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TropicalCoder writes:
Windows 7 has been launched, but there is no corporate rush to replace XP. When you include replacement hardware, admin costs, application testing, and replacing incompatible apps, Gartner's VP of research, Michael Silver, believes that in a hypothetical organization with 2,500 Windows users, the cost of upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 will run $1,035 to $1,930 per user." Eric Knorr, InfoWorld
Perhaps this might explain the lack of enthusiasm? ...but are there any realistic alternatives to upgrading to Windows 7?
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TropicalCoder writes:
"When you include replacement hardware, admin costs, application testing, and replacing incompatible apps, Gartner's VP of research, Michael Silver, believes that — in a hypothetical organization with 2,500 Windows users — the cost of upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 will run $1,035 to $1,930 per user." — Eric Knorr, InfoWorld
Get the cost breakdown direct from Gartner
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TropicalCoder writes:
Aviary, who's PhotoShop-like browser-based image editing tools have been gathering rave reviews, today brought multi-track audio editing to the cloud. The service, called Myna, is sort of like Garage Band in your web browser. You can import audio directly into it, record a track into the application, or use clips from one of Aviary's provided clip libraries such as Quantum Tracks. Check out the video to get a sense of it. All audio effects are non-destructive and you can automate fades and pans, modify gain over time, loop, stretch and reverse audio clips. There are also classic effects like Reverb, Flanger, Stereo Delay, Pitch warp, Parametric Eq, and more. You can upload your clips to the service as well, and record directly from your computer. It's free to try it out. CNET has a write up about it and as well, this article points out how a web based audio editor can be useful to a radio news journalist on the road away from his computer back at the studio.
Alan Queen, the producer of Myna, began his career touring with a rock band in the '80s, and moved on from there to become a successful music producer. Later, he turned his hand to software development, working with cutting edge internet technologies. Along the way he began to dream about creating a Digital Audio Workstation that would be simple enough to enable a whole new class of budding musicians who didn't necessarily have the resources to get involved with expensive professional computer equipment and software for music production. A new dimension is brought to music production once it can run in the browser. Not only has it suddenly become cross platform, but easy collaboration is now possible via Aviary's very socially oriented Web 2 application delivery platform. Users will be able to invite others to contribute and participate, and share their productions with as wide an audience as they wish. Alan, as well as others from the Myna team will be on hand to answer your questions and consider your requests here on Slashdot. Check it out now.
Disclosure: I have been a developer on the Digimix/Myna team since inception, and work on the effects and other "low level" code. It was developed in AS3 using Flex Builder 3.