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Nexaweb Intros Enterprise Mashup Tool
Nexaweb Technologies is scheduled to announce a new version of its platform for building and deploying Enterprise Web 2.0 applications, Nexaweb Studio 2.4, on Aug. 23. Part of the Nexaweb Enterprise Web 2.0 suite, Nexaweb Studio 2.4 is an Eclipse-based IDE (integrated development environment) that lets developers leverage RIA (Rich Internet Application), SOA (service-oriented architecture),…
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Intel Readies Official ‘Tulsa’ Launch
Intel is preparing to launch “Tulsa,” a dual-core Xeon MP processor and the last of its chips built on its NetBurst architecture. Though it has been shipping Tulsa processors for revenue since earlier in the quarter, the Santa Clara, Calif., company is expected to officially roll out Tulsa on Aug. 29, according to sources. Intel…
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IBM Goes After EMC with ‘Turbo’ Storage Servers
IBM doesn’t often name names when it publicly discusses its competitors in the IT storage business, but it made an exception Aug. 22 when it aimed a new product line squarely at market leader EMC. The new “turbo-powered” line of storage servers offers faster performance and improved system management compared to both EMC’s servers and…
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Mainframers Learn New Tricks
As a shortage of developers with mainframe skills looms over the industry, IBM and some of its partners hope to renew interest in the big systems through partnerships with universities, new programs, new tools, and support for modern languages and architectures. Motivating the move is that, while IBM’s mainframe business has picked up, the work…
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Symantec Updates Discovery Package
Symantec introduced an updated version of its legal discovery suite on Aug. 21, promising new features that further streamline companies’ abilities to meet information reporting demands spurred by lawsuits and other mandates. Dubbed Enterprise Vault Discovery Accelerator 6.0, the product is meant to integrate with the data storage and lifecycle management applications sold under the…
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The Greening of the Data Center
Data center managers are on the hot seat lately. They not only have to cram in more servers per square inch than they ever wanted or thought they’d need, they also have to figure out how to do it without sending the electricity bill through the roof. And they’re not entirely sure how to do…
