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  • Barclays: No Linux on desktops for now

    The CTO of one of Britain's largest banks talks about how he made it to the top, and how Barclays is facing the challenges of technical innovation and corporate governance legislation.

  • Extreme makeover: Dell revamps support services

    As Dell continues to battle shrinking growth in PC and server sales, the PC giant is revamping its support offering.

  • Is the demand for desktop Linux negligible?

    There's been much fanfare about Linux replacing Windows on desktops but we've yet to see any major adoptions take place -- this may have something to do with the fact that in Australia, none of the major PC manufacturers have offered Linux as a pre-installed option.

  • US schools trial desktop Linux

    A number of schools in the US state of Indiana have deployed Linux in a pilot project that could lead to every secondary school pupil in the state using the open source operating system, software company Linspire said last Thursday.

  • Google Desktop 3 poses 'privacy risk'

    A new feature in Google Desktop 3 that allows people to search for documents across multiple computers poses privacy risks and should not be used, a consumer digital rights organisation and a security company have warned.

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  • Barclays: No Linux on desktops for now

    The CTO of one of Britain's largest banks talks about how he made it to the top, and how Barclays is facing the challenges of technical innovation and corporate governance legislation.

  • Serial attached SCSI: Who dares wins

    While the introduction of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) will have a significant impact on the storage environment though 2006/7, over the next 12 months clients should be wary of the hype vendors will use to promote it.

  • Adobe plots its path on the Web

    Best known for apps like Photoshop, Adobe is relying on Kevin Lynch to break out of the shrink-wrapped software business.

  • MIT's open communications campaigner

    Andrew Lippman thinks communities will be key to the future of communications tech.

  • Intel envisions TiVo-like wireless PCs

    Intel wants desktop PCs to double up as network hubs and video recorders, a move that could make life tough for the companies that produce those standalone products.

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  • Making the upgrade

    You've got a lot invested in that current infrastructure, but there are those who are telling you it's time to upgrade. When is really the right time?

  • IBM breeds desktop chip from server DNA

    IBM is brewing a new, more formidable PowerPC chip for desktop computers.

  • "Hammer" to hold 100 million transistors

    Advanced Micro Devices' "Hammer" processor will contain up to about 100 million transistors, according to sources.

  • Microsoft: Not enough XPerienced PCs

    Many companies aren't buying Windows XP--or they're buying the licenses but not installing the software. Microsoft's marketing machine is looking to change that as the Service Pack 2 update rolls out.

  • Laptops cool off with smart heat pipes

    A researcher at Sandia National Laboratories says he has created technology to disperse the heat generated within laptop computers more efficiently than today's cooling systems.

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