateand at an alarming pace, no less.
Case in point: VMware Workstation 6.5.
Though only just entering beta, Workstation 6.5 is already causing a stir among the virtualisation faithful. That's because the feature set reads
like a veritable wish list to Virtual Santa from all the good girls and boys down in the in-house development and helpdesk departments.
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22.04.2008Mac OS X Exploit Emerges After Patch
Exploit code for a patched
flaw in the Mac OS X operating
system was discovered over the
weekend, which allows an
attacker to gain full system
access through flaws in the
core of the operating system.
Apple provided a fix for the
issue in a security update
issued last week...
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03.10.2006Intel CPUs expand Suns workstation portfolio
Following servers with Intels Xeon processors, Sun today introduced workstations based on Intels Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors.
Sun now has a third workstation family, adding to the existing models based on single- and dual socket AMD Opteron-based systems (Ultra 20,
Ultra 40 M2) as well as single- and dual-socket UltraSparc IIIi (Ultra 25, Ultra 45) models. The new Ultra 24 is based on Intels Core processors and,
in the case of a Core 2 Quad configuration, is Suns first (single-socket) quad-core workstation.
The Ultra 24 has the identical
outside look of its two sister models, making the Intel Core 2 logo the only differentiator to the 20, 40, 25 and 45. The Intel system is based on the
single-socket Garlow platform supporting six different processors “ the dual-cores E4400, E6750 and E6850 (2.0 GHz “ 3.0 GHz) as well as the
quad-cores Q6600, Q6700 and QX6850 (2.4 GHz “ 3.0 GHz).
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23.10.2007Helios: Another Microsoft operating system project to watch
Microsofts researchers are working on yet another operating-system research project which can trace its roots to the companys Singularity project.
This new operating system, known as Helios, is a heterogeneous multiprocessing platform built around satellite kernels...
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28.09.2009Windows hardware challenge draws on resources
Here's a question for you: what hardware does it take to run an entirely new, pre-release Windows operating system and 1TB-worth of SQL Server 2008
community technology preview?
This question seems simple to answer, but the challenge comes in locating the requisite hardware.
One problem that always arises when using any beta operating system is: no hardware manufacturer will certify kit to run the new operating system
before that operating system has reached its release code form, because last minute changes may interfere with the certification process.
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19.03.2008iPod, iTunes Have Problems with Vista
If you have an iPod, and plan
to install Microsoft's
Windows Vista operating
system, Apple has one word of
advice for you: don't. Issues
with iTunes 7.0.2 and the
next-generation operating
system are creating havoc for
some users...
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03.02.2007IBM Opens Beta for AIX 6 Operating System
IBM said Thursday that it had
launched an open beta for AIX
6, its in-house UNIX-based
operating system. The latest
version will be able to take
advantage of the Power6
processor, as well as several
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14.07.2007Vista Starter Edition Also Due Jan. 30
Microsoft plans to release
Vista Starter Edition on
Tuesday, a version of the
operating system aimed at
developing markets. The
operating system would be
designed for lower-end
processors and include
tutorials on computer use...
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26.01.2007PDC 2008: More details on Windows Azure, the Internet operating system
BetaNews sat down Monday afternoon with Amitabh Srivastava, the corporate vice president and distinguished engineer who heads up Windows Azure, to
find out more details on Microsoft's new operating system for the cloud...
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28.10.2008Canon Brings Color to Windows
Vista
Microsoft announced on Tuesday
it had selected Canon to
provide the color management
system for Windows Vista, the
company's next-generation
operating system. Color
management helps graphic
designers better match screen
colors to print and gives a
better overall graphic
appearance to the operating
system...
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