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Parties election fall out over education

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

John Swinney visits Dalmarnock Primary to announce Pupil Equity Funding -JS. Photo by Jamie Simpson

John Swinney visits Dalmarnock Primary to announce Pupil Equity Funding -JS. Photo by Jamie Simpson

STEWART PATERSON

Political Correspondent

IMPROVING education will be a top priority for SNP councillors, John Swinney has said.

The Deputy First Minister launched a mini education manifesto ahead of the council elections next month and said from early years to adults, learning is top of the agenda.

He said SNP led councils would build new schools, maintain teacher numbers and work to close the attainment gap.

Opponents however dismissed the SNP record as taking power from councils and of imposing education cuts on councils for the last ten years.

Mr Swinney said: “A good education is an investment, not just in our children, but in our society and our economy too.”

“A vote for the SNP in the council elections is a vote to elect councillors who are dedicated to protecting and improving our education system.

“The SNP believes from the early years through to adulthood, everyone should be given the very best chance of success in life.”

Mr Swinney said a vote for the SNP at the council elections was a vote for “cast-iron commitments” to continue work to improve education.

In Glasgow the SNP has said as well as delivering on national priorities it would invest £19 improving school playgrounds across the city.

Labour said instead of improving, education has suffered since the SNP took power at Holyrood in 2007.

Iain Gray, education spokesman, said: “Under the SNP, the gap between the richest and poorest in our schools has widened, and there are 4,000 fewer teachers and 1,000 fewer support staff in our schools.

“The SNP government has cut £1.5billion from local services since 2011, that’s cuts to education made by John Swinney when he was Finance Secretary.”

The Liberal Democrats accused Mr Swinney of taking control of education decisions away from local councils.

Tavish Scott, Education spokesman, said: “The message is clear that if you vote SNP in the local elections you get centralised SNP national policy. That means when SNP Ministers say jump their councillors will just ask Nicola how high?

“The SNP do not understand that local people want local councillors who will fight for local schools not impose national policy and education cuts.”

The Conservatives said that the SNP rhetoric on education was not matched by action.

Liz Smith, Education spokeswoman said: ““Having been in power for ten years they have no excuses for why we are performing so poorly, with teacher numbers too low and the recent PISA figures showing that Scottish pupils are now playing catch-up with the rest of the world.”

[“Source-eveningtimes”]

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Education

Half of academies fall short on funding

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

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More than half of academies in England have lacked enough income to cover their annual expenditure, according to figures revealed by ministers.

An answer to a Parliamentary question shows that the proportion of academy trusts with an annual shortfall doubled in two years.

It comes amid growing warnings about school funding shortages.

But Schools Minister Nick Gibb told MPs on Tuesday that school funding had been protected and was at record levels.

The figures have been revealed in response to a question about academy expenditure from the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Storey.

Funding concerns

These figures for 2014-15 show that 53% of stand-alone academies were recorded as having “spent more than their income per year”, up from 42% in the previous year.

Among multi-academy trusts, the proportion spending more than their income was 53%, compared with 25% in the previous year.

This did not necessarily mean that the academies were left in deficit – as they could have been using reserves from previous years.

The ministerial answer says that in 2014-15 only 4% of academy trusts had such a “cumulative deficit”.

But the Liberal Democrats say that it shows a rising problem with inadequate funding, for academies as well as local authority schools.

“Academies are already falling short of cash and this a deep concern to staff and parents. It shows that the system that the Conservatives have created has a shaky foundation,” said Liberal Democrat education spokesman John Pugh.

“The government want to pretend that academies and free schools are the answer to the funding problems but this shows that they’re not immune to the impact of the government slashing education budgets,” he said.

School leaders have been increasingly vocal in concerns about funding levels.

Head teachers have been warning about having to cut school hours, governors have threatened to refuse to sign off budgets and grammar school leaders have said they might have to start charging parents.

Last week, heads were angered when it was revealed that £384m earmarked for converting schools into academies last year had been taken back by the Treasury.

On Tuesday, Nick Gibb, minister for school standards, faced questions from the education select committee on school funding.

He rejected suggestions of underfunding for schools and told MPs that the government had “protected funding at a time when we are dealing with an historic budget deficit”.

Mr Gibb said schools were receiving more than ever before – and that this would rise with a further increase in the school population.

The way that school funding is shared out to individual schools is also being changed – with the launch of a new funding formula.

The schools minister said that the government had “grasped the nettle” on needing to reform a funding system that was often uneven and unfair.

But there was no “silver bullet” on school funding, he said, and switching to a new formula would mean winners and losers.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said these figures were about income and expenditure within the year – rather than overall deficits.

“An academy trust is required by law to balance its budget from each academic financial year to the next,” said the DFE spokeswoman.

“Where the board of an academy is proposing to set a deficit budget for the current financial year, it must notify the Education Funding Agency (EFA).

“Wherever appropriate, the EFA will provide support to academy trusts experiencing financial difficulty but where we find financial mismanagement or irregularities we will not hesitate to take swift action.”

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Education

Fall in private school A-level entries receiving top grades

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

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Independent schools record a dip in the proportion of entries receiving top A* and A grades, as BTEC entries rise

Almost half of all independent school A-level entries received either an A* or an A in 2016, new figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC) reveal.

A total of  48.7 per cent of exam entries from schools surveyed by the organisation were awarded the top two grades, which is nearly double the national average figure of 25.8 per cent.

However, the figures were down on last year, when 49.4 per cent of private school entries were awarded the top two grades.

The percentage of students achieving at least ABB – the combination of results used to define “high performers” by top UK universities – was 55.5 per cent.

The ISC, which collected data from 495 independent schools, also revealed that one in 15 students gained three A* grades, the equivalent of around one student per sixth-form class.

The figures also reveal a significant increase in the number of students opting for BTEC vocational qualifications, which rose 14 per cent on last year to 792.

There was also a 19 per cent increase in pupils taking the Pre-U exam, an A-level equivalent designed to prepare pupils for university education. In total 1,801 took the Pre-U at ISC schools surveyed in 2016, compared with 1,516 in 2015.

‘Embracing vocational qualifications’

The increasing popularity of BTEC qualifications comes after Magnus Bashaarat, head of Milton Abbey School in Dorset, said in February that independent schools should “embrace” vocational qualifications despite them having become become “victims of intellectual and class snobbery”.

Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the ISC, said: “A concerted effort to halt grade inflation in recent years has seen the top grades both nationally and in independent schools level off and fall slightly, so it is encouraging to see the headline A* and A figure remain solid.

“Of particular note is the increase in students achieving ABB grades, which will see many of them moving on to the university of his or her choice, a high number to the top institutions.

“Importantly, the actual grades achieved remain impressively high. ISC schools focus strongly on the’facilitating’ subjects which are much prized by top universities. In 2015 our schools had record levels of entry to Russell Group universities and we expect this trend to continue.”

Julie Robinson, ISC’s general secretary, said: “The annual exam results each August remind us all that the academic side of school life is a top priority and that the grades achieved help pave a foundation for much that is to come for many young people.

“On top of all other aspects of independent school life, visible recently with the sporting successes of our alumni in the Olympics, these results show there is great strength and continued value in independent education.”

A-level grades in schools belonging to the Independent Schools Council:

Cumulative entry % by grade 2016
A* A B C D E
ISC 17.9% 48.7% 75.2% 89.9% 96.6% 99.1%
National 8.1% 25.8% 52.9% 77.6% 92.2% 98.1%

[Source:- tes]

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Education

Student numbers fall as Scottish colleges adjust to shake-up

by Rajdeep
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More work is needed to gauge the demand for college courses, according to a spending watchdog.

Audit Scotland said there had been a “steep decline” in the number of part-time students following a shake-up which included mergers and funding changes.

It said it was unclear what impact the decline had on those students, in particular women and older people.

The Scottish government said it would consider the report’s findings.

Colleges have been told by the government to prioritise substantive full-time courses, which prepare students for employment, over leisure programmes and very short courses.

The report found:

  • The number of under-25s on full-time courses increased by 14% over the last eight years
  • There has been a fall in overall student numbers – the biggest falls were among women and the over 25s
  • Part-time student numbers fell by 48% between 2007-08 and 2014-15
  • Staff numbers fell by 9% between 2011-2012, and 2013-14, but increased by 5% the following year
  • The number of students who completed all or part of their course (retention rates) increased year-on-year from 59% to 66% between 2009-10 and 2013-14. It dropped to 64% in 2014-15
  • Attainment dropped in 2014-15, after steadily increasing since 2009-10
  • The sector’s financial health is “relatively stable” but four colleges face “challenges”

The annual review of colleges examined how reforms affected their finances, governance, staff and students.

Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland told BBC Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme: “The number of part-time students has fallen significantly over the last few years. That’s in line with the government’s commitment to increase the number of younger students and full-time students who are getting qualifications that will help them into employment.

“But we don’t fully understand the impact on people who had previously been able to go to college on a part-time basis – that’s particularly women and older students.”

She said it was currently impossible to say what the impact had been, but added: “It is possible that those people are finding their way into employment. It’s possible that they’re not doing that. But given the importance of Scotland’s economy at the moment, with the new financial powers coming along, and the first minister’s commitment to inclusion, it’s really important the government and the funding council have that picture.”

Students in library

Several colleges merged as part of the reforms and in many parts of Scotland there is now a single college based on a number of sites.

But the changes – and how they were put into practice – were controversial, and in March college lecturers went on strike over pay.

Shirley-Anne Somerville, the minister for further and higher education, said the government had invested more than £550m in estates and maintained in excess of 116,000 full-time equivalent college places in 2007.

“Refocusing our resources on courses that will best prepare people to get a job was one of the major objectives of our reform programme,” she added.

“This report helpfully highlights what is working well and we will consider its findings, including the more challenging conclusions as we continue to deliver the job-focused learning that enables more of our young people to get the qualifications they need to get on in life,” she said.

Larry Flanagan, the general secretary of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), said the union was particularly concerned about the drop in older students.

And he said the mergers process had been a “very stressful time” for students and staff.

‘Utter mess’

“The EIS has repeatedly warned that the mergers process has sometimes been misused to provide cover for unnecessary cuts to staffing, courses and student places and this is reflected in today’s report which identifies significant cuts in each of these areas,” he said.

Labour’s education spokesman Iain Gray said the report showed the “complete and utter mess” the Scottish government had made of college re-organisation

Liz Smith, the Scottish Conservatives’ shadow secretary for education, said it raised serious concerns.

“In particular, it makes clear that the Scottish government’s severe cuts to college budgets are having a detrimental impact on the ability of colleges to maintain employee numbers, on staff morale, and on their ability to support students to develop the skills they most need in the workplace,” she said.

Colleges Scotland said it was encouraged by finding that 90% of students surveyed in 2015 were satisfied with their experience.

Chief Executive Shona Struthers said: “Colleges Scotland acknowledges that there are areas where further work is required. Activity is progressing and we are continuing to work with the Scottish government, SFC and other key stakeholders.

She added: “The Audit Scotland report, whilst emphasising the overall stability of the sector’s financial health, is clear that the college sector is showing signs that it is facing significant financial pressures.

“Colleges Scotland is committed to work with the Scottish government to ensure that colleges, as public bodies, are as financially stable and sustainable as possible”.

[Source:- BBC]

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Blogging

Most tweets following fall Paris attacks defended Islam, Muslims

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The Paris terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015, sparked a massive global discussion on Twitter and other social media sites between those attacking and those defending Islam and Muslims. The March 22 terrorist attack in Brussels is, of course, sparking similar, heated online debate.

Researchers at the University of Washington Information School and the Qatar Computing Research Institute analyzed 8.36 million tweets beginning seven hours after the Paris attacks and continuing for 50 hours. Searching for words and hashtags relevant to the event, the team identified about 900,000 tweets relating to Islam and Muslims.

They found that while anti-Islam and anti-Muslim sentiments arose on Twitter, most tweets in the huge stream following the Paris attacks actually condemned the negative hashtags and expressed support for Islam.

The study was conducted by a team including Norah Abokhodair—now a UW Information School doctoral student—and begun when she worked with the Qatar Research Institute, in collaboration with Melbourne University. Her co-authors are institute colleagues Walid Magdy and Kareem Darwish.

“Our analysis shows that the majority of tweets showing attitude toward Muslims and Islam after the Paris attacks were positive toward Muslims—defending Muslims and disassociating them from the attacks,” the researchers wrote.

More than 60 percent of tweets about the Paris attacks in the days after that incident defended Muslims and Islam using the hashtags #MuslimsAreNotTerrorists. Also trending at the time, the researchers note, were hashtags such as #IslamistheProblem and even those calling for the death of Muslims.

The study, posted on arXiv in December 2015, was cited in a March 23 CNN article that found a similar trend just following the March 22 attacks in Brussels.

“Similarly, on Tuesday, the #StopIslam hashtag was quickly overtaken by other users slamming the trend as ‘stupid’ and senseless,” CNN reported.

The researchers will present an updated version of the paper in May to the Association for Computer Machinery’s Webscience Conference in Hannover, Germany, which extends the analysis.

In the new paper, the team compares post-event tweets with users’ pre-event network dynamics—who they follow and are followed by, and who they retweet—to focus on how a person’s online content can be used to predict future attitudes in the aftermath of a major event—even if the individual has not expressed opinions online about the topic.

“Social media messages and networks have profound influence on political attitudes and are shaping national policy,” Abokhodair said. “Future research will allow for more accurate predictions of crisis response and policy change.”

[Source:- Phys]

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Education

Education spending fall from 2010 to now was worst since 1970s – IFS

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

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Further education spending has been hit since 2010. Photograph: Matej Kastelic/Alamy

Schools and colleges in England have suffered the worst fall in spending since the depths of the 1970s, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The IFS research into education spending says the government’s promised increases in funding will barely repair the squeeze endured since 2010.

The report found that adult education, further education and skills spending on young people have been hardest hit by austerity since 2010, with spending on classroom-based adult education or apprenticeships down by more than a third since 2009-10.

The government has recently committed to increasing spending on schools in England, which the IFS calculates as amounting to £4.3bn extra a year by 2022. It said the extra money will “just about reverse” the 8% cuts in spending per pupil since 2009.

“Even so, an effective 13-year real-terms freeze will still represent an unprecedented period without growth,” the IFS noted, going back to “at least” the 1970s.

The analysis revealed that sixth form and further education colleges received some of the largest cuts across all areas of education over the last decade, and the extra funding promised from next year still leaves them with 7% less spending than 2010.

“The 2019 spending round provided genuinely substantial increases in school funding, enough to more or less offset all cuts since 2009. Of course, that still means no real growth in spending per pupil over a 13-year period,” said Luke Sibieta, co-author of the report and a research fellow at the IFS.

“The extra £300m for further education and sixth forms provides for a small rise in 2020 but at least a further £1.1bn would be required to fully reverse cuts since 2010.”

David Hughes, chief executive of the Association of Colleges, said the IFS report showed the reality of cuts experienced in further education: “The consequences of the decline in spending and real-term freezes has meant fewer adult learners, squeezed budgets and lack of resource to provide the skills the country needs.”

The Department for Education said its new funding was “the biggest cash boost for a decade”.

“The prime minister is clear that education is one of his main priorities, and we want a system that boosts productivity, improves social mobility and equips children and adults with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed,” a spokesperson said.

But Jules White, a headteacher in West Sussex who founded the Worth Less? campaign against funding cuts, said the IFS report made it clear that school budgets were in a critical position.

“Over the past decade, huge holes have also arisen in special educational needs and disability funding and wider support services for children,” he said.

“These issues and potential future cost pressures are making heads across the country feel very concerned that a very positive sounding announcement may not be as good as it first seemed.”

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: “This report shows just how much spending has been cut on preventive services for families. Schools are on the front line when it comes to helping families and dealing with children’s mental health and wellbeing.”

The IFS found that only spending on early years and higher education avoided the cuts seen elsewhere, with the spending on early years “increasingly skewed” towards childcare for working parents and away from supporting children in low-income families.

The IFS calculated that universities receive £27,500 per student for teaching, a 50% increase since a low point in the 1990s.

The IFS estimates that the current system costs about £17bn for each year of undergraduates entering university, with more than half of the cost recovered in loan repayments of £9bn, mainly from higher-earning graduates.

The long-run cost to the government is about £8bn for each year, including £7.4bn in unpaid loans and £700m in grants.

[“source=theguardian”]

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Gadgets News

Android 9 Pie (Go Edition) With Faster Boot Times, Storage Boost Announced, Coming to Phones Later This Fall

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

Android 9 Pie (Go Edition) With Faster Boot Times, Storage Boost Announced, Coming to Phones Later This Fall

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The software succeeds last year’s Android Oreo (Go edition)
  • The first lineup with the OS will hit shelves in the next few weeks
  • Over 200 handsets now run Android (Go edition)

After months of beta updates, Android Pie was finally released in its stable avatar earlier this month. The update has started rolling out to the Pixel range of handsets as well as the Essential Phone. To strengthen its focus in the budget smartphone segment, Google on Wednesday announced the arrival of Android 9 Pie (Go edition), successor to last year’s Android Oreo (Go edition) that was unveiled back in December 2017. The latest update brings major features such as a boost to internal storage, faster boot times, security features like verified boot, and a dashboard to monitor data consumption.

Google also stated that the first devices with Android Pie (Go edition) will hit shelves later this Fall, however exact dates have not been mentioned. Existing smartphones that run Android Oreo (Go edition) are expected to get the major software update sometime later this year or early next year. These include phones like the Nokia 1, Lava Z50, Micromax Bharat Go, and the Spice F311.

The features coming to these budget smartphones with Android 9 Pie (Go edition) include up to 500MB of additional storage right out-of-the-box, claimed faster boot times, verified boot, and an accessible dashboard for data tracking. Android Pie (Go edition) will come with fewer preloaded apps and newer apps that are lighter. It will also have security features such as Find My Device built-in, and offline app install scans. “Collectively, these features help solve some of the most common pain points for entry-level device owners: storage, performance, data management, and security,” said Sagar Kamdar, Director of Product Management, Android.

Late last month, Google had updated its YouTube Go app with a new .yt file extension that allowed users with Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphones to save YouTube offline videos to their gallery. The Google Go app was updated with webpage voice dictation and a new Navigation for Google Maps Go extension app was released.

Google claims that more than 200 handsets, in over 120 countries across the globe, now run Android (Go edition) – and that more than 100 manufacturers already have plans to release similar phones before the end of the year.

[“Source-gadgets.ndtv”]

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Tech Update

Microsoft asks users not to miss Windows 10 Fall Creators update

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

Next big update for Windows 10 is coming next month.

ext big update for Windows 10 is coming next month.

Microsoft wants users to keep their software up to date in order to avoid another series of deadly cyber attacks such as WannaCrypt that impacted worldwide PCs that were running an outdated Microsoft software.

Two new ransomware families like “WannaCrypt” and “Petya” targeted dated Windows operating systems and created havoc across the world, including at some places in India.

Now, with the official rollout of Windows 10 “Fall Creators” update slated for October, Microsoft wants to stay one step ahead in identifying and preventing security threats.

“If you are running Windows 10 and have the ‘Fall Creators’ update, then you are completely protected from those specific malwares,” Vineet Durani, Director, Windows and Surface Business, Microsoft India, told IANS in an interview.

The “Fall Creators” update would feature “controlled folder access” inside its Windows Defender Security Centre that would enable users to secure data through “protected” folders.

“This is an ever-changing landscape. If anybody comes and says, hey, here is a piece of technology and you are completely protected for life, that is not going to happen. That is the reason we build an update or version twice a year because we want to stay a few steps ahead of whatever is out there,” Durani noted.

Microsoft spends over $1 billion every year on cyber safety and security-related research and development.

The company advises users and organisations to install all available security updates — including the previous patch MS17-010 — and ensure that automatic updates are enabled.

Windows 10 OS includes mitigations that prevent common exploitation techniques by cyber threats.

“As India gets more digital (which is now happening at a faster pace than ever), we now have the advantage of moving fast because we do not have too much of a legacy (digital) as a country,” Durani said.

The company has also introduced security features such as Microsoft “Credential Guard” and Microsoft “Hello”.

“We have this tech called the ‘Credentials Guard’ that basically stores your credentials in the hypervisor layer — that is the layer between hardware and software. It does not come with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) version. One has to buy it as an additional capability so that larger organisations can use it,” Durani told IANS.

“We have worked with partners like Intel and AMD to enable it. The feature is enabled on modern hardware like 5th-gen Intel processors and onwards,” the Microsoft executive added.

Windows “Hello” lets the user set up a quick biometric login instead of a password. With this feature, the user is promised enterprise-grade security without having to type in a password.

Microsoft devices such as Surface Pro 4, Surface Book and most personal computers (PCs) with fingerprint sensors are already compatible with Windows “Hello” and more devices that can recognise your face and fingerprints will be available in the near future.

According to Microsoft’s “Security Intelligence” report, financial institutions have always been popular phishing targets because of their potential for providing direct illicit access to bank accounts of the victims.

Sites that targeted financial institutions accounted for the second-largest share of both attacks and impressions during the first quarter of 2017 and accounted for the largest share of impressions in February and March this year, the report said.

Microsoft would roll out the “Fall Creators” update for Windows 10 on October 17 which will include Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) support.

Announcing the availability at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) industry show in Berlin earlier this month, Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President for Windows and Devices, said that the free update will also include a new photo app and many tweaks to the overall design and usability of Windows 10.

[“Source-hindustantimes”]

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Tech Update

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to Have New Feature to Prevent WannaCry-like Attacks

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

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Microsoft India in a select press briefing in New Delhi showcased a new feature to prevent ransomware attacks like the recent WannaCry infection. The feature will be available in the upcoming major update for Windows 10 (Fall Creators Update) in September. Microsoft will introduce something called “Controlled folder access” inside its Windows Defender Security Centre in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

“Controlled folder access monitors the changes that apps make to files in certain protected folders,” according to Microsoft. Also, the new update will provide folder containerisation. This means you can create protected folders to guard important files from unknown threats. So, in the event of any ransomware attack, the files saved under ‘protected folders’ will be accessible while unprotected files could be locked by the ransomware. System folders will be protected by default. Having said that the recent WannaCry ransomware had majorly affected PCs running older Windows operating systems, like Windows XP, Microsoft has tightened its grip to prevent ransomware attacks on its latest Windows 10 OS.

Windows 10 fall creators update

“If an app attempts to make a change to these files, and the app is blacklisted by the feature, you’ll get a notification about the attempt. Also, you can add additional folders to the list of protected folders, but you cannot alter the default list, which includes folders such as Documents, Pictures, Movies, and Desktop,” as per a statement by Microsoft.

Source:-news18

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News Update

Official: Windows for Workstations returns in Fall Creators Update

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

Microsoft is reviving Windows Workstations with a new cut of Windows titled “Windows 10 Pro for Workstations”.

The last time your vultures heard “Windows for Workstations” was the 1990s when Redmond used that moniker to market flavors of 16-bit Windows 3 with networking stacks. Then along came the 32-bit NT Workstation editions – such as Windows NT Workstation 4.0 launched in 1996. The term Workstation fell away as Microsoft labelled its operating systems Server, Home, Pro, Enterprise, and so on.

Fast forward to June this year, and it emerged Microsoft was bringing it back with the upcoming release of Windows 10 Pro for Workstations. Now, the software giant has officially announced this edition of Windows, listing its confirmed features.

This time around the target is power users, not the mainstream: Microsoft’s bringing back the name and a workstation product because its says some Windows 10 users wanted a version of the OS that can handle higher-performing hardware.

The new version of Windows can therefore run up to four CPUs and they can be Xeons or Opterons instead of their less-powerful cousins intended for desktops. The new OS will also be able to handle six terabytes of RAM.

The OS also runs ReFS, the Resilient File System adopted in Windows Server 2012, rather than the NTFS used in other cuts of Windows 10. Another notable storage-related feature is SMB Direct, which when paired with Remote Direct Memory Access-enabled NICs will speed data into and out of PCs running Windows 10 Pro for Workstations.

Persistent memory is another option, thanks to NVDIMM-N support.

Microsoft’s intent here is clear: the world buys about a million workstations each year and right now Windows 10 isn’t a good choice for plenty of them. The new cut of the OS will change that.

Microsoft’s not offered pricing for the new version of Windows.

Interestingly, the new OS is at first glance overkill for Microsoft’s own workstation, the Surface Studio, as it maxes out with a Core i7 and has an integrated Ethernet port that appears not to support RDMA. If Microsoft upgrades the Studio to suit Windows 10 Pro for Workstations it will be a mighty machine indeed.

Source;-theregistre

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