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Acer Buys Gateway, and Maybe Packard Bell, Too
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

The consolidation in the IT industry may be slowed somewhat from the financial jitters the world's economies are suffering from, but that doesn't mean that companies are giving up on acquiring rivals to extend their reach and future potential to wring profits from customer bases. Taiwanese PC maker Acer has made no secret about the fact that it wants to be a dominant player in the PC racket. Which is why the company is going to shell out $710 million to buy American PC maker and the original direct PC suppler, Gateway. READ MORE >

AMD's Chip Roadmaps: Beyond Barcelona
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Advanced Micro Devices is finally on the verge of delivering its quad-core 'Barcelona' Rev F Opteron processors. AMD will be making the announcement in Silicon Valley on September 10, bringing its workstation and server processors more in line in terms of performance with Intel's quad-core Xeon family of processors. But what happens next? Intel is not exactly a sitting target like it was a few years ago. AMD is going to have to get its Opteron roadmap in order and hit targets to maintain, much less expand, its share of the profitable market for high-end X64 processors. READ MORE >


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Server Sales in Q2 Reach Heights Not Seen Since 2000
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

The box counters at both IDC and Gartner have taken the pulse and blood pressure of the server market for the second quarter of 2007, and as far as they can tell, their patient hasn't been this healthy since the peak of the dot-com boom seven years ago. Server revenues are matching levels not seen since 2000, and shipments are continuing to grow, even if more slowly than in past quarters. READ MORE >


Microsoft Gets System Configuration Manager Out the Door
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

This week, Microsoft announced that it has released its System Center Configuration Manager 2007 software to manufacturing. System Center Configuration Manager is a kicker to the current Systems Management Server 2003 R2 for the Windows server and desktop platforms, which as the name suggests is used to provision and patch Windows boxes. READ MORE >



 

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But Wait, There's More:

Microsoft Spikes 'Get The Facts' Site for Less Hostile Comparisons . . . Java Is Catching Up to .NET for SOA Deployments . . . Chief Marketeer at AMD Quits Before Barcelona Launch . . . FastScale Extends Software Management to VMware Partitions . . . IBM Buys Web Conferencing Firm to Bolster Sametime IM . . . SAP Gets Ready to Launch A1S Online Apps on September 19 . . .


 

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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Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
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The Linux Beacon
AMD's Chip Roadmaps: Beyond Barcelona

Server Sales in Q2 Reach Heights Not Seen Since 2000

Ubuntu Puts Out Fifth Alpha of Future Linux

The X Factor: Economic Recession Is the IT Innovator's Ally

Four Hundred Stuff
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Database Optimizing Goes Autonomic with New Tool from Centerfield

SkyView Opens Up Security Policy Product

NGS Brings Modern DB2/400 Query Development to BI Suite

Big Iron
Server Sales in Q2 Reach Heights Not Seen Since 2000

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

Four Hundred Guru
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The Unix Guardian
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HP's Sales and Earnings Rocket Upward in Fiscal Q3

Court Says Novell Owns Unix, Not SCO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acer Buys Gateway, and Maybe Packard Bell, Too

AMD's Chip Roadmaps: Beyond Barcelona

Server Sales in Q2 Reach Heights Not Seen Since 2000

Microsoft Gets System Configuration Manager Out the Door

But Wait, There's More:

Microsoft Spikes 'Get The Facts' Site for Less Hostile Comparisons . . . Java Is Catching Up to .NET for SOA Deployments . . . Chief Marketeer at AMD Quits Before Barcelona Launch . . . FastScale Extends Software Management to VMware Partitions . . . IBM Buys Web Conferencing Firm to Bolster Sametime IM . . . SAP Gets Ready to Launch A1S Online Apps on September 19 . . .


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