Rebecca Reid

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Sun experiments with 3D desktop

Sun Microsystems Inc. is experimenting with a three-dimensional (3D) desktop interface that could alter the way users see their screens

Novell offers new certifications for Linux services

Less than a month after acquiring SuSE AG, Novell Inc. has rolled out two professional certification programs for the Linux user

Xerox drops five new printers onto market

Broadcasting from New York to satellite locations around the world, Xerox Corp. on Thursday unveiled five new printers ranging from black-and-white to those employing solid-colour ink.

IDC: Tech forecast bleak, but hope remains

The upcoming year will mark a return to growth for the struggling IT sector, IDC Canada Ltd. said during its yearly predictions teleconference on Tuesday, offering a grain of hope to an industry that has seen two years of sub-zero growth, and lost nearly $1.5 billion dollars in the process.

Peoplesoft partners with ASP to provide software-as-service

PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday announced a new partnership with application service provider (ASP) Surebridge Inc. to offer hosted solutions geared towards companies with revenues less than US$1 billion and small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs), a move one industry watcher says will give the company a much stronger position in the software-as-service market

Network Appliance releases new products, strengthens partnerships

Network Appliance Inc. on Monday announced two new network attached storage (NAS) appliances, some new solutions and broader partnerships with Veritas Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., and FileNet Inc. to help its customers deploy best-of-breed storage solutions, the company said.

Novell responds to SCO lawsuit, hypes new products at LinuxWorld

After being slapped with a lawsuit for "slander of title" by the SCO Group Inc. on Tuesday, Novell Inc.'s CEO Jack Messman on Wednesday declared the company would defend itself against the suit and win, citing the suit as evidence that SCO is losing the war it launched against Linux when it filed suit against IBM for allegedly infringing upon its Unix patent.

Tablet PCs enable new teaching methods in the classroom

For years educators and computer vendors have explored ways in which technology can aid with learning. Back in the 1980s when PCs first became affordable, technology was considered something to be taught, but now is considered an essential medium by which students learn.

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