Windows 7 available today! April 30, 2009
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Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 7 for MSDN Subscribers starting today, and for general public starting May 5th. This means that W7 is fairly stable for normal use, so it’s time for me to try it.
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Windows Vista SP 2 on the Wild April 29, 2009
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Vista SP2 includes security and performance updates, plus a handful of new features, including:
- Windows Search 4.0
- Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack
- Ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista
- Windows Connect Now (WCN), which is designed to “simplify Wi-Fi Configuration”
- The addition of support for UTC timestamps in the exFAT file system
Oracle buys Sun for $7.4 billion April 21, 2009
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Oracle get MySQL (another one bites the dust!), Java (Oracle applications anyone?) but also the chance to have closely integrated hardware for their database and applications.
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The acquisition of Sun transforms the IT industry, combining best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems…Oracle will be the only company that can engineer an integrated system–applications to disk–where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves." – Oracle’s CEO Larry Ellison
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Oracle Spends $7.4 Billion to Buy Sun, Now Rivals IBM – FastCompany
