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Submission + - Fired Microsoft CIO Lands New Gig

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theodp

on Friday November 23, 2007 @01:11AM

theodp writes: "Two weeks after Microsoft set an unusually public media blitz in motion by leaking news of his firing on the same day services were held for his deceased sister (obit), ex-Microsoft CIO Stuart Scott has landed on his feet as the new chief operating officer at mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker."

Submission + - WiFi Banned at University for Years to Come

Submitted by on Thursday November 22, 2007 @07:32PM

An anonymous reader writes: Dr. Fred Gilbert, president of Lakehead University, recently held a presentation as to why his university will continue to have a wireless networking ban in place for years to come. Here is a transcript of his presentation.

Submission + - Researchers blast Vista Service Pack 1

Submitted by Stony Stevenson on Thursday November 22, 2007 @04:47PM

Stony Stevenson writes: A group of researchers has described Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as a "performance dud". Researchers from the EXO Performance Network claimed that a series of in-house benchmark tests showed that users hoping to receive a speed boost from the update will be disappointed. "After extensive testing of Release To Manufacture and SP1-patched versions of Vista it seems clear that the hoped-for performance fixes that Microsoft has been hinting at have not materialised," the group said.

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