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Storage Execs Take Aim at the Technology’s Complexities
MONTEREY, Calif.—Storage industry executives on Monday converged here for Network Storage 2004, a two-day conference focusing on new architectural trends in enterprise storage. The event covered hot topics in utility computing, information management and archive, and iSCSI-based SANs. The changing landscape in the wider computing industry were also mirrored in storage technology, according to panelists.…
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Will Probe Slay Titan Corp.?
At first glance, Titan Corp.’s business appears as sturdy as the company’s name. The San Diego-based Integrator won a massive Linux contract last fall and earlier this week announced a Naval Air contract that may be worth up to $460 million. I spent recent weeknights trading e-mails with Titan’s top spokesman, attempting to nail down…
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IBM Issues Patch for DB2 Security Flaw
IBM Corp. has issued a patch for a DB2 database vulnerability that, left undetected, could let an intruder compromise administration privileges for DB2 8.1 Enterprise Edition on Microsoft Windows. To exploit the DB2 flaw, all that is required by a perpetrator is a user ID and password. Through a guest account, an attacker could run…
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Coalition Aims to Boost Mobile Content with New Domain Names
Nine major mobile computing companies on Wednesday announced a joint venture aimed at issuing domain names to mobile devices. The participants include Microsoft Corp. and Nokia Corp., whose mobile operating systems compete against each other. Other participants include European service providers Vodafone Group, Orange PCS and Hutchison 3G Ltd.; the GSM Association; Hewlett-Packard Co.; Samsung…
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IBM to Acquire Trigo
IBM announced Tuesday the acquisition of Trigo Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed amount of money, a move that will expand the company’s middleware offerings. Trigo makes software that helps companies integrate and centrally manage product information. The software also matches product-related information with a function term—pricing, for example—and then synchronizes that information with internal and…
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HP Unleashes New Line of Business Desktop PCs
Hewlett-Packard Co. is introducing a new lineup of business desktop PCs designed to make it easier for customers to find and pick what they need. Along with the introduction of the new product lines—the HP Compaq 2000, 5000 and 7000 series—the Palo Alto, Calif., company on Tuesday also rolled out the first two computers in…
