Tech Update

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Next version of Windows to be 'fundamentally different' Tech news blog - CNET News.com:

"CORONADO, Calif.--Future versions of Windows will have to be 'fundamentally different' in order to take advantage of multicore processors, according to Ty Carlson of Microsoft.
'You're going to see in excess of 8, 16, 64 and beyond processors on your client computer,' said Carlson, director of technical strategy at Microsoft, during a panel discussion at the Future in Review conference. Windows Vista, on the other hand, is 'designed to run on 1, 2, maybe 4 processors,' he said, referring to the fact that quad-core processors are now available from Intel and are on the way from Advanced Micro Devices."

Sun tries again with consumer-flavored Java CNET News.com:

Sun Microsystems on Tuesday will introduce a friendlier way to write Java applications for consumer devices, an attempt to derive more profit from Java, and stake a greater claim in the next generation of Web applications.

Microsoft hints at general plan for IE 8 CNET News.com:

Microsoft will continue to prioritize security and ease of use in the forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 and will seek to improve Web development with current standards compatibility, according to the company.

Web 2-point-Yoda: Ended these browser wars have?
At the O'Reilly Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, and Opera agreed that the focus has shifted to optimizing the web browser as a development platform, according to a report by Computerworld. But are we buying it? According to representatives from each company, users have become more interested in the applications that they can run in a browser as opposed to what functionality the browser itself provides. Since popular rich web applications can run in just about any browser, what is it exactly that browser makers will focus on? Security, optimization, and interoperability. "

Microsoft builds giant data center in Quincy, Washington

Microsoft has made no secret about its plans to expand its current business model with a stronger emphasis on selling software as a service (SaaS), and it is working hard to get enough computational muscle to meet the demand.

This news ties into Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's statements yesterday at the Townhall Event reguarding software as a service as being central to the company's future. Its ongoing focus on SaaS and the Windows Live brand means you can expect more of the megasized data centers to crop up in the future.

A peek at Sun's new Streaming System: "80,000 simultaneous 4Mbps streams"

Last week, Sun unveiled its new three-component platform for high-end video streaming—the Sun Streaming System, with 1TB of memory, that is capable of servicing either 80,000 simultaneous 4Mbps streams, or 160,000 2Mbps streams.

Microsoft sheds light on Flash rival CNET News.com

Microsoft's answer to Adobe Systems' Flash Player has an official name--Silverlight--and a coveted target audience: media and entertainment companies bringing video to the Web.

Microsoft opens up on Web strategy at Mix07 CNET News.com:

"Microsoft's strategy in the burgeoning world of ad-supported online software calls for aggressive new business terms to undercut rivals and a familiar game plan of cozying up to developers. "

(it talks also about the new PDA webbrowser from Microsoft, and about mashup Web applications)