======================================================================== STORAGE REPORT http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, December 22, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * EMC gets Smarts * What's new for the PC of 2005? Not much! * In Brief: W3C issues XInclude 1.0 * 2004 Top 10: The big stories ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- COMMAND YOUR SAN! Looking to simplify storage network management? McDATA SANavigator discovers, maps, plans and manages from a single point, enabling you to optimize resources and easily manage current and future storage needs. SANavigator supports all switch vendors and installs in just minutes. Try McDATA SANavigator FREE for 30 days and learn how you can also qualify for a free 42-inch plasma display. Get started on your SANavigator free trial now! http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A91385:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- EMC GETS SMARTS ======================================================================== Posted December 21, 2004 8:19 AM Pacific Time EMC on Tuesday announced it will buy privately held System Management ARTS, known as Smarts, in a $260 million deal that will boost EMC's software portfolio and management capabilities. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A91381:2B910B2 WHAT'S NEW FOR THE PC OF 2005? NOT MUCH! ======================================================================== Posted December 21, 2004 7:40 AM Pacific Time Consumers thinking about buying a new personal computer in 2005 might be better off putting off their purchase until 2006. With few major changes in PC hardware or software due over the next year, the PC of 2005 is likely to look awfully similar to the PC of today. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A91382:2B910B2 IN BRIEF: W3C ISSUES XINCLUDE 1.0 ======================================================================== Posted December 21, 2004 7:38 AM Pacific Time The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) this week published XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0 as a W3C Recommendation. XInclude provides a generic mechanism for merging XML documents into a single composite document, simplifying the creation and management of information components and making it easier to reuse information. XInclude 1.0 can be used with any version of XML, as well as other existing XML-related specs. To learn more, visit the W3C's Web site at www.w3.org. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A9137F:2B910B2 2004 TOP 10: THE BIG STORIES ======================================================================== Posted December 20, 2004 7:00 AM Pacific Time If there were any lingering doubts that we are in the post-PC era, several big stories this year should have cleared them up. The sale of IBM's PC business to China's Lenovo Group and the death of Comdex were powerful reminders that IT is in a transitional stage. When one of the hottest business stories of the year involves an IPO of a company whose technology helps people find information on the Net, it's certain that the network, to paraphrase the well-known dictum of Sun Microsystems, has become the computer. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A9137E:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Savvy network managers network this way. Make InfoWorld's "Networking Report" newsletter part of your personal information network. Every Friday, it summarizes key developments in networking, from telecom wars to security issues, that are sure to affect the way you manage your network (and you can click through for the full story). "Networking Report" is the quickest, easiest way to keep current with what you need to know. Subscribe at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A9137D:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A91380:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A91384:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A91383:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [email protected]
