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Hitachi Names GE Access Distributor of the Year
Hitachi Data Systems this week named GE Access its ‘Distributor of the Year’ for 2003. “This award was designed to recognize the outstanding contributions a distributor makes to our business in a single year,” said Tom Valiante, VP of North America Channel Sales at Hitachi. “GE Access outperformed all other Hitachi distributors by generating the…
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Coming Soon to Centrino Notebooks—Linux
Lindows.com has announced a new version of its Linux operating system with support for portable computers based on the Intel Centrino platform. Although few observers see an immediate threat to Microsoft’s operating system franchise, according to Lindows.com officials, making Linux available on cost-effective notebooks has been a big request from PC manufacturers. The first Centrino…
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HP to Expand Server Line With AMD Chip
Hewlett-Packard Co. will release the first of its systems based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s Opteron chip later this quarter as it works to expand its ProLiant server line. The Palo Alto, Calif., company also has entered into a multi-year development and marketing agreement with AMD that will lead to future innovations based on AMD’s…
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Microsoft’s Lindows Fight Expands To Canada
Microsoft Corp. has opened a Canadian front in its continuing legal war with Lindows.com Inc. In this latest move, Microsoft filed a request for a permanent injunction at the Court of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, last week to stop Lindows.com from using Lindows, LindowsOS and other terms that conflict with Microsoft’s Windows trademark. If the…
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The Bush Technology Budget
On the surface, the Bush administration’s proposed fiscal year 2005 budget looks as if it gives technology investment its due. But a closer look leaves us scratching our heads. Unless you carry a gun or a badge, you won’t find much to celebrate in the president’s plan. Bush’s $132 billion in research and development spending…
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Cisco Switches Support IEEE 802.3af Standard
After building up an installed base of some 18 million prestandard power-over-Ethernet ports, Cisco Systems Inc. has launched a series of IEEE 802.3af POE offerings across its portfolio of Catalyst LAN switches. The new standard, ratified last summer, extends Ethernet support for in-line power devices beyond just IP phones and wireless LAN access points to…
