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Blade PCs: the ultimate managed desktops
Reviews If you want total control over users' desktops, putting their PCs on blades in the datacentre is one increasingly popular solution.
Microsoft hatching online plans for Office
News Can portals offering free Web-based desktop applications turn the tables on Microsoft?
Microsoft polishes its Dashboard Web software
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IBM's 'Microsoft-free' desktop cuts costs by half
News IBM has made available a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware--or Microsoft software, according to a report on The Wall Street Journal's Web site.
Tags: Desktops, Web browsers, Linux desktop OS, Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Virtual Desktop, back-office server, collaboration tool, desktop hardware
Microsoft remains in spotlight with new patches, delayed SSL fix
Insight It's a busy time for Windows admins. Microsoft has released a group of new Security Bulletins, and a patch for the recently discovered SSL-IE flaw is finally available. This edition of The Locksmith has the details.
Cisco, Microsoft in security showdown
News "End to end" setups are a step forward, but the incompatibility of products from Microsoft and Cisco could be problematic.
Tags: Security
