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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…
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Dell Cranks Up Low-End PowerEdge Servers
Dell Inc. is rolling out two single-processor servers designed to give small-business and corporate workgroup customers advanced features—such as more powerful chips and remote management capabilities—that until now could be found only in more expensive two-processor boxes. Such customers have been trying to cobble together an IT infrastructure through peer-to-peer environments using desktops, or they…
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IBM Mainframe Apps Go Modern
In an effort to extend its on demand and grid computing efforts, IBM is modernizing its tools to give mainframe applications interfaces to 21st-century technologies such as componentized software. The Somers, N.Y., company is beta testing a feature that provides direct Web services connectivity into CICS (Customer Information Control System), a transaction manager widely used…
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Congress to Review Tech Agenda
Congress faces a relatively brief session this year, with the autumn election portending a timely adjournment, but several IT issues will demand lawmakers’ attention. The top contenders will be cyber-security, Internet taxes and spyware. To the relief of many in the IT industry, the private sector appears to be sidestepping an attempt to legislate network…
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Extensions May Ease 64-Bit Move
Intel Corp.’s decision to compete head-to-head with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. by bringing 64-bit capabilities to its Xeon processors should result in a greater number of hardware and software options for enterprises looking for a gradual transition from 32-bit to 64-bit computing. Craig Barrett, CEO of the Santa Clara, Calif., company, last week at the…
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