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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.

  • IBM tries the lure of free grid access

    IBM is hoping to recruit developers by offering free access to high-powered grid computing servers over the Internet.

  • Planes, claims and automobiles

    If there was one theme in Sun CEO Scott McNealy's keynote speech at Tuesday at OracleWorld in San Francisco, it was that "our industry is too complex."

  • NAB to tie down tricky SOA

    The National Australia Bank (NAB) today said it had allocated resources to understanding the potential impact of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) concept on its technology operations.

  • Software licensing: Ready for hardball?

    The Internet is forcing software vendors to come up with a variety of new licensing models. Here are strategies to help you, the buyer, get the most bang for your buck.

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  • 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 takes lid off grid plan

    The company is turning up the buzz on grid computing, as the OracleWorld customer conference gets under way in San Francisco.

  • Australia: SAP vs Oracle

    SAP's Geraldine McBride and Oracle's Leigh Warren, leaders of two of the world's biggest enterprise software companies, go head to head.

  • Software licensing: Ready for hardball?

    The Internet is forcing software vendors to come up with a variety of new licensing models. Here are strategies to help you, the buyer, get the most bang for your buck.

  • Database start-ups bet on open source

    Databases have been available with an open-source licence for many years. But the past few months have seen a growing number of partnerships and products aimed at maturing the industry of add-ons and support services -- vital to winning over corporate customers.

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