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Sybase Puts Linux Database on IBM’s OpenPower Platform
Sybase Inc. has hooked up with IBM to put Sybase’s relational database, ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise), on IBM’s Linux-tuned eServer OpenPower-based systems, the company announced on Tuesday. ASE for Linux will run on IBM’s Power5 microprocessor-based servers, which are tuned specifically for Linux environments. The companies are planning to jointly sell and market ASE worldwide,…
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Cisco Enhances Gigabit Ethernet Switches
Cisco Systems on Tuesday announced enhancements to its Catalyst switching product line, and also announced “the industry’s first” Gigabit Ethernet-enabled IP phone. The switch improvements, announced in a news release, focus on security, high availability, failure-detection features and options for migrating to 10-Gigabit Ethernet. For security features, Cisco Systems Inc. highlighted the Cisco Catalyst 6500…
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HP Clears Obstacles; More Ahead
Although Hewlett-Packard Co. appears to have corrected many of the problems that came to light in the third quarter, some of which resulted in order fulfillment snafus and fewer sales, serious challenges remain. While announcing fourth-quarter results earlier this month, HP Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina said errors in the migration of order management operations…
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Rising From Ashes
During its 30-year history, Mars Advertising Group, a 250-person business specializing in brand marketing for consumer-packaged-goods companies, had endured its share of surprises. But Bill Davidson, Mars’ CIO, was not ready for the phone call he got on the morning of Feb. 20, when he learned that Mars’ corporate headquarters, in Southfield, Mich., had been…
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High-Def DVD Format Wins Studios’ Support
Toshiba said Monday that four major Hollywood studios have signed on to release titles in the HD (high-definition) DVD format, a decision that should have a significant impact on the next-generation DVD Forum battle. Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Studios all released commitments to support the HD DVD format, Toshiba…
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Looking (Way) Ahead to Longhorn Server
While 2007 is still a long way off, Microsoft is making headway (at least on slide decks) with Longhorn Server, according to the Redmond software maker’s partners. Before the Windows Server team can dedicate itself exclusively to Longhorn Server, it needs to roll out several other new releases, including Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1;…
