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IBM is turning its database server into an end-to-end offering more complete than any other except Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0, which has similar capabilities in a somewhat easier-to-use package.
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How long will it be before your computer is able to read your facial expressions? Will a rude gesture become the next Control-Alt-Delete? ZDNet Australia investigates computing interfaces.
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