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FCC Policy-maker Lays Out VOIP Problem
SANTA CLARA, Calif.— A Federal Communications Commission policy-maker underlined the financial implications of voice over IP in a speech here Tuesday. For months, FCC Chairman Michael Powell has argued that the government should take a hands-off approach to VOIP, which uses the Internet Protocol (IP) to transmit voice information. But if VOIP takes off, the…
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Webplan Enables Rapid Response to Supply Chain Issues
In the world of supply and demand, manufacturers are working to bridge the gap between what is planned and what is re-ally happening. To help bridge that gap, Ottawa-based Webplan Corp., Tuesday announced version 7.3 of its RapidResponse software that helps manufacturers to anticipate supply chain issues, review alternatives and align operations accordingly. The architecture…
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Taking Training to the Bank: A Chat with Microsoft’s Seminar Chief
Q: Describe the TS2 seminars. A: TS2 seminars are part of a larger effort to offer free support and continued education for technology providers and Microsoft resellers nationwide. Hosted by our trained technology professionals, these free, half-day seminars aim to educate partners on the latest technologies and solutions to better service their customers. They also…
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Microsoft, Others Publish Metadata-Exchange Standard
Microsoft Corp., IBM and friends introduced a new Web services standard and enhanced another, extending the tandem’s might in the Web services standardization arena while raising caution for some in the space. Microsoft, IBM, BEA Systems Inc. and SAP AG on Tuesday announced the publication of the WS-MetadataExchange specification. In addition, Microsoft, IBM and BEA…
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Linux vs. Windows: Which Is More Secure?
In a new report, Is Linux More Secure Than Windows? from Forrester Research Inc., based in Cambridge, Mass., Computing Infrastructures Senior Analyst Laura Koetzle finds that both Windows and Linux can be deployed securely. Microsoft Corp., however, fixes security problems the quickest—which is a good thing, since it also has the most major security holes.…
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IBM, Unisys Broaden Reach of Mainframe Systems
IBM and Unisys Corp. are extending their respective mainframe systems with enhancements that will answer enterprises’ growing workload demands. IBM, which next week celebrates the 40th anniversary of its first mainframe, will enhance its zSeries systems by extending the range of its Parallel Sysplex cluster technology and adding specialized engines, said Erich Clementi, zSeries general…
