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The mainframe's virtual renaissance
Insight Increased interest in virtualization and the demand for "greener" computing could see revived interest in mainframe computing, say industry insiders.
Tags: Mainframes, Mainframe, Security, Virtualization, Butler Group, software, Microsoft .NET, job, Wintel, IBM WebSphere
Oracle's hardware gambit: Not so crazy
Insight commentary Larry Ellison is finally in the hardware business. Maybe the second time's a charm.
Tags: Hardware, Business development/management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Database, data warehouse, software, Oracle Corp., Wintel, Earth, database software
Apple Cinema HD Display (23in.)
Reviews Apple's 23in.Cinema HD Display is low on extras and high on price. Still, one look at this gorgeous LCD, and you'll be sold on it.
Microsoft: Windows 7 can offer better battery life
News At a joint event with Intel, Microsoft says newer systems can expect 10 percent to 20 percent battery improvement over Vista when playing DVDs.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Battery, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, DVD, performance, Microsoft Windows XP, high-performance, Microsoft Windows
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News It's not so much a judgment on the performance of the Mac OS itself, but rather a recognition of the prohibitive costs involved in making a change.
Tags: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Operating System, Michael Silver, Information Technology, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, CIO, Hardware
Nightmare for Dell: Acer closes in on No. 2 in PCs
News Dell feels Acer on its back as the Taiwan-based PC-maker saw its global market share grow by more than a third in the last quarter.
Tags: PC security, Smart phones, Hewlett-Packard Co., Acer Inc., PC Company, CFO, Google Inc., Cell Phone, Google Android, analyst
A touch of healthcare and technology
Insight Dr. Colin Quek, CIO of Raffles Medical Group, discusses why the social component of healthcare can make IT spending more complex in this industry.
Tags: IT budgeting, Project management, IT budgeting, Project management
Apple-Intel: Winners and losers
News How will Apple's decision to switch processor partners impact the industry?
Tags: Components, Operating systems
Commentary: Microsoft's Datacenter may signal new race
News Triggered in part by Microsoft's development of Windows 2000 Datacenter, released Tuesday, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq all have announced plans to market 16- and 32-processor Intel-based servers.
Sun pushes Unix workstation price below $1,000
News The wildfire for super-cheap PCs has been reduced to smoldering embers, but Sun Microsystems has released a Unix workstation that indicates the server giant is still feeling the heat.
Apple takes the pain out of changing file systems
Techguide There is a way to change Windows file systems to Mac file systems with less hassle.
Tags: Storage software, Storage management
Commentary: A slow assault on Unix
News Intel's 64-bit Itanium chip is a major competitive threat to high-end RISC/Unix workstations and servers--but this threat will take some time to develop.
Intel delays 4GHz chip until next year
News Company says postponement will help ensure it can deliver an adequate number of chips at the time of launch.
Tags: Components
Commentary: A slow assault on Unix
News Intel's 64-bit Itanium chip, expected to be introduced at the end of May, is a major competitive threat to high-end RISC/Unix workstations and servers--but this threat will take some time to develop.
Will the Apple faithful listen?
News Mac fans may be wary of Apple's move, but there may be reasons why they'll buy Intel inside.
Tags: Processors
