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New Test Releases of Windows Server 2008, 'Viridian' Imminent
by Alex Woodie

Microsoft is very close to delivering the first release candidate (RC) of Windows Server 2008 and the first community technology preview (CTP) of 'Viridian,' the hypervisor layer for Windows Server 2008 that will be called Windows Server Virtualization, the software giant said from the VMworld 2007 conference this week. In other virtual news, Microsoft shipped the first version of its Virtual Machine Manager, and announced deeper support by Citrix Systems, which is buying XenSource, for its Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format. READ MORE >

AMD Gets Aggressive About Watts with Quad-Core Barcelonas
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

A balance of power was restored between X64 chip rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices as the latter company on Monday launched its quad-core 'Barcelona' Opteron processors at several events around the globe, including an event at the Lucas Theater on the Presidio campus in San Francisco. Lucasfilm, the company owned by George Lucas and which, among many other things, brought us the Star Wars and Indiana Jones blockbusters, is among the first companies with Barcelona in production--in this case, for digital rendering. READ MORE >


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Microsoft Ships BizTalk Server R2
by Alex Woodie

Microsoft this week officially announced the general availability of BizTalk Server 2006 Release 2 (R2), a new release of its core enterprise application integration (EAI) offering. With this release, Microsoft has introduced 'native' support for business-to-business technologies such as EDI, AS2, and RFID, and also delivered a new low-cost version designed for installation in branch offices. READ MORE >


Microsoft Patches Four Security Flaws
by Alex Woodie

Microsoft yesterday issued four patches fixing four security flaws affecting several of its products, including two flaws affecting recent versions of Windows, and three that have been publicly disclosed. There was only a single critical flaw issued yesterday--for a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Windows 2000 SP4--and three other patches the company deemed 'important.' A fifth patch was in the works as recently as Friday, but the software giant elected against releasing it for its September Patch Tuesday. READ MORE >



 

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But Wait, There's More:

Microsoft Updates Edge Security Products . . . Sentillion Aims for Low Cost, Ease-of-Use with SSO Product . . . VMware Trims Down Hypervisor for Embedding in Servers . . . XenSource Offers Embedded Hypervisor for Servers . . . Core Transition Complete as Intel Ships 'Tigerton' Xeon MPs . . . Microsoft Looks to Improve on Daylight Savings Time Shift . . .


 

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 >


 
Editor: Alex Woodie
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
Timothy Prickett Morgan, Victor Rozek, Kevin Vandever, Hesh Wiener
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Reader Feedback on the Death of DB2/400 for Domino

Sirius Expands Northeast Presence with SCS Buy

As I See It: The Dons of Dialogue

The Linux Beacon
AMD Gets Aggressive About Watts with Quad-Core Barcelonas

NASA Buys Big Xeon-Linux Cluster from SGI

VMware Trims Down Hypervisor for Embedding in Servers

XenSource Offers Embedded Hypervisor for Servers

Four Hundred Stuff
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Vaulting Over Backups: The Pros, Cons

Bsafe Puts a Smack Down on Rouge IP Traffic

Raz-Lee Eases Compliance with Update to iSecurity

Big Iron
PSI Adopts NEC Itanium Servers for Mainframe Clones

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

Four Hundred Guru
PHP: An Easy Yet Powerful Language Syntax

I Want My F15 Back!

Admin Alert: Magical & Mysterious iSeries Access CWB Programs

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The Unix Guardian
The Left and Right Hands of Sun

Core Transition Complete as Intel Ships 'Tigerton' Xeon MPs

NetApp Sues Sun Over File System Patents

Mad Dog 21/21: Leverage

Four Hundred Monitor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
New Test Releases of Windows Server 2008, 'Viridian' Imminent

AMD Gets Aggressive About Watts with Quad-Core Barcelonas

Microsoft Ships BizTalk Server R2

Microsoft Patches Four Security Flaws

But Wait, There's More:

Microsoft Updates Edge Security Products . . . Sentillion Aims for Low Cost, Ease-of-Use with SSO Product . . . VMware Trims Down Hypervisor for Embedding in Servers . . . XenSource Offers Embedded Hypervisor for Servers . . . Core Transition Complete as Intel Ships 'Tigerton' Xeon MPs . . . Microsoft Looks to Improve on Daylight Savings Time Shift . . .


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