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Microsoft Tightens Windows Server 2003 Security
Microsoft Corp. has made available for download the first release candidate of a major security update to Windows Server 2003. To further tighten security on new installations, the Post-setup Security Update Wizard blocks all incoming traffic until the latest updates are applied and Automatic Updates are configured. The Service Pack adds the Windows Firewall, perhaps…
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HP Focuses on Software, Storage
BOSTON—Hewlett-Packard Co. officials have completed the reorganization of the company, have their product portfolios in place and have developed strong roadmaps for those products. Now they have to execute on them. That was the message delivered by Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina and other top HP officials here today at the company’s meeting with financial…
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HP, Veritas Team on Virtualization, Clustering
In a move some regarded as inevitable, Hewlett-Packard has abandoned its planned porting of Compaq’s Tru64 operating system to HP-UX. The original approach, which would have integrated Tru64 Unix Server and TruCluster technology into HP-UX, was scrapped this week in favor of a faster, less costly technology merger with Veritas. HP now plans to integrate…
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IBM Extends CICS for Web Services, J2EE
Moving along with plans to extend the life of its mainframe systems, IBM introduced two new application upgrades that add Web services capabilities to traditional green-screen applications. Announced last week, the CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 3.1 provides Web services capabilities, while the CICS Transaction Gateway 6.0 provides J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) connectivity.…
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Cisco Spiffs Up Wiring Closet
In a wide-ranging switching launch, Cisco Systems Inc. is spotlighting the wiring closet with a range of options that lower costs, increase flexibility and security, and bring higher availability to the network’s edge. The 20-plus Catalyst switching additions offered last week increase the level of integrated security and availability at the network’s edge; bringing 10…
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10 Gigabit Ethernet Hits the Enterprise
Vendors Hewlett Packard, Alcatel and S2io each announced 10 Gigabit Ethernet products Monday that are aimed squarely at enterprise data centers. The products—stackable switches from HP and Alcatel and a 10 Gig server adapter from S2io—are the latest in a series of announcements of affordable devices in this class. Until these announcements, 10 Gig products…
