Archive for February 28th, 2007
The Linux camp’s ears perked up earlier this week when Dell said it planned to unveil a new line of certified, Linux-loaded desktop and laptop PCs. But business users who want to buy a Dell machine with the open-source operating system preinstalled won’t have that Linux luxury in the near-term.Although Dell is dancing around the idea of reintroducing Linux desktops and notebooks, the computer maker said it won’t make a move until one of the competing flavors of Linux emerges as a business favorite. Dell now maintains that it doesn’t want to pick one Linux distribution and alienate users with a preference for another.
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February 28th, 2007
If you are just getting your feet wet with Web analytics, there are some industry-specific metrics you could start with. For example, if you are trying to generate sales leads, then metrics such as leads generated, lead conversion ratios, cost per lead, number of Web inquiries, and Web inquiry failure rate would be important to track. By contrast, if you are running a financial services firm and hope visitors will submit electronic application forms, then you’d want to measure metrics like completed online applications, application conversion rate, number of self-service transactions, self-service failure rate, and self-service penetration.
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February 28th, 2007
The Windows Vista hype isn’t over just yet, thanks to the latest software from Parallels. On Tuesday, Parallels released a new version of its virtualization software that lets Intel-powered Macs run Windows and Linux — without the need for a reboot.At the center of the update is a new feature dubbed “Coherence.” The technology lets users runs Windows applications on the Mac just as if they were native programs. Here’s how it works: When users switch to Coherence mode, the Windows desktop disappears, leaving Windows applications, such as Outlook and Internet Explorer, running directly on the Mac desktop and from the Mac application dock.
Parallels Director of Communications Benjamin Rudolph called Coherence a “game-changing technology” that erases the lines between the Mac and Windows worlds and lets users choose the best application for the task at hand. The questions are how it stacks up to Apple’s own virtualization software, Boot Camp, and how well it will work with Vista.
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February 28th, 2007
According to a new Pew Internet & American Life Project study, one-third of Internet users have used a wireless 
connection around the house, at their workplace, or some place else. Analysts expect that group to grow in Corporate America in the coming years as Wi-Fi security gets stronger and coverage range improves.Users who access Internet-based e-mail and search the Web from their BlackBerries or other mobile PDAs were among those who responded to the study. Specifically, 13 percent of them said they used a PDA to connect to the Internet wirelessly. What’s more, 28 percent of cell phone users have used cellular networks to connect at work and 38 percent have used Web-enabled PDAs to access the Internet or check e-mail at work.
While the study suggests that more users are accessing wireless networks at their place of business, the question is which technology — cellular or Wi-Fi — will dominate the corporate landscape.
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February 28th, 2007
Sony is planning to hit the HD DVD camp square between the eyes with a midsummer Blu-ray player price cut that Sony hopes will earn it the next-gen DVD championship belt.The BDP-S300 will cost about $600 — nearly half the price of Sony’s current models — and will offer capabilities comparable to the BDP-SI that sits on store shelves now. The BDP-S300 will offer 1080P capabilities, upconverting lower-quality signals to 1080P and distributing them through an HDMI output.
In addition, BDP-S300 will be able to process video at 24 frames per second, the same speed used in motion pictures, and offer image quality that looks more like film than video.
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February 28th, 2007
