Interesting Software and System News

[Lisandro]

It's a shame they don't have that page on a RSS feed.

+10

[Asyn]

Dell to acquire SecureWorks
http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/secure/2011-01-04-ir-shld-release.aspx

[Omid Farhang]

It's a shame they don't have that page on a RSS feed.

When they have been working on the new site, I told them and they said it's in their TODO list but not priority... now this long after release the new site and still...

[bob3160]

It sure would be nice to subscribe to to keep up with the latest news when it's released,
not when we remember to go to the link.

[DavidR]

Yes, considering other areas have an RSS feed like the Blog.

[Nesivos]

I am not a fan of Iobit but I came across a very interesting defrag software

Smart Defrag v2 Beta 1.1

http://forums.iobit.com/showthread.php?t=8436

They updated the old program and added boot time defrag

Smart Defrag v2. Beta1.1

I installed it and ran it.  Interestingly enough it totally messes with the defrags from PerfectDisk 11.x

I can't say which is better, however I have used PerfectDisk for years and have no reason to change

Of course Smart Defrag is free so if one doesn't want to spend money on Defrag Software then they can use that however I have found Defraggler, for a quick defragment is a nice tool.   

So for now, pending more testing with SmartDefrag I will stick with PerfectDisk and Defraggler.

Just my personal choice

[DavidR]

I would rather use the free version of Puran Defrag as a) it doesn't have the stigma associated with Iobit and b) it has a very handy boot-time defrag option.

[nmb]

AVAST, ESET, Symantec together control 40% of the global AntiVirus market

OPSWAT has released its quarterly market share reports for several sectors of the security industry. This quarter’s report includes both worldwide and North American market share and usage data for antivirus software and Windows Operating Systems.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/avast-eset-symantec-together-control-40-of-the-global-antivirus-market

[YoKenny]

AVAST, ESET, Symantec together control 40% of the global AntiVirus market

OPSWAT has released its quarterly market share reports for several sectors of the security industry. This quarter’s report includes both worldwide and North American market share and usage data for antivirus software and Windows Operating Systems.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/avast-eset-symantec-together-control-40-of-the-global-antivirus-market

Key point

The avast! Antivirus product line has helped AVAST Software maintain the title of number one antivirus vendor worldwide with 17.53% global market share.

[Silk0]

Skype on TV
http://thenextweb.com/2010/01/05/skype-tv-video-calls-couch-incoming/

[SpeedyPC]

AVAST, ESET, Symantec together control 40% of the global AntiVirus market

OPSWAT has released its quarterly market share reports for several sectors of the security industry. This quarter’s report includes both worldwide and North American market share and usage data for antivirus software and Windows Operating Systems.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/avast-eset-symantec-together-control-40-of-the-global-antivirus-market

Key point

The avast! Antivirus product line has helped AVAST Software maintain the title of number one antivirus vendor worldwide with 17.53% global market share.

Keep on winning Avast and you'll have the power to control the world best Anti-virus product

[Hermite15]

the full report is here: http://www.oesisok.com/news-resources/reports/MarketShareReportDecember2010.pdf

[bob3160]

Always nice to see Avast! as the top dog:

[Lisandro]

Seems the variations are very big, i.e., June compared to December 2010.
Is this correctly measured?

I've read here in avast forums it could be a biased measured market share (although not it is malicious, but just that the statistics are measured in a limited sample of computers).

[bob3160]

If you have Windows 7 but are really still in love with Windows XP,
then the following might be just what you're looking for:
http://www.askvg.com/aio-how-to-get-all-good-old-classic-features-back-in-windows-7/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AskVG+%28AskVG%29

Personally, I'm quite happy with Windows 7