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In This Issue
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Bill's, Andy's, and Linus' Enterprise Adventure, Every Week
Sponsored By
 HEWLETT-PACKARD
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DEMAND MORE...
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Demand an alternative to the way IT and IT services have been purchased, implemented and operated.
Demand accountability, rather than account control, from your IT partner.
Demand HP
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Sponsored By
 UNISYS/MICROSOFT
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Featuring the Unisys ES7000 family of servers running new Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, the Windows Data Center is today's Proven alternative to UNIX. It's a solution that brings revolutionary performance and low-cost standardization to the enterprise.
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Intel Talks Up Pentium, Itanium Futures
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
It was the fall Intel Developer Forum last week, and the bigwigs at Intel assembled the multitudes in San Jose to give them a sneak peak at future processor and related technologies and a view of how they see the world of computing. While the theme of communications-computing convergence that Intel has been talking about for year is interesting, what most people in the enterprise want to know is what Intel is going to do with its processors. READ MORE >
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Gartner Ranks Worldwide, U.S. Server Sales for Q2
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
IDC recently gave IBM the leadership position in revenue market share for the second quarter of 2003, and analysts at rival Gartner seconded that top ranking last week, putting Big Blue at the top of the heap, too, for the quarter. According to Gartner's estimates, IBM's lead over rival Hewlett-Packard was smaller in the United States than in the overall worldwide market, across all server platforms. READ MORE >
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 SUSE LINUX
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Sponsored By
 WINTERNALS SOFTWARE
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HP Targets SMBs with 'Smart Office' Initiative
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Hewlett-Packard claims to be the dominant supplier of information technology to small and midsized businesses, with over $21 billion of its $72 billion in annual revenue in fiscal 2002 coming from customers in this market. HP thinks these customers don't get enough hand-holding as they choose technologies or get enough support from vendors. That's why HP plans to spend $750 million to chase the SMB market with a new set of products and services called Smart Office. READ MORE >
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The Case for IBM eServer Convergence
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Rumors about an impending convergence of IBM's various products are as old as the distinct tabulating, punch card, and computer lines that IBM has been selling for more than 80 years. There is a tendency in natural and manufactured systems toward specialization. Nature fills niches, and people like the right tool for the job. With computers, increasing specialization is mitigated by the desire to make as few unique products as possible so research, development, and manufacturing costs can be minimized, which increases profits. READ MORE >
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Sponsored By
 ACUCORP
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Acucorp is a leading developer of application extension solutions running on over 600 platforms such as Linux.
These extend5 solutions include a powerful ANSI COBOL compiler, an integrated development environment, web deployment technology, seamless interfaces to RDBMS, COBOL-based GUI development, distributed processing and client/server technology.
For more information, visit www.acucorp.com
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Sponsored By
 BROOKS INTERNET SOFTWARE
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Mainframe to PC and Windows TCP/IP Network Printing Solutions
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· Fail-over Printing
· Page Range Printing
· Printer Finishing Options
· Archiving Data (Print to File)
· Character Output Reduction (COR)
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www.brooksnet.com
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Mad Dog 21/21: Gravity's Drain Bowl
by Hesh Wiener
"Niagara Falls . . . slowly I turned . . . step by step. . . ." The speaker is a homicidal maniac, about to grab Lou Costello and wring his neck. The setting is a jailhouse. How the lunatic, Costello, and Abbott got there is irrelevant. But every time Costello says "Niagara Falls," he sets off the madman, who relives the crime of passion he once committed there. A similar scene involving power transmission apparatus occurred on August 14, and 50 million people had their electricity choked off. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Microsoft Readies Small Business Server 2003 . . . Dell Bundles Windows SBS 2003 with PowerEdge Servers . . . A Game Plan for Competing Against Offshore Services . . . IBM, Microsoft Continue Web Services Collaboration . . . Manhattan Associates Adds Item Synchronization to Warehouse Management . . . IBM, Kimberly-Clark Study Radio Frequency Technology . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >
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Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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