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Sun Scales Up Blade System
IT managers looking for a well-managed, high-density server blade system to host Linux or Solaris applications should consider the latest blade system offered by Sun Microsystems Inc., the Sun Fire B1600 Blade Platform. IT managers looking for a well-managed, high-density server blade system to host Linux or Solaris applications should consider the latest blade system…
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Salesforce.Com Easier to Use
Salesforce.com Inc. has improved on its well-designed hosted customer relationship management application through a number of new features that make information more accessible and useful. Salesforce.com Inc. has improved on its well-designed hosted customer relationship management application through a number of new features that make information more accessible and useful. Updated in December, the enterprise…
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RFID: Hit or Myth?
Procter & Gamble markets some of the biggest brands in store aisles across the country, from Crest toothpaste to Pantene shampoo to Charmin toilet paper. To date, the company hasn’t begun to figure out the physics—or the business case—of radio waves and how they can help move its products more efficiently to retail outlets. But…
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Restoration Project
Restoration Hardware’s supply-chain and technology infrastructure is a real fixer-upper opportunity. “The problem with these guys is that they don’t know how to make money,” says Russell Hoss, an analyst with Roth Capital Partners. In January, Restoration reported that its same-store sales during the 2003 holiday season fell 3.5% over the year-ago period. The biggest…
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Canon i80 Color Bubble Jet Printer
Designed for road warriors who print both text and photos, the Canon i80 Color Bubble Jet Printer ($249.99 list) is quiet, versatile, and trouble-free. At 4 pounds and 2.0 by 12.1 by 6.8 inches (HWD), this stylish sidekick is about the same size and weight as its predecessor, the Canon i70 Color Bubble Jet Printer.…
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New Web Services Benchmark Under Fire
A new Web services application benchmark formula under development by an organization known more for its hardware and database benchmarks is giving some large software companies fits. The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp., of Warrenton, Va., is expanding its reach into applications and crafting a new benchmark called AppPlatform. The benchmark, which software buyers would use…
