XandZ » software http://www.xandz.net Technology News Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:51:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Microsoft Barrelfish: Not your average OS http://www.xandz.net/2009/09/29/microsoft-barrelfish-not-your-average-os/ http://www.xandz.net/2009/09/29/microsoft-barrelfish-not-your-average-os/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:08:38 +0000 admin http://www.xandz.net/?p=44 barrelfish

Microsoft Research just announced their experimental OS, Barrelfish. The project is aimed straight at making Operating Systems take advantage of newer multi-core processors, instead of letting their power go to waste.Microsoft is implementing a kind of database that shuffles information between the cores, allowing the cores to communicate much more efficiently.

The new OS is being created by ETH Zurich, a technology university, and Microsoft Research.

[Via DailyTech]

]]> http://www.xandz.net/2009/09/29/microsoft-barrelfish-not-your-average-os/feed/ 0 Microsoft Security Essentials goes non-beta, free for all http://www.xandz.net/2009/09/29/microsoft-security-essentials-goes-non-beta-free-for-all/ http://www.xandz.net/2009/09/29/microsoft-security-essentials-goes-non-beta-free-for-all/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:10:49 +0000 admin http://www.xandz.net/?p=35 microsoft-securityessentials

Microsoft has officially made the full version of its Security Essentials software available to the public, for absolutely free.For those that did not use the software in its beta stages, Security Essentials promises to cover all the security basics, and protect you from viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. The software will also come with free updates on a regular basis and will run just fine on Windows XP, Vista, or 7. If you're interested, the download link is below:

Download - Microsoft Security Essentials

]]> http://www.xandz.net/2009/09/29/microsoft-security-essentials-goes-non-beta-free-for-all/feed/ 0