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Microsoft Says It Is Making Strides in Boosting Security
by Alex Woodie
Despite today's constantly evolving security threats, progress is being made at Microsoft to boost the security in Windows, as well as third-party programs, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates said at the RSA Security Conference 2005 event in San Francisco last week. In addition to providing an update on the Trustworthy Computing initiative, Gates outlined new security features in the upcoming releases of Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2, Internet Explorer 7.0, and Microsoft Update. READ MORE >
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IBM Plans X3 "Hurricane" Chipset for Xeon Servers
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
IBM this week began to talk about its third generation of chipsets for midrange and high-end X86 servers. The first-generation "Summit" EXA and second-generation "Summit-II" chipsets have helped IBM grow revenue and shipment market share in the high-end X86 server space, and with the "Hurricane" X3 chipset, due within a few months, the company hopes to push the X86 higher into the server market while at the same time getting a larger slice of the four-way server market. READ MORE >
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GEEKCORPS
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Geekcorps \gek ' kor\ n.
1. A US-based non-profit organization that places international technical volunteers in developing nations. We contribute to local IT projects while transferring technical skills needed to keep projects moving after our volunteers have returned home.
2. The opportunity to be immersed in another culture while using your technical knowledge to assist emerging economies.
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Egenera Adds Opterons, Upgrades BladeFrame
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Under a partnership announced two weeks ago, chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices has garnered another server maker that will support its Opteron processors, and blade server maker Egenera has another arrow in its quiver with which to attack the vast installed base of Unix servers in the world. Egenera says it will deliver Opteron-based blades for its BladeFrame systems within the next 30 days. Egenera also put out Release 4.0 of its PAN Manager BladeFrame management software. READ MORE >
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Intel, AMD Launch New X86 Chips
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices used the LinuxWorld expo in Boston last week as the launching pads for their new 64-bit X86 processors. Intel launched the "Irwindale" variants of the Xeon DPs, while AMD launched faster kickers to its Opteron 100, 200, and 800 series of processors. READ MORE >
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HEWLETT-PACKARD
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So, through more than 800 flights per day, ANA's Flight Management System sees to it, that, as Japan's leading airline in on-time performance, ANA continues to remain on time.
And behind this benchmark of punctuality, working away millisecond by millisecond, is HP technology. Find out more.
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But Wait, There's More
HP Shows Improving Financials in First Quarter . . . Rackable Systems to Raise $85 Million in IPO . . . Microsoft Buys Axapta Implementation Tool from En'tegrate Software . . . Lucid8 Delivers New GUI, Advanced Features with GOexchange 3.1 . . . Speech Server 2004 Adoption Strong In First 6 Months . . . Marathon Technologies Targets Low-End Fault-Tolerant Windows Market with FTvirtual Server 6.1 . . . Gartner's People3 Predicts IT Workforce Shortage . . . READ MORE >
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Editor: Alex Woodie
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
Timothy Prickett Morgan, Victor Rozek, Kevin Vandever, Hesh Wiener
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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