As the warmer
weather approaches, we bring you our regular summary of the
hottest news in IT.
Many clients will have heard about Microsoft's new Internet
search tool 'Bing' which was launched earlier this month.
Our first article explains how this is being marketed.
Happy reading and here's to more barbeque weather.
Microsoft has launched a new tool to challenge its
biggest rivals in the search engine market. But Bing is
being described as a 'decision engine' - not a
'search engine' - so it's not
just the name that's original.
What is so different about Bing and are its features
good enough to see Microsoft regain ground from
Google?
Read more
A corner of Windows 7 will remain forever XP
as Microsoft tries to avoid the
compatibility issues that plagued users
upgrading to Vista.
The new operating
system will include an option allowing users
to run XP applications in a virtual
XP environment - the first time such
technology has been used to achieve
backwards compatibility.
Read more
A disc the size of a
standard DVD could be used to store a colossal 1,600GB
of data according to a team of Australian
researchers pioneering new recording techniques.
The scientists are using
a combination of recording techniques to achieve
this unprecedented storage density.
Read more
Mozilla is expected to
launch its new “Build Your Own Browser” tool to
coincide with the official release of Firefox 3.5
later this month.
But whilst the programme
offers new ways for administrators to customise
desktop browser settings throughout the entire
network, will this improved functionality
lead to greater market share?
Read more
