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  • XP receives kiss of death, long live Vista

    Monday was the last day on which Windows XP will be sold as a boxed product or licensed to PC manufacturers.

  • HP considers own Linux-based OS

    Hewlett Packard is reportedly considering building an alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows, based on Linux.

  • Vista sales gaining momentum

    Windows Vista is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.

  • Windows XP: The end is nigh

    After a long-announced transition, 30 June marks the end of an era at Microsoft that of Windows XP.

  • HP reveals new mobile hardware

    Hewlett-Packard launched a range of new mobile business products in Sydney today, including laptops, an iPAQ and the company's first mobile thin client.

  • Microsoft goes on green Vista offensive

    Microsoft has commissioned a report which claims the new power-management features in Vista can help companies "massively" reduce carbon emissions resulting from the use of desktop PCs.

  • Vista doesn't figure in desktop refresh

    Queensland's Department of Natural Resources and Water (DNRW) is about to refresh 750 computers, but Windows Vista does not figure in its plans.

  • Microsoft accused of withholding Vista APIs

    Security vendors are claiming Microsoft was deliberately withholding access to its Vista spyware product, but the software giant denied the charge.

  • Keeping a cool head

    Aviva Australia CIO Sharam Hekmat is not one to rush into things without his eyes wide open. He tells Renai LeMay why a large HP outsourcing contract was split into several chunks and the reasons for bringing some services in-house.

  • Microsoft unveils Freeze Dry for Windows Vista

    Windows Vista will include a new technology known as Freeze Dry designed to maintain application states and unsaved documents even when patches are automatically applied and PCs are rebooted.

  • Microsoft's leaner approach to Vista security

    Microsoft is talking up support for hardware-based security in Windows Vista, though only a sliver of the company's original plan will make it into the operating system.

  • Microsoft sells 20 million Vista licenses

    Microsoft claims Windows Vista is off to a fast start, having sold more than 20 million copies since its January 30 consumer release.

  • HP ultra-cautious on ultra-mobiles

    Hewlett-Packard will not rush to embrace the new Ultra Mobile platform which Intel unveiled last month, a senior company executive told ZDNet Australia. Also, the company's confusing mix of product names and model numbers will be streamlined into three core groupings.

  • HP's new twist on the Tablet PC

    Although sold as a 'consumer entertainment' notebook, the swivelling PDA-style touch screen on HP's newest laptop could have strong appeal to the small business market.

  • Microsoft, HP expand business alliance

    Microsoft and HP plan to spend US$300 million over the next three years in an expanded effort to jointly sell technology to large businesses.

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