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Founded in 1998 in San Antonio, Rackspace started as a managed hosting company for small businesses. Today, it includes Fortune 500 firms in its customer Rolodex, as well. However, just as when it first opened its doors, Rackspace offers no add-on services such as hardware sales or phone company services to supplement its bottom line ...

The pending January release of Windows Vista raises questions about the security benefits of using one operating system over another ...

TurboLinux last week announced the release of a palm-sized USB device that comes with the firm's FUJI operating system embedded in its 4 GB flash memory ...

Coming to computer stores in the not-too-distant future will be a new type of PC. It will not have a hard drive, and the operating system will be burned onto a chip, making malware manipulations and viruses problems of the past ...

The planned release of Vista at the end of January has provoked a great deal of speculation about its expected impact on hackers. Vulnerabilities in Windows and its related Office suite of applications have been the primary targets of hackers and criminal data seekers for years ...

As consumers experiment with the Linux operating system and consider switching from Windows, the first carryover they expect to find is applications for virus and spyware protection. However, few exist because Linux does not need them ...

Linux is fast becoming my operating system of choice because it lacks the software bloat and high overhead plaguing both Microsoft andApple computing. Those words do not come easily to me. I have been a devout Windows user from the early days ...

Linux has long been a contender in the corporate world to Windows. In addition, consumer interest is on the rise for this free, open source alternative to Windows or the Macintosh OS ...

Your next operating system move could be to one of the half-dozen most popular free Linux desktop versions instead of to Microsoft Windows Vista. With these versions, you would not have to perform a risky software upgrade, nor would you have to settle for a watered-down Vista option if your new computer were underpowered ...

Whether for business or family fun, everybody takes road trips. When traveling to unfamiliar turf, nothing can make the trip more enjoyable than not getting lost. Traditional Global Positioning Software (GPS) has come a long way. A modern GPS device is something no traveler should leave home -- or office -- without ...

Can you use a reliable, free operating system that can run on new or older computers? How about an operating system that comes packed with hundreds of software programs? Do you want to try out a fully functional OS that runs in a live CD session and can coexist with Windows or Mac operating systems on a dual-boot hard drive installation? ...

Grisoft recently released several new versions of its AVG antivirus software for GNU/Linux and FreeBSD open source platforms ...

Holiday gift buying has never been more exciting. Portability has gone wild this year, and a stunning array of innovative audio and video devices have appeared that let us carry our music, movies and television programs anywhere ...

Gone are the days when laptop computers were well-traveled -- but temporary -- replacements for a more powerful desktop computer. Currently, buyers are hard-pressed to narrow their purchasing options to just a few choices. Powerful alternatives abound, making this time of year one of the best for upgrading to the latest portable multimedia desktop replacements...

Online securities trading was a big fad a few years ago, but some of the major players disappeared from the scene after the dot-com fallout. However, many do-it-from-home traders cannot resist the Internet's speed and convenience, and there are still plenty of firms to accommodate them ...

Tired of lugging around both an out-of-date cell phone and a wireless-impaired PDA? Haven't found a smartphone that is classy enough to do both jobs? Check out the Nokia E62, which is available exclusively in the U.S. from Cingular Wireless. The Nokia E62's e-mail, Web-surfing and document-reading features are definitely best of breed, and its phone connections are loud and clear...

Check Point announced Friday the availability of SecureClient Mobile, software that provides VPN (virtual private network) security for Windows-based handheld devices ...

Webroot Software this week announced the availability of Spy Sweeper with Antivirus, a new product developed in partnership with software vendor Sophos ...

Online advertising, like many novelties that play on the Internet, at first grabbed a great deal of attention from businesses. Online advertising was the new fad, and many people predicted it would overtake traditional advertising forms. Now that the newness of Internet advertising is wearing off, some early adopters argue that advertising on search engines such as Google and Yahoo is not working. They cite recent stories of click fraud and other problems with online advertising...

Scalix, a software company providing Linux-based e-mail, calendaring and messaging clients, is now offering a series of open source components based upon its products ...