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TechEd 2006: Microsoft demonstrates first PowerShell release candidate.

Boston (MA) - At a packed session Tuesday morning at TechEd 2006, Microsoft software architect Jeffrey Snover, demonstrated the first release candidate of the Windows command line shell now called PowerShell, sometimes still referred to as Monad. There, he revealed to the crowd that it is a design goal for PowerShell to run as the command provider for all Windows administrator tools, including Microsoft Management Console.

Micron And Nanya Beef Up On Stack DRAM Production.

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on DRAM development, including the formation of a joint venture (JV), Micron Technology and Nanya Technology are said will officially sign a contract by April. Industry watchers generally acknowledge the stronger presence of the two companies in the DRAM industry, but also raised concerns about the potential conflict with Inotera Memories, the JV between Nanya and Qimonda that mainly fabricates DRAM on trench technology.

Corel gives WordPerfect Office one more round.

Ottawa (Canada) - If all the features that a word processor user would ever require have already been invented, as some well-known reviewers have claimed, then apparently the people at Corel didn"t get the memo. Over a decade has passed since the WordPerfect brand was tarnished by its former caretakers, who released its first Windows-based edition over a year late, and still somehow not ready for prime time. Now, Corel is hoping the applications market has forgotten all about that debacle, and may be willing to embrace a new edition of WordPerfect that sticks to very conservative functionality principles.