Symantec virtualization tech turns one PC into three
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- Symantec virtualization tech turns one PC into three
- PC Makers Don’t See Sales Spark From Microsoft’s Windows 7
- No Jobs No Apple?
- DSG Same-Store Sales Drop 10% on Computer Discounting
Symantec virtualization tech turns one PC into three
CNET News CA
The company demonstrated the technologies along with another one designed to block malware from getting into corporate networks to reporters and briefed them on its research and development strategy at an event it dubbed “Innovation Showcase” on Wednesday. Virtualization technology that essentially creates different machines on the same computer offers a good platform for securing PCs by providing different protected environments said Joe Pasqua vice president of research at Symantec Research Labs. html” >Taking advantage of this trend the company has developed Virtualization-based endpoint security VIBES technology that works with machines already running virtualization hardware and software to isolate three different areas on a computer for doing activities that require different levels of security. The VIBES prototype protects Web surfers from downloading malware and having sensitive data stolen all behind the scenes. For instance when a user wants to open or execute files downloaded from the Internet the system copies the file to a “Playground” virtual machine and executes it there.
PC Makers Don’t See Sales Spark From Microsoft’s Windows 7
CNNMoney.com
’s (MSFT) new Windows 7 operating system software to provide muchof a sales spark when it debuts later this year an influential investmentanalyst says. Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes during a conference call Monday saidnone of the computer makers with which he met at the recent Consumer ElectronicsShow in Las Vegas cited Windows 7 as a potential sales driver even thoughcomputer makers that adopt the software can add features such as touch screensor prolonged battery life. PC makers aren’t holding out much hope because they “feel burned by Vista”the operating system software that Microsoft started selling in early 2007Reitzes said. perating systems command and control key computer functions. Thelaunch of Vista was marred by a largely negative critical reception. Althoughmany critics say the operating system has improved many corporate buyers haveheld off on installing the system preferring to remain with its predecessorWindows XP.
No Jobs No Apple?
PC World
n a personal level I can’t help but have a great deal of sympathy for Jobs and his family at this undoubtedly difficult time. But as a longtime Apple observer Mac user and general technology wonk I can’t help wondering what might come of Apple if and inevitably one day when Jobs eventually retires permanently from his role as the company’s spiritual and temporal leader. A whole lot of notions come to mind when you think of Steve Jobs.
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DSG Same-Store Sales Drop 10% on Computer Discounting
Bloomberg
15 (Bloomberg) — DSG International Plc the U. ?sbiggest consumer-electronics retailer said same-store sales fell10 percent in the 12 weeks ended Jan. 10 as customers waited fordeeper discounts after the Christmas holiday period. Sales on that basis declined 13 percent at DSG?s PC Worldchain the Hemel Hempstead England-based company said in astatement today. DSG expects ?high single-digit negative? like-for-likesales this year as the U.
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