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Microsoft server and tool upgrades demand CIOs' attention

(Juan Carlos Perez, Chris Kanaracus) — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03:00 GMT

CIOs and IT directors tracking the barrage of major upgrades for Windows and Office also need to stay tuned to the refresh cycle for Microsoft's servers and tools, including Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, System Center 2012 and Visual Studio 11.

How to make PHP apps scale

(Andrew Oliver) — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:09:00 GMT

The most popular language for Web apps, PHP tends to buckle under heavy loads -- unless you opt for cloud scaling and a NoSQL back end

Microsoft clarifies Ballmer's claims of massive Windows 8 adoption

gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer) — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:36:00 GMT

Reports earlier this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted unprecedented sales of Windows 8 were wrong on multiple counts, Microsoft and independent analysts agreed.

ICANN's gTLD application system back in action

(John Ribeiro) — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:28:00 GMT

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said its application system for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) has reopened, more than a month after it was brought down because of a software glitch.

Linux 3.4 released quickly, after smooth development cycle

(Joab Jackson) — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:02:00 GMT

Just over two months after its last major release, Linus Torvalds has posted the newest version of the open source Linux kernel, which supports new graphics processors from Nvidia and Intel, improves file system functionality and comes with a new security module.

Microsoft dumps 'Aero' UI in Windows 8, 'Metro-izes' desktop

gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer) — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:45:00 GMT

Microsoft is abandoning the 'Aero' user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, 'cheesy' and 'dated.'

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