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Microsoft Releases First Public Beta of 'Longhorn' Server
by Alex Woodie

Microsoft last week made available the first public beta of the next version of Windows Server, codenamed "Longhorn." While there are no major changes with Longhorn Beta 3, Microsoft has made several minor improvements and additions, and the product is now "feature complete," according to a Microsoft product manager. The new operating system is on track to ship by the end of the year, the software giant says. READ MORE >

How To Build a Green Data Center
by Alex Woodie

"Green" is not likely a word that comes to mind for those who have visited California's Inland Empire. During the summer, the area's desert-like climate roasts vegetation to a toasty brown, as daytime highs routinely hit 110 degrees. While water is a scarce resource here, one thing there is plenty of is sunshine. And with a data center powered by arrays of solar panels, not to mention a host of other environmentally friendly enhancements, Affordable Internet Services Online has earned the right to call itself green. READ MORE >


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Strong Office 2007 Sales Push Microsoft to Record Profit
by Alex Woodie

Strong sales of Windows Vista and Office 2007 in particular propelled Microsoft's profits for the quarter ended March 31, the software giant announced Thursday. The company was expecting to book its fair share of Vista revenue, but the pace of sales of Office 2007 caught the company by surprise, as it turned in a $4.93 billion profit for the quarter, a 65 percent increase from a year ago and a record for the third quarter.READ MORE >


Startup 3Leaf Systems Looks to Shake Up Server Virtualization
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

A Silicon Valley startup with some prominent venture capital backers called 3Leaf Systems came out of stealth mode yesterday, and if the company's founders and engineers can accomplish their goals for changing the way server and storage virtualization are done on the X64 platform, they will not only shake up the market for virtualization products on the X64 platform. They might even give the X64 platform some competitive edges against RISC/Unix and mainframe alternatives. READ MORE >



 

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Microsoft Ships Public Beta of Virtual Machine Manager . . . Quest Strengthens Exchange, Active Directory Tools . . . IBM Rolls Out LTO 4 Tape Drives and Libraries . . . SWsoft Offers Turnkey Virtualization Starter Pack for Linux, Windows . . . Oracle Seeks Better Third-Party Integration with AIA Initiative . . . DataMirror Updates Transformation Server/ES . . .


 

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Editor: Alex Woodie
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
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The Four Hundred
The i5 515 and 525: IBM's Competitive Analysis

More Details Emerge on IBM's Upcoming Power6 Server Launch

How to Build a Less Expensive i5 Developer Workstation

Mad Dog 21/21: Hearts and Minds

The Linux Beacon
Startup 3Leaf Systems Looks to Shake Up Server Virtualization

Sun's X64-Based Streaming Server Runs on Linux

More Details Emerge on IBM's Upcoming Power6 Server Launch

Mad Dog 21/21: Hearts and Minds

Four Hundred Stuff
MySQL Database Getting Closer Ties to the System i

BCD Bringing PHP Generation to WebSmart IDE

Quadrant Updates Forms Package, Content Management System

IBM Rolls Out LTO 4 Tape Drives and Libraries

Big Iron
Merrill Lynch Takes a Closer Look at IBM's Server Sales in Q1

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

Four Hundred Guru
What Can I Select When I Group?

To Shift or Not to Shift: That Is in the Fourth Parameter

Admin Alert: Dealing with i5 Critical Storage Errors, Part 1

System i PTF Guide
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The Unix Guardian
Computer Trade Group Alleges Unfair Trading Practices at Sun

HP Chases Data Warehousing Dollars with Tweaked NonStop Servers

Sun Grows Sales and Profits Despite Product Transitions

As I See It: Induced Labor

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Microsoft Releases First Public Beta of 'Longhorn' Server

How To Build a Green Data Center

Strong Office 2007 Sales Push Microsoft to Record Profit

Startup 3Leaf Systems Looks to Shake Up Server Virtualization

But Wait, There's More:


Microsoft Ships Public Beta of Virtual Machine Manager . . . Quest Strengthens Exchange, Active Directory Tools . . . IBM Rolls Out LTO 4 Tape Drives and Libraries . . . SWsoft Offers Turnkey Virtualization Starter Pack for Linux, Windows . . . Oracle Seeks Better Third-Party Integration with AIA Initiative . . . DataMirror Updates Transformation Server/ES . . .


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