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  • IBM inks grid computing deals

    IBM, one of the loudest advocates of pooling computing resources with grid technology, has secured a half-dozen new customers.

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    Oracle claims its Application Server 10g is the first to be able to take advantage of clusters of commodity hardware, an architecture that could make data centres far cheaper to run.

  • Microsoft gets on the grid

    Looking to blunt the success of Linux in high-performance computing, Microsoft is ramping up its commitment to create a "Cluster Compute" version of Windows that better fits data-intensive computing grids.

  • Oracle enters the grid

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  • Australia: SAP vs Oracle

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    Researchers build full Itanium support into software that can be used to assemble supercomputers out of clusters of Linux computers.

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    Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.

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    Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.

  • Tech Guide: Pocket PC 2003

    Hold onto your handhelds--Pocket PC 2003 is here. Get the lowdown on its improvements and how to upgrade your existing PDA.

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