subj: Why HP could be king of servers (Tech Update)
*** Welcome to ZDNet's Tech Update Today for July 22, 2002. ***
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IN THIS ISSUE:
REALITY CHECK
- Why HP could be king of servers
TOP NEWS HEADLINES FROM ZDNN
- Federal bill targets e- waste
- Wi-Fi group clears up naming confusion
- Network defenders crack challenge
- Could WorldCom woes spark a price war?
- Web services breeds teamwork
- Gateway fights back with PC rebates
FARBER'S PICKS
- Bracing for an Internet meltdown
- What's your biggest tech nightmare?
- Conditions for Itanium 2 adoption
- Senate stops P2P, so should you
- Bill Gates, e-mail newsletter editor
FEATURE
-Microsoft enhances directory technology
REVIEW
- Outlook alternatives
COMMENTARY
- NT4 users: Act now or. . .
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REALITY CHECK
Why HP could be king of servers
Not only does HP have the inside track on Intel’s IA-64,
but the company also has a companion chipset called ZX1.
HP is well-armed to battle IBM and Dell for server dominance.
> Here's the source of HP's EPIC power
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2874997,00.html
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TOP NEWS HEADLINES FROM ZDNN
Federal bill targets e- waste
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-945092.html
Wi-Fi group clears up naming confusion
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-945058.html
Network defenders crack challenge
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-945081.html
Could WorldCom woes spark a price war?
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-945155.html
Web services breeds teamwork
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-945108.html
Gateway fights back with PC rebates
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-945102.html
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FARBER'S PICKS
Bracing for an Internet meltdown
Companies around the world are developing co-location facilities,
interviewing backup vendors and bolstering wireless capabilities
in anticipation of potential communication service problems.
The disgracing of vaunted names in the telecommunications sector
(Worldcom, KPNQwest, Global Crossing) and talk of a broader
meltdown is prompting a sense of imminent disaster at companies
that rely on Internet, phone or wireless connections for revenue
and employee productivity. How worried are you?
> Read the full story
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-945050.html
> KPNQwest employees walk out
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-945106.html
What's your biggest tech nightmare?
It's a question that CNet News.com posed to the top IT officers
at some of America's largest Fortune 100 companies. Many of
the technology leaders--from IBM, Citigroup, General Motors
and Ford Motor--cited security as the mother of all IT night-
mares. Among the other complaints: cost overuns, unreliable
technology, unstable vendors and disaster recovery. In contrast,
Fannie Mae CTO Julie St. John said nothing keeps her up at
night "because I plan so far ahead on the infrastructure and
the things that can bite us." What about you?
> What IT headache keeps you up at night?
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/filters/main/#qp
Conditions for Itanium 2 adoption
Gartner thinks enterprises should evaluate their Itanium 2
strategy based on three key elements: Hardware, OS, and
applications . Wait until all three elements align before
considering production deployment of Itanium 2 solutions.
> Read the full story
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2874813,00.html
Senate stops P2P, so should you
The U.S. Senate sets a good, albeit belated, example by
shutting off peer-to-peer networking. Tech Update's Wayne
Rash says you'd be foolish not to follow suit. Removing P2P
networking from your company's computers is a quick way to
lower the risk of damage from worms and viruses--and to limit
the damage a hacker can do.
> Read the full story
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2874687,00.html
Bill Gates, e-mail newsletter editor
In the future, everyone will have their own e-mail newsletter.
If Berlind and Farber have one, why not Gates and Ballmer?
According to Microsoft, the two execs will issue newsletters
on the company's views about the role of technology and public
policy. The first volume, about Microsoft's Trustworthy
Computing initiative, went out Wednesday and was penned by
Gates. The newsletter won't follow a fixed schedule, but will
emerge whenever Gates, Ballmer or another executive feels a
burning issue is afoot.
> Read the full story
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-945055.html
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FEATURE
Microsoft enhances directory technology
Update: Microsoft is expanding the capability of its directory
technology to allow customers to more easily add new applications
to their network.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-944902.html
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REVIEW
Outlook alternatives
Need a sturdy organizer/scheduler that won't beggar you?
An alternative PIM might do the trick.
http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2874770,00.html
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COMMENTARY
NT4 users: Act now or. . .
Whether or not you like Microsoft's new licensing plan, if
you're still running NT4, Larry Seltzer says you've got
decisions to make, and soon.
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2874782,00.html
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