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Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of software operating systems by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs).[1] Microsoft Windows eventually came to dominate the world's personal computer market, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced previously. At the 2004 IDC Directions conference, IDC Vice President Avneesh Saxena stated that Windows had approximately 90% of the client operating system market.[2] The most recent client version of Windows is Windows Vista. The current server version of Windows is Windows Server 2003. The successor to Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, has been released to manufacturing, but is not yet generally available.
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According to Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today, Windows(R) Server(TM) 2003 and SQL Server(TM) 2000 with Itanium(R)-based systems is the leading platform with the highest scalability for mission-critical business applications being migrated from expensive, proprietary RISC-based UNIX servers. An increasing number of organisations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are adopting Microsoft(R) and Intel(R) technology to replace their UNIX-based solutions or integrate with their UNIX-based enterprises. These include: Alfa Bank, 8el.com, Ementor ASA, Mappy SA, Panasonic Germany, SG Weber and Vattenfall.
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In a change from its earlier statements, Microsoft now reports that some versions of Windows Server 2003 have a security flaw rated "critical" rather than merely "important." If you didn't install security bulletin MS08-001 after its release on Jan. 8 — because you didn't feel you really needed it when it first came out — you should make time now to test your box and install the patch.
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REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Windows Home Server, a new solution to help families easily protect, connect and share their digital media and documents, is generally available today. The HP MediaSmart Server, powered by Windows Home Server software, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com, Best Buy.com, Buy.com, Circuit City.com and CompUSA.com. It will be shipped to customers and available via other leading retailer Web sites later in November. Additional Microsoft hardware and software partners are ... delivering new consumer products and solutions designed to work with Windows Home Server.
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Windows only: Listen to your home music library from anywhere through your browser with web site JukeFly. Similar to previously mentioned streaming application Orb, JukeFly runs a small server on your desktop that scans any music folders you add to it and makes all of that music available through their slick web interface. With its extensive social features, JukeFly is actually a little more reminiscent of Anywhere.fm, the main difference being that Anywhere.FM actually stores your music on their servers, whereas JukeFly streams the music from your computer. Either way, add JukeFly to the list of worthwhile methods for getting to your music library no matter where you are.
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The Windows Home Server is a new Microsoft software solution that gives families with more than one personal computer an easy way to protect, centralize and share photos, home video, music and documents. A key benefit of Windows Home Server is simple expansion of a single pool of storage to keep growing archives of digital content more secure, organized and accessible from anywhere. Seagate's Barracuda(R) disc drive, the world's most popular desktop PC hard drive; the DB35(TM) disc drive series, whisper-quiet products designed for digital video recorders (DVRs); and the company's external storage devices -- all in capacities of up to 1 terabyte (TB) -- provide ideal solutions for Windows Home Server storage.
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