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Computerworld Afternoon Update
August 25, 2004
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In this issue:
* GAO: Legacy Systems Hamper Army Reservists' Pay
* Old Computers: An IT Department Liability That's Costing More
* Microsoft Wraps Up MOM 2005 Management Tool
* Gartner: Q2 Server Shipments Rise On Sun, Dell Strength
* Software Flight Plan
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GAO: Legacy Systems Hamper Army Reservists' Pay
The war in Iraq has pushed aging U.S. Army payroll systems past their
breaking point, leading to widespread payroll problems for reservists,
according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95478,00.html?nlid=PM
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Old Computers: An IT Department Liability That's Costing More
More and more resellers of used computer equipment are charging to
erase data that may still be left on hard drives.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95481,00.html?nlid=PM
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Microsoft Wraps Up MOM 2005 Management Tool
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 offers new features such as graphical
systems views and enhanced reporting tools, and has been designed to be
easier to deploy than its predecessor.
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Gartner: Q2 Server Shipments Rise On Sun, Dell Strength
Server shipments and revenue increased in the second quarter, with
low-cost servers based on Linux or the Windows operating system growing
faster than their Unix counterparts, according to research firm Gartner
Inc.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95476,00.html?nlid=PM
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Software Flight Plan
Gen. Paul D. Nielsen, the newly appointed CEO and director of Carnegie
Mellon's Software Engineering Institute, talks about how his work in
the military can be applied to commercial IT and about his agenda for
the SEI.
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