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Unified 802.11n Wi-Fi Standard to Emerge in Mid-2006
SAN JOSE, Calif.—The first products that support a fully unified 802.11n Wi-Fi standard will start reaching the market in the second quarter of 2006, according to some of the wireless industry executives who are working to define the standard. The executives, speaking here at a Wi-Fi Planet Fall 2004 panel on “N Wars—the Struggle to…
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IBM Prepares to Leave an Industry It Created
In August 1981, the world of computing changed. When IBM launched its first IBM PC, most observers at the time simply thought it was a good move by a company that was already a leader. The new computer would help IBM stay relevant and provide a new class of computers that would add some revenue.…
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Analysts: Is Lenovo Right for IBM’s PC Biz?
A report in The New York Times that IBM is poised to sell off its PC unit has provoked mixed reactions and tentative interpretations from analysts who follow the historic company. The Times’ story said negotiations of such a sale have progressed between Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM and Lenovo Group, China’s biggest maker of personal computers,…
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Microsoft Gives NT Server 4, Exchange Server 5.5 Users a (Small) Reprieve
While Microsoft continues to emphasize that it is not extending its basic support for NT Server 4.0 beyond December 31, it is continuing to give users who’ve held off from upgrading slight reprieves. The latest, announced Friday, is one additional year of custom, paid support for NT 4.0 Server. The new deadline for the end…
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IBM Forms POWER Coalition
IBM and 15 of its partners have formed Power.org, a consortium dedicated to promoting the POWER microprocessor architecture, the companies said Wednesday. The companies intend to work on two areas: developing bus technology, as well as other initiatives for the high-volume server sector. IBM’s POWER architecture is featured in is servers; derivatives of the technology…
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Asigra Bolsters Visibility With Channel Strategy
One backup and recovery vendor has found a way to stand out from the pack. Asigra Inc., a Toronto-based company known for its distributed backup and recovery software for network computing, this week announced that its Televaulting software can be purchased not only directly through the company but also through a network of resellers. More…
