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05/20/2013 04:42:06 Daily, February 12Beyond Windows Vista: Microsoft To Launch 'Vienna' In 2009
In This Issue:
1. Editor's Note: Looking Beyond Vista To The Larger Operating System Landscape
2. Today's Top Story
- Beyond Windows Vista: Microsoft To Launch 'Vienna' In 2009
Related stories:
- How To Run Windows And Linux On A Single System
- Can Vista Make The Big Screen?
3. Breaking News
- After Boom Years, Wireless Industry Faces Slowing Growth
- Microsoft Preps Cognitive Radio Prototype For Use With TV Spectrum
- Report: FBI Loses 3 To 4 Laptops Every Month
- Strike Shuts Down Outsourcing In India
- Credit Suisse Outsources To BT In Deal Worth $1.1 Billion
- HP's First Smart Phone Features Voice Commands
- Workplace Redux: IBM Chases The Corporate Desktop
- Demo To Production, Intel's 80-Core Chip Faces Hurdles
- Penn State Researchers Develop Worm-Stopping Technology
- The Mobile Internet Won't Grow Without Effective—And Profitable—Search
- IBM Expands Virtual Machines On The Mainframe
- Review: Sony Optical Drive Delivers
4. The Latest Windows Blog Posts
- Microsoft Targets The Enterprise With Windows Mobile 6
- Host Of New WinMo6 Devices Unleashed
- Windows Expert Claims Method Of Cut-Rate Vista Installs
5. White Papers
- DNS/DHCP: Why Users Prefer Appliances
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Quote of the day:
"He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery." -- Harold Wilson
In case you haven't yet done so, get thee to the article by longtime Dr. Dobb's Journal editor Mike Swaine on the future of operating systems. With his usual wit and technical acumen, Swaine dissects the current "identity crisis" that operating systems seem to be going through, pointing out that although—with the advent of subscription/service and hosted models—people have been predicting the end of the desktop operating system since 1999, that death has been greatly exaggerated.
(Although Swaine makes a brief nod toward Gartner's dramatic prediction last year that Vista would be the last Windows operating system, a news story that broke since his story was filed has a Microsoft senior executive detailing plans to deliver the follow-on to Vista in 2009. Which means it should show up in ... 2015?)
One of the more interesting predictions that Swaine makes is that it would be "shocking" if Linux doesn't steal a significant piece of the market from Microsoft—of course, which version of desktop Linux will prevail is still a major question.
And Swaine doesn't limit his analysis to desktop operating systems only. After all, one of the biggest operating system fights going on is in the cell phone and handheld device arena, which is seeing versions of Windows, Linux, and maybe even the Mac OS battling it out for dominance along with more established small operating systems such as Symbian.
And then there's the question of whether operating systems are perhaps becoming irrelevant or even unnecessary.
Have you been following the operating system arena? How do you think things are likely to play out over the next few years? Would you consider a move to Linux? Let us know by replying to the InformationWeek blog.
Alice LaPlante
Beyond Windows Vista: Microsoft To Launch 'Vienna' In 2009
Related Stories:
How To Run Windows And Linux On A Single System
Can Vista Make The Big Screen?
After Boom Years, Wireless Industry Faces Slowing Growth
Microsoft Preps Cognitive Radio Prototype For Use With TV Spectrum
Report: FBI Loses 3 To 4 Laptops Every Month
Strike Shuts Down Outsourcing In India
Credit Suisse Outsources To BT In Deal Worth $1.1 Billion
HP's First Smart Phone Features Voice Commands
Workplace Redux: IBM Chases The Corporate Desktop
Demo To Production, Intel's 80-Core Chip Faces Hurdles
Penn State Researchers Develop Worm-Stopping Technology
The Mobile Internet Won't Grow Without Effective—And Profitable—Search
IBM Expands Virtual Machines On The Mainframe
Review: Sony Optical Drive Delivers
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Microsoft Targets The Enterprise With Windows Mobile 6
Host Of New WinMo6 Devices Unleashed
Windows Expert Claims Method Of Cut-Rate Vista Installs
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1. Editor's Note: Looking Beyond Vista To The Larger Operating System Landscape
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Microsoft may need to add features to Vienna or another future operating system that go beyond more efficient pointing and clicking—features such as standard support for touch-screen and voice-activated computing.
VMware virtualization software offers lots of functionality without high cost. Here's how to get it working.
Windows Vista is ringing in a new era of graphics, productivity, and security capabilities—not to mention hardware requirements—but will the next generation of wide-screen displays be ready?
ISuppli predicts global mobile phone subscriber growth will decelerate to 12.8% in 2007, down from average annual growth rates of 25% the past three years.
Dell, HP, Google, and others want the FCC to sign off on letting consumer devices utilize the "white space."
Some of the recently lost or stolen computers contained "sensitive" information, but the extent of the damage from the losses is unknown.
Despite its importance in the U.S. economy, the region's tech industry isn't exempt from civil turmoil and complex socioeconomic issues.
The bank says the deal will let it access state-of-the-art telecom technologies faster and more cost effectively than it could through its in-house IT organization.
The HP iPaq 500 includes voice-control features that eliminate the need for a stylus or miniature keyboard found in other smartphones or PDAs.
The company's Open Client Offering takes another swipe at the desktop dominance of Microsoft's Office suite.
The experimental chip can perform specific calculations, but it isn't yet capable of performing a wide variety of functions, analysts say.
The new technology focuses on analyzing packet rate and frequency of connections, rather than signature or pattern identification.
Look for lots of talk at this week's 3GSM World Conference about getting people to use mobile data services. Better search is a key piece.
Marist College runs 600 Linux virtual machines for students on its z9 mainframe. Five years ago, it could run a dozen on its mainframe.
Sony's new DRU-830A internal DVD/CD burner is based on the company's 12th generation of optical storage technology and supports both double- and dual-layer DVD formats.
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4. The Latest Windows Blog Posts
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Microsoft finally unveiled its newest mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6, at 3GSM in Barcelona. Details of the new operating system broke last week after a site in France broke its nondisclosure agreement with Microsoft.
As to be expected, the whirlwind that is 3GSM deposited more than a handful of new enterprise-class smartphones on the wireless world. Sure, there are a couple of non-Windows Mobile 6 devices, but the bulk of the handsets we saw from Spain use Microsoft's new darling operating system.
Don't want to plunk down $250 for a full-price edition of Windows Vista Home Premium? A blog post by a Microsoft expert says maybe you don't have to.
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