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IBM’s newest mainframe is all Linux
IBM expanded its server lineup with a new mainframe system designed just for Linux that may be aimed, in particular, at higher-end x86 systems.
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Case Study: Roughing IT
Construction is a tough business and field laptops can take a beating due to dust, moisture, rough handling and dropping. By standardizing on Dell’s ruggedized laptops USIC, a utilities construction company, reduced laptop images by 86%, increased uptime by 30% and reduced overall cost and complexity.
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IT Blogwatch: Why is Intel canceling Larrabee graphics chip?
Intel announced that it was killing the Larrabee GPU program late last week. It was late and slow, it seems. But in IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if there’s more to the story. Not to mention baroque anatomy… (INTC)
Image gallery: A look inside Iron Mountain’s Room 48 and The Underground
While Iron Mountain’s western Pennsylvania underground storage facility may be best known for housing documents and records, such as Bill Gates’ Corbis photo collection, Room 48 is a working experiment in the use of geothermal conditions to produce the most energy-efficient data center possible.
IT News Podcast: Intel delays Larrabee indefinitely
In today’s podcast: Intel delays Larrabee indefinitely; Dell sets up mobile product division; and Microsoft, Yahoo finalize search deal.
SPONSOR: Microsoft
DirectAccess and UAG: Better Together
Here are some of the key reasons why you would want to run Unified Access Gateway with DirectAccess
IDC: 1 billion mobile devices will go online by 2013
The growing demand for online applications could push the number of mobile devices accessing the Internet past 1 billion by 2013, IDC said.
Around the World: Apple tablet and CrunchPad: Do consumers want these things?
All signs point to the launch of slate-like touchscreen computers next year. But given the saturation of mobile phones and laptop computers, particularly in the consumer market, is there a place for the tablet?
IT Blogwatch: New digital magazine consortium causes consternation
A joint venture of five publishing behemoths says it’s going to be the go-to guys for digital magazines. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder how it’s going to work (or even if it’ll work). Not to mention I’m a Mac, and…
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Tolly Performance Report “Citrix NetScaler with nCore Outperforms F5 BIG-IP”
Tolly Performance Report “Citrix NetScaler with nCore Outperforms F5 BIG-IP” shows you how Citrix® NetScaler® significantly outperforms F5. In head-to-head testing, NetScaler delivered Web traffic at least 3X faster “right out of the box” with significantly lower latency, CPU utilization and higher throughput. **Compliments of Citrix**
Intel nurses ‘black eye’ on Larrabee, as AMD, Nvidia get to work
While Intel nurses a self-inflicted wound after pulling the plug on its long-anticipated Larrabee graphics chip, analysts said rivals AMD and Nvidia need to make hay with the extra time they’ve been given.
Amazon’s Kindle winning battle, but Adobe poised to win eBook war
Barnes & Noble, Sony and other eBook vendors may be the manufacturing brawn in the ongoing e-reader war, but the brains directing the challenge against Amazon.com’s market-leading Kindle is Adobe Systems Inc.
InfoWorld review: Dell’s virtualization servers surge ahead
Dell PowerEdge R805 and R905 servers, based on AMD’s hexacore Opteron CPUs, are far faster, cheaper, and more efficient than models that shipped only a year ago
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Computerworld’s Salary Survey: What’s your earning power?
How does your salary compare with your peers? Computerworld’s 24th Annual Salary Survey will feature the latest IT salary trends and advice on where to find the best-paying jobs. This year’s survey participants can enter a drawing to win one of 10 new 8GB Apple iPod Nanos. The drawing is open to legal U.S. residents, age 18 or older. Take our annual Salary Survey today!
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Internal microphone doesn’t work
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