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Novell Won’t Rush Linux Desktop
SAN FRANCISCO—Novell Inc. is not, as some had expected, releasing even a beta version of its new Linux desktop at the LinuxWorld tradeshow here. Instead, what the company is doing is just demoing a version of the Novell Linux Desktop at its booth, and it’s looking for user reactions. “We’re not even saying anything about…
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WD Designs RAID Drive
Western Digital Corp. has designed a disk drive specifically targeted for RAID and other heavy-duty cycle applications. WD, based in Irvine, Calif., said Tuesday that it has begun shipping the WD Caviar RAID Edition (RE) drives, a family of three 3.5-inch, 7,200-RPM drives ranging in capacity from 120GB to 260GB. Click here for the rest…
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Why SCO’s Partners Stick with It
LAS VEGAS—Linux supporters who hate SCO would have been shocked to see SCO CEO Darl McBride greeted with a roar of applaud from about 500 SCO resellers and integrators at its annual SCO Forum trade show. Why was the “most hated man in IT” so warmly greeted? Because SCO’s Unix products make them money. It’s…
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RFID—Ready for Prime Time Yet?
RFID is hailed by its fans as a tool that will revolutionize the supply chain by streamlining product tracking. Yet as Wal-Mart and other big retailers forge ahead on 2005 deadines for initial compliance, security risks are coming to light that could conceivably raise mayhem not just on retail shelves, but all the way back…
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Big Deals Mark Outsourcing’s Revival
The large outsourcing deal is back. So claims outsourcing consultancy TPI in a study that finds large deals being signed at a pace ahead of a year ago. “Megadeals appear to be making a comeback,” said Peter Allen, partner and managing director of TPI. In apparently supporting evidence that emerged the same week the study…
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Business Ties Between SCO, HP Stay Strong
LAS VEGAS—The SCO Group, which can count few large companies in the IT industry as its friend, continues to maintain a very strong working relationship with Hewlett-Packard Co. HP, along with Intel Corp. and some other, smaller companies, was a sponsor of the SCO Forum event here at the MGM Grand hotel this week, and…
