Tuesday Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on April 4, 2006 at 2:03:49 PM
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Microsoft to acquire ProClarity.
MS releases Virtual Server for free.
Studies say gaming and TV is a major public health issue. Nope, get off your asses, you lazy parents, and pay attention to that kid who's screaming in my ear when I'm eating in a restaurant.
Microsoft to acquire ProClarity.
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Microsoft announced Monday that it plans to acquire business analytics software developer ProClarity, a third party Microsoft developer, ProClarity to increase its presence in the business intelligence market. Proclarity has business analytics that work with such Microsoft products as SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 and Microsoft Office Excel. Microsoft's Office productivity suite and server products, such as its SharePoint portal software, are expected to feature business intelligence and collaboration capabilities.
MS releases Virtual Server for free.
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Up to this point, Microsoft sold Virtual Server for $100 or $200, depending on the number of processors in a server. Now, it's throwing out the price, preparing for the bundling scenario a bit early. Customers can pick up Virtual Server 2005 R2 as a free download. Microsoft product marketing man Zane Adam made it rather clear that this move was intended as a blow against VMware.
Studies say gaming and TV is a major public health issue. Nope, get off your asses, you lazy parents, and pay attention to that kid who's screaming in my ear when I'm eating in a restaurant.
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Research shows that exposure can increase obesity, tobacco and alcohol use, risky sexual behaviours, violence and social isolation, say Dimitri Christakis and Frederick Zimmerman, from the University of Washington in Seattle, in a controversial editorial. The data linking violent media to aggression, for instance, are “just as strong” as those linking smoking and lung cancer, says Christakis. US children spend more time watching TV and playing videos than any other activity except sleeping. More than a third of those under six have TVs in their bedrooms. And things are only set to get worse, as every child with a cellphone will soon to be toting a TV in his pocket, says Christakis.