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According to a source, Microsoft Philippines recently announced the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the new version of the company’s acclaimed data management and business intelligence platform. This version of SQL Server provides powerful new capabilities such as support for policy-based management, auditing, large-scale data warehousing, geospatial data, and advanced reporting and analysis services. SQL Server 2008 provides the trusted, productive and intelligent platform necessary for business-critical applications. Read the rest of this entry

Hewlett-Packard has started selling an 18-inch entertainment notebook that comes standard with a TV tuner, Blu-ray drive, and high-definition screen. The HDX 18T Premium series notebook comes with a Blu-ray drive, a 1,080p high-definition screen, and an HDMI 1.3 port for connecting the machine to an external digital TV monitor

As of Thursday, the HDX 18T Premium series notebook was available only online with a starting price of $1,550. The desktop replacement PC ships with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.

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IBM today announced the SecureStore framework, a new way to provide retailers with cost-effective solutions to help reduce the billions of dollars of losses caused each year by physical theft, electronic data breaches and compliance violations. Retailers today in every segment are under tremendous pressure to protect margins amid a "perfect storm" of business risk:

• Preventing physical loss, increasingly perpetrated by organized criminal groups;

• Protecting against database breaches and other electronic threats, often perpetrated by those same criminal groups;

• Complying with Payment Card Industry (PCI) regulations for customer data protection.

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A must-read interesting posts from last week:

Dual-Core Atom Processor 

Microsoft’s latest ad 

NGenius DIY PC Components Promo 

Announcing Intel Core i7 Processor 

Kaspersky Internet Security and Kaspersky Antivirus receives top scores from leading British IT editions 

The personal products are based on a new antivirus engine which dramatically increases system scanning speed. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 incorporates an innovative application activity filtration module that makes use of HIPS (Host-based Intrusion Prevention System) technology together with an improved firewall, an anti-spam module and a parental control module.

After the release of Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009, a number of British IT editions published reviews which highly praised the effectiveness, ease of use, high operation speed and low use of system resources of the new products.

Respected British IT magazine PC Pro singled out Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 for its “PC Pro Recommended” award. The author of the article mentioned that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 was “simpler than earlier versions, the most approachable version showing excellent malware detection levels”. Please click here to read more

Intel just announced the brand name for the first desktop versions of its next generation microprocessor family, the Intel® Core™ i7 processor. The Intel® Core™ i7 processor is based on Intel’s dynamic Core™ microarchitecture (formerly code named Nehalem). This new scalable and modular processor design delivers outstanding performance and power efficiency. It will be the foundation for a new generation of Intel mobile, desktop and server processors. Read the rest of this entry

BEST VALUE D.I.Y. PC COMPONENTS PROMO!

ORDER TODAY! Visit your nearest NGenius IT Hub outlet (Ayala Center Cebu, SM City Cebu and Asia Town IT Park branch) or email info@ngkhai.com.

All prices valid until September 30, 2008.  Cash basis only. Monitor sold separately on NGenius Power PC.

* Vista capable are applicable for Vista Starter/Home Basic Editions. Other Windows Vista editions may require hardware upgrade. 

Per DTI-Cebu Permit No. 099, Series of 2008.

Microsoft’s cancelled the Jerry Seinfeld ads. I kind of like them…. but I guess the next ones are pretty much easier to understand and also more exciting.

It talks about “I’m a Pc! ” and tries to prevent the stereotype. It shows that there are many different kinds of people who use the PC doing incredibly different things. After all, over a billion people use Windows, and it IS time to show that they are not all forty something nerds with eyeglasses who are not creative or exciting.

Here are the first ads:

The single life for Atom is over–or at least one version. Intel said
it has begun shipments of the first dual-core version of the Atom
processor.

The power-efficient processor will be targeted at Atom-based
desktops called nettops. Currently, Intel offers the single-core Atom
N230 processor for this category of small desktops.

Other specifications include a core clock speed of 1.6GHz, 1MB of level-2 cache, and support for DDR2 667MHz memory.Read the rest of this entry

A Must-read interesting posts from last week

• More Windows-specisfic consumer ads coming soon

• Kaspersky Open Space Securtity Promo (Entrerprise Ed.)

• Lenovo delivers lightest heavyweight

• Cray Offers Windows Based Supercomputer

At $25,000 it is Microsoft’s most expensive, and Cray’s cheapest.

Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer | ZDNet.com

Microsoft and Cray are set to unveil on September 16 the Cray CX1, a compact supercomputer running Windows HPC Server 2008.

The pair is expected to tout the new offering as “the most affordable supercomputer Cray has ever offered,” with pricing starting at $25,000.

LENOVO was quiete successful with its Thinkpad X300, a laptop so sharp you could shave on it. Now it’s readied the successor, the duly named X301 which is a basic systems update. In case you didn’t pay attention to the X300, this is a 13.3-inch lappie with good design and strong power-efficient features. Read the rest of this entry