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Submission + - Xandros releases Desktop - Professional

Submitted by

Holden Karau

on Tuesday November 28, 2006 @01:34PM

Holden Karau writes: "According to a press release Xandros has released a new version of their desktop operating system, Xandros Desktop — Professional. Some notable updates include more eye candy in the form of a 3d desktop, support for 3G wireless networks, better hardware support, etc. Could Xandros be making a comeback?"

Submission + - Amazon Explains AWS Timeouts

Submitted by ninjapirate on Tuesday November 14, 2006 @07:21PM

ninjapirate writes: Amazon Web Search users may have noticed delays,timeouts, and apparent failures on certain queries. In response to one developers questions amazon answered and explained the reason behind the difficulties.

Submission + - Amazon Web Services, Not yet Ready?

Submitted by ninjacompartment on Sunday November 12, 2006 @12:22AM

ninjacompartment writes: Theres been a lot of buzz about Amazon Web Services enabling the next generation of search engines. However, the sad fact of the matter is, like a the majourity of software AWS has failed to live up to the hype. The recent Alexa Websearch has a reported failure rate of close to 60%. What alternatives, if any, exist to amazons webservice platform?

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