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Be Inc. will offer the newest version of its operating system for free later this quarter. Version 5 for the desktop will
be available for download to pre-registered individuals. (...)
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... Event Summary. January 18, 2000 - Be Inc. said today that it will offer the newest version of its operating
system for free later this quarter. ...
Published:
2000-01-26
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Gateway, Dell and others plan desktop 'Internet appliances' -- running on little or no Microsoft software. (...)
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... that won't use Microsoft Corp.'s Windows PC operating system, the source of
... This announcement is also an attempt to break free of Microsoft's OS domination.
...
Published:
1999-11-10
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HP succumbing to the trend for simple, sealed case PC’s, will release the e-Vectra in April. E-look before you e-leap. (...)
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... HP's new system will compete directly with Compaq Computer Corp.'s [NYSE:CPQ]
own legacy-free corporate desktop, the iPaq, which the Houston-based manufacturer ...
Published:
2000-04-11
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Compaq's powerful Alpha processor is reaching a crucial juncture - will Compaq expend the effort necessary for it to challenge
Intel's dominance, or is it destined to become another Betamax (great technology with no market)? (...)
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... Alpha servers for mission-critical applications: Because of Alpha's solid system
design and ... such as 24x7 operation of a factory floor, or powering eBay (or a ...
Published:
1999-08-01
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Red Hat, Inc., and Dell Computer Corporation today extended their strategic alliance, with Dell committing to factory-install
Red Hat Linux on all future and currently shipping Dell« PowerEdge« server models. (...)
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... Edition does the NT price exceed that of a Linux system. Similar premiums are charged
on other systems. This leads us to question why a "free" OS FIS on a Dell ...
Published:
1999-12-15
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Hewlett-Packard's four-CPU rackmount products, the NetServer LH4r and LXr 8000, are aimed at customers who want reliable,
expandable server installations. (...)
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... In addition, there is only one free 5.25" removable media bay (eg for a DAT ...
At $26.87/tpmC (as submitted to TPC), the LXr 8000 per-transaction system cost is 65 ...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Abstract:
TEC outlines the reasons for having a Security Vulnerability Assessment done, how a security vulnerability assessment is
performed, what can be gained by enlisting the Security Vulnerability Assessment process, and what you should expect to see
in a Security Vulnerability Assessment report. After all, th (...)
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TEC outlines the reasons for having a Security Vulnerability Assessment done, how a security vulnerability assessment is performed,
what can be ga...
Published:
2000-08-09
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Dell began shipping its eight-CPU Intel server, the PowerEdge 8450, in late September. This comes on the heels of Compaq's
shipment of its ProLiant 8000 and 8500. (...)
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... recent contract where the PowerEdge servers will run Sun's Solaris operating system.
... Serviceability: The PowerEdge 8450 has tool-free access to, and removal of ...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Abstract:
Vendors love to quote benchmarks in their product literature, press releases, and any place they think someone will use the
numbers to make a buying decision. But what do the benchmarks mean, and which ones really matter? (...)
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Vendors love to quote benchmarks in their product literature, press releases, and any place they think someone will use the
numbers to make a buyi...
Published:
2002-06-10
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Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it finished work on its long-awaited Windows 2000 operating system (a/k/a Win2K), wrapping
up a long and painful development project that also represents Microsoft's best hope of dominating Internet computing. (...)
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... said Wednesday it finished work on its long-awaited Windows 2000 operating system (a/k/a
Win2K), wrapping up a long and painful development project that also ...
Published:
1999-12-22
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There’s a system security hole that can crash your Windows 95 or 98 system. How long has it taken Microsoft to fix it?
Three months and counting. (...)
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There’sa system security hole that can crash your Windows 95 or 98 system. How long has it taken Microsoft to fix it? Three
months and counting.
Published:
2000-04-05
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Abstract:
Dell Computer Corporation has shaken up the PC Server market, in three years moving from the #5 US market share position
to a solid #2 (and #3 worldwide) - and has set its sights on #1 Compaq. This note assesses its strengths and weaknesses in
the ever-growing and increasingly important rackmount server (...)
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... an estimated 60+ times per year: this translates to any given piece being in Dell's stockroom for
about four days before being put in a system and shipped to a ...
Published:
1999-08-01
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Abstract:
Program testing and debugging is one of the most critical aspects of implementing a computer system. Without programs which
properly work, the system will never process information and produce the output for which it was designed. Testing procedures
should be established and testing roles should be demar (...)
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... Introduction. Before any system can be completely implemented on a production computer,
the analysts and programmers working on the system must be able to state ...
Published:
2004-08-06
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Abstract:
The Next Generation I/O (NGIO) and Future I/O groups have agreed to unify their efforts to develop the next I/O architecture. (...)
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... The unified architecture will be called System I/O. (NGIO includes Intel, Dell, Sun,
Hitachi, NEC and Siemens; FIO was founded by Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett ...
Published:
1999-09-03
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Abstract:
IBM's four-CPU servers, the Netfinity 5500 M20 and 7000 M10, yield top notch web-focused benchmark figures, but also very
high price/performance figures for mainstream applications. (...)
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... This translates into a price tag approximately $200K higher for an IBM system which
can deliver around 23,000 tpmC (the current four-CPU high-end mark). ...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Abstract:
At least 20 Compaq customers who purchased the Presario 5800 PCs recently have reported inexplicable freezing of their PCs
while surfing the Web or playing games. (...)
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... Compaq has responded in two ways: telling users the problem is caused by limited system
resources, and by issuing a "SoftPAQ", a fix/patch designed to address ...
Published:
2000-01-17
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Abstract:
After much anticipation, Compaq’s version of a 1U-high (one 'rack unit') server is finally ready to ship. (...)
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... Although Network Engines, Inc. (NEI) and IBM (which currently resells a Network Engines-based system)
were the first companies to ship a 1U/2CPU system, (Ref. ...
Published:
2000-06-23
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Hewlett Packard announced that the e-Vectra sealed case would include an “easy swap” hard drive. (...)
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... is typically the most likely PC system component to ... Again) | Intel
Small Server Market | eBay Looking For Sun ... Gateway, Dell Plan Windows-free
Appliances | Here ...
Published:
2000-05-02
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Abstract:
Linus Torvalds and the Linux community released another test version of the Linux 2.4 kernel in late May, 2000. New features
are delaying this version which was originally scheduled for October 1999. (...)
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... Market Impact. A nearly infinite number of penguins, eventually, can develop a great operating system.
The challenges are twofold: ...
Published:
2000-07-06
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Abstract:
At least 20 Compaq customers who purchased the Presario 5800 PCs recently have reported inexplicable freezing of their PCs
while surfing the Web or playing games. (...)
Excerpt related to
ebay system free:
... Compaq has responded in two ways: telling users the problem is caused by limited system
resources, and by issuing a "SoftPAQ", a fix/patch designed to address ...
Published:
2000-01-17