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High performance server sales up 30% in 2004

Following the economic downturn in 2001 and 2002, and modest growth in 2003, the worldwide market for high-performance technical servers - a category that includes supercomputers - grew by 30% in 2004 to reach $7.25 bln, IDC found. The largest growth categories were for clusters and low-end servers. In 2004,...

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Blog posts 2005-04-18

High performance server sales up 30% in 2004

Following the economic downturn in 2001 and 2002, and modest growth in 2003, the worldwide market for high-performance technical servers - a category that includes supercomputers - grew by 30% in 2004 to reach $7.25 bln, IDC found. The largest growth categories were for clusters and low-end servers. In 2004,...

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Blog posts 2005-04-18

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Remember IBM at $10.50 per Share? Oracle as a penny stock? Tales of Hope from the Great High Tech Depression of ‘89

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak …..October. Paraphrasing Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven seems somehow appropriate to this moment, when it seems that everything we've all worked and dreamed about is going up in smoke. And yet, having seen a version of this movie...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Recession, Stock, IBM Corp., Tech Stock, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Will you forget about Android?

Chris O'Brien from the Silicon Valley Mercury News has an interesting article on why he thinks we will soon forget about Android. When you look at Android up against iPhone, you have to agree that it's going to be a an uphill battle. But if anyone can do...

Tags: Google Inc., Android, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Microsoft: How we'll take on VMware

The software maker believes it has the tools and the right price point to beat VMware in the battle for the virtualisation market. Microsoft has a three-pronged strategy to beat VMware in the virtualization market, according to the company's senior director for virtualization product management, Zane Adam. ...

Tags: Hypervisor, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, virtualization, Microsoft, VMWare

News items 2008-10-10

Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'

Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. ...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Software, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, netbook, Windows XP, MSI Wind, Asus Eeee

News items 2008-10-10

Is OpenOffice good enough?

Yes. OK, obviously there's more to this story than my tongue-in-cheek answer. This came up after one of our supercool, power user secretaries (who is an Office 2003/2007 wiz) ran a training session for the other secretaries in the district. The other secretaries are largely...

Tags: Secretary, Training, OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Journal Six (zip)

Journal six, your electronic knitting journal for the PASSAP E6000 knitting machine, organizes your projects, stitch patterns, form programs, and knit techniques in an easy to search database. You may download stitch patterns and card reader techniques to your knitting machine with a standard E6000 download cable or print cards...

Tags: Technique, Journal, Jennifer L Schmidt, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Happy Runner 2 ("Happy)

A continuation of one-button platformer with added Time counter, 23 brand new levels, switcher an item which turns the movement direction 180 degrees, which adds a lot of new possible level designs. Everything is packed into high difficulty to challenge ambitious players. This version is the first release on CNET...

Tags: Maurice Zarzycki

Software downloads 2008-10-10

easyStock DataGenerator (exe)

With easyStock DataGenerator the user can produce random generated stock price data. The data looks like real stock prices but is not. User may use this type of data to test trading systems against 100% unknown data. Up to 50000 data periods are possible (end of day = 200 years)....

Tags: Stock Price, Stock, Data, easyStockDater, Output Format, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2008-10-10

High Definition 1080p Multimedia Screen Saver (zip)

Multimedia screen saver capable of displaying high definition WMV/HD video, as well as other popular computer video formats, and wide variety of audio files. Create a play list and display video and audio files in order of selection or at random. Audio files display visualizations during playback. Choose from six...

Tags: Multimedia, Video, 1080p, Video Format, RAM-Shock Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-10

"People with strong numerical and problem-solving skills seem to be appreciated by employers"

Do ya think? That was a key point in a BBC News article on the overall high ranking of US and UK universities worldwide. While the usual suspects (Harvard, Yale, Cambridge, and Oxford, in that order) scored at the top of the "Times Higher Education QS list," an...

Tags: University, U.K., Operational Accounting, Investment, Finance, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-09

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical

It will be a very busy Patch Tuesday for administrators managing Microsoft Windows computer systems. According to Microsoft's advance notice mechanism, 11 security bulletins will drop next Tuesday (October 14, 2008), covering a wide range of serious vulnerabilities. Four of the 11 bulletins are...

Tags: Vulnerability, Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed

Apple has shipped another whopper of a patch to cover a total of 40 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Mac OS X ecosystem. The Security Update 2008-007, available for Tiger and Leopard, covers a range of third-party components and Mac OS X flaws that could users at risk...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS X, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Bureaucracy and open source: Do they mix?

Another high-profile departure from Sun, this time MySQL's David Axmark is taking wing -- citing a dislike for working in a large organization: I have thought about my role at Sun and decided that I am better off in smaller organisations. I HATE all the rules that I need...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Start-up looks to extend battery life

Intel-backed ZPower's silver-zinc battery is set to make its debut with a large laptop manufacturer next year, promising batteries that are 95 percent recyclable and 40 percent longer life. Intel-backed start-up ZPower may be the first to introduce an alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion laptop...

Tags: Battery, Intel-backed ZPower, Mercury, Battery Life, Engineering, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, batteries, laptops, ZPower, silver-zinc battery

News items 2008-10-09

Scientists make ultrathin superconducting films

U.S. researchers have developed ultrathin films that when sandwiched together form a superconductor, an advance that could lead to a new class of fast, power-saving electronics. CHICAGO--U.S. researchers have developed ultrathin films that when sandwiched together form a superconductor, an advance that could lead to a new class of...

Tags: Degree, Electronics, Reuters, superconductor, film

News items 2008-10-09

Desktone "Desktops as a Service"

I had the opportunity to chat with Desktone about their recent announcements. In the last little while they announced a pilot of virtual desktops as a service and partnerships with both Wyse and Microsoft. Here's what Desktone had to say in the desktop as a service announcement: Desktone,...

Tags: Virtual Desktop, Desktone Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Building a Data Quality Scorecard for Operational Data Governance

" Operational data governance is the manifestation of the processes and protocols necessary to ensure that an acceptable level of confidence in the data effectively satisfies the organization's business needs. In this white paper, David Loshin from Knowledge Integrity examines how a data governance program defines the roles, responsibilities, and...

Tags: Data Quality, DataFlux Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2008-10-09

Stardrone Demo (exe)

Hit the throttle and accelerate through the the fantastic world of Stardrone. Blast into spiral twists and the topsy-turvy challenges of Andromeda in this high-octane thriller. Cause your attackers to crash with rapid speed while collecting gems and power-up enhancements. Soar through 50 levels of puzzle-solving, adrenaline-pumping action while eluding...

Tags: Throttle, Orb Games, Security

Software downloads 2008-10-09