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Chips Zero In on Mobile Users
Chip Makers Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Transmeta Corp. are unveiling a wider range of processors as they jostle one another to add features that appeal to mobile computing users. Intel last week rolled out a low-cost mobile Celeron chip targeted at low-end value notebook users. The Celeron M is available at 1.2GHz…
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SOHO Market Lures Vendors
The Federal Communications Commission’s annual report on high-speed Internet access, released late last month, indicates that SOHO businesses are growing in popularity. High-speed lines connecting businesses and residences grew by 18 percent in the first six months of 2003, the FCC reported. More telling perhaps is that advanced services lines—those that deliver more than 200K…
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Time Is on RFID’s Side
The RFID bandwagon is shifting into overdrive, but not everyone in manufacturing is jumping aboard. Radio-frequency identification technology involves tags and readers that track goods through the supply chain, enabling tighter inventory control and real-time product routing to meet ever-changing consumer demands. The tags are tiny radio transponders attached to pallets and cases of packaged…
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Big Enterprises Tap SOHO Devices
There are products designed for big enterprises and products designed for small offices, and never the two shall meet, right? Well, not so fast. While it’s true that most small offices don’t need and can’t afford million-dollar enterprise hardware and systems, many large enterprises are finding that cheap but capable devices designed for the SOHO…
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IBM Upgrades Rack Unit
IBM continues to make noise in the four-way, Intel-based server space. The company last week unveiled its four-way BladeCenter HS20 blade server and shipped a new four-processor rack server, the xSeries 365. The 3U (5.25-inch) server, available now, with prices starting at $6,039, replaces the four-way x360 and offers improved storage and I/O technology. Powered…
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Microsoft Ad Drive Targets Linux
In the latest sign that it’s worried about Linux, Microsoft Corp. last week launched a campaign designed to give customers information about the advantages of using Windows over its open-source competitor. Get the Facts is a print and online advertising campaign that will target leading IT publications and run for six months, said Microsoft officials,…
