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Windows & Linux Edition Volume 2, Number 26 -- July 9, 2003

In This Issue Bill's, Andy's, and Linus' Enterprise Adventure, Every Week View this issue online at http://www.midrangeserver.com/mid/mid070903.html Sponsored By HEWLETT-PACKARD DEMAND MORE... Demand more from IT than ever before. Demand a new IT architecture that is open, modular and flexible. Demand an alternative to the way IT and IT services have been purchased, implemented and operated. Demand accountability, rather than account control, from your IT partner. Demand HP Sponsored By UNISYS/MICROSOFT JOIN THE ESCAPE FROM UNIX. THE WINDOWS DATA CENTER IS HERE. Featuring the Unisys ES7000 family of servers running new Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, the Windows Data Center is today's Proven alternative to UNIX. It's a solution that brings revolutionary performance and low-cost standardization to the enterprise. For supporting events and case studies, visit our Resource Center at www.WeHaveTheWayOut.com. Intel Counts on Third Time Charms, Performance with Madison by Timothy Prickett Morgan Last Monday was the big day for the third generation of Intel's high-end 64-bit Itanium processor. With the "Madison" processors, as the chips are called internally, Intel seems to be finally hitting its stride in the 64-bit world, which has been dominated by the remaining RISC/Unix vendors--IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Fujitsu Siemens. The third time had better be the charm for Intel, which has pumped an estimated $5 billion of chip design and manufacturing technology into Itanium and has yet to get any substantial revenue stream from the processors. READ MORE > Intel Cranks the Clock, Ups the Cache on 32-Bit Xeon MPs by Timothy Prickett Morgan The third generation of 64-bit Itanium chips, code-named "Madison" and announced last Monday, was getting lots of press. But Intel also has tweaked the "Gallatin" Pentium 4 Xeon MP processors, which are used in more than 60 different 32-bit servers, with four or more processors, made by its OEM partners worldwide. And the improvement in the Gallatin's performance will, ironically, make it somewhat more difficult to justify the move to the Itanium line. READ MORE > Sponsored By WINTERNALS SOFTWARE You want a defragger designed by system experts. Here's why: Defraggers touch critical files throughout the enterprise. You need one that deploys effortlessly with no compatibility surprises. The Winternals team designed Defrag Manager to be so efficient and trouble-free it delivers an ROI in just weeks. Install it on one system to optimize systems throughout your enterprise. Don't rely on risky, out-of-date technology. Go with the defragger designed by the people who know Windows. 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READ MORE > Dell Starts Out Small with Madison Itanium Commitments by Timothy Prickett Morgan If you were expecting Dell to roll out an impressive line of Itanium-based workstations and servers just because Intel launched the third generation "Madison" Itanium 2 processors last week, you were probably disappointed. Dell is not yet ready to make a lot of noise in the 64-bit computing space and is sticking to its 32-bit knitting, with the exception of using two-way Itanium 2 servers it pigeon-holes into the high-performance-computing (HPC) market. READ MORE > Sponsored By ACUCORP Acucorp is a leading developer of application extension solutions running on over 600 platforms such as Linux. These extend5 solutions include a powerful ANSI COBOL compiler, an integrated development environment, web deployment technology, seamless interfaces to RDBMS, COBOL-based GUI development, distributed processing and client/server technology. For more information, visit www.acucorp.com Sponsored By BROOKS INTERNET SOFTWARE Mainframe to PC and Windows TCP/IP Network Printing Solutions The RPM Remote Print Manager and INTELLIscribe product lines have redefined print management software by giving users control of their Windows printing environment. · Broadcast Printing · Fail-over Printing · Page Range Printing · Printer Finishing Options · Archiving Data (Print to File) · Character Output Reduction (COR) Free Fully Functional Trial at www.brooksnet.com. IBM's Summit-II xSeries Supports Madisons, Fast Gallatins by Timothy Prickett Morgan IBM last week rolled out a new Intel-based server, based on an improved version of its "Summit" EXA chipset. This new chipset, called "Summit-II" internally at Big Blue, will be used in a new line of xSeries servers that use the 32-bit "Gallatin" Pentium 4 Xeon MP processors from Intel. IBM also announced support in its xSeries 450 line of machines for the 64-bit "Madison" Itanium 2 processor, which Intel launched last week. READ MORE > Unisys Adds New Intel Chips to ES7000 Wintel Servers by Timothy Prickett Morgan One of the key OEMs that will drive sales of Intel's Xeon MP and Itanium processors into the data center is Unisys, and it comes as no surprise that Unisys was ready to support the new 64-bit "Madison" Itanium 2 and faster 32-bit "Gallatin" Pentium 4 Xeon MP processors as soon as Intel launched them last week. READ MORE > Correction The story on W5 Technologies (in "But Wait, There's More," on June 4) originally contained several errors. The article incorrectly stated that Mark Blankenship was CEO of Shell Chemical Company; he is in fact a founder and former CEO of Icon Strategies. The article also originally misspelled Mark Blankenship's name. Midrange Server regrets the errors. [Corrections made 7/08/03] Reader Feedback and Insights We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE > Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell, Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Delroy Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed Contact the Editors: Do you have a gripe, inside dope or an opinion? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription Information: To unsubscribe, change your email address, or sign up for any of Midrange Server's free e-newsletters, visit http://www.midrangeserver.com/sub/subscribe.html

THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: Hewlett-Packard Unisys/Microsoft Winternals Software Stalker Software Acucorp Brooks Internet Software BACK ISSUES TABLE OF CONTENTS Intel Counts on Third Time Charms, Performance with Madison Intel Cranks the Clock, Ups the Cache on 32-Bit Xeon MPs HP Debuts Integrity Itanium Boxes, ProLiant Gets New Xeons Dell Starts Out Small with Madison Itanium Commitments IBM's Summit-II xSeries Supports Madisons, Fast Gallatins Unisys Adds New Intel Chips to ES7000 Wintel Servers

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