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Testers Dispute Report Critical of SQL Server 2005 Performance
SQL Server 2005 is performing just fine in at least one beta customer’s site, contrary to a recent report that expressed doubt as to the upcoming relational DBMS’ ability to do high-performance computing. Jim Holt, vice president of server development for Townsend Analytics Ltd., said that data rates are “extremely high” in the real-time electronic…
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Nokia Mobile RFID Kit as part of the Nokia Field Force Solution is now commercially available
Just one touch to connect field teams and assets to a company’s back office systems Espoo, Finland – The Nokia Mobile RFID Kit as part of the Nokia Field Force Solution has started shipping. The solution allows for easy management of tasks and service team workflow in the field. The Nokia Field Force Solution is…
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WLAN Vendors Link Switches to Third-Party Access Points
Two wireless LAN switching vendors are launching programs aimed at making their switches communicate with third-party access points. Aruba Wireless Networks Inc. this week will begin the Aruba Certified program, which involves its access point source code, and Trapeze Networks Inc. will launch a program called Open Access Point Initiative. Officials at both companies said…
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IBM: Ascential Buy Will Fill Hole in Information Integration
As onStrategies’ analyst Tony Baer puts it, IBM’s announcement to buy Ascential Software Corp. for $1.1 billion was clear in hindsight. It means that IBM gets a profitable company plus product that fills a “clear gap,” Baer wrote in a recent analyst’s note. “… It’s a company with which they’re quite familiar, having accrued over…
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Foundry Seeks a Place Among High-End Service Providers
Foundry Networks Inc. made its biggest play in the high-end service provider space Monday when it launched its new flagship NetIron IMR 640 core router and new edge router. The new core router, along with the new EdgeIron 2404, are aimed at new MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) services, broadband Internet access Virtual Private Network services…
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Resellers Must Reposition in Stagnant Storage Market
A series of recent channel announcements share a common thread: the notion that regulatory compliance helps drive storage demand. Executives at Arrow Electronics Inc. cited compliance as a force in the company’s storage growth. Electronic Data Systems Corp. said it formed an e-mail archiving alliance with EMC Corp. to focus on corporate compliance issues. EMC’s…
