Subject: Vista: Not Cutting Edge, But Bleeding

From: "BYTE Update"<[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:54:40 -0400 (EDT)

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Vista: Not Cutting Edge, But Bleeding
David Gilbert
Why one system builder now advises his clients to postpone the move to Microsoft's newest operating system

Stacking Up High-speed Bluetooth Against Certified Wireless USB
Mike Foley
As ultra wideband (UWB) radio nears mass production, manufacturers and expert observers alike forecast a collision between the two major wireless protocols that will ride upon this new high-speed technology: high-speed Bluetooth wireless technology and Certified Wireless USB.

Fundamentals of Power System ORing
Martin Patoka
Power ORing is an important tool in creating flexible and redundant powering systems.

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In the News

ACM Honors Bertrand Meyer
Bertrand Meyer, founder of Eiffel Software, is this year's recipient of the Association for Computing Machinery Software System Award.

Microsoft Nixes 'Big Bang' Service Pack For Windows Vista
One reason is that new tools like Windows Update allow Microsoft to dribble out smaller fixes to its new OS whenever necessary.

New Draft Of GPLv3 Is Published, Extends Reach To More Than Software
The new language also attempts to make covenants like the Microsoft-Novell agreement apply to all GPL users rather than just to those using a specific Linux distribution.

Intel Unveils New Microarchitecture
With the ability to produce four-cores on a single chip, Intel is hoping to regain sales that it lost to AMD in 2006.

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