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July 23, 2002 
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LEAD STORY

SEARCH390 FEATURED TOPIC | Storage

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IBM SMOOTHES OUT SERVER CONNECTIONS | News: ZDNet
IBM on Friday unveiled new technology that aims to simplify how
servers are installed by cutting through the mess of connecting
cables. 

IBM TESTS 'SELF HEALING' SOFTWARE | News: ZDNet
IBM is going for Oracle's jugular with new database management
software that can fix problems before they become bigger problems.
IBM says the new version is faster and more reliable with improved
support for Web services. 

CA REPORTS NARROWER LOSS | News: eWEEK
Software giant Computer Associates reported a net loss of $65 million
in the first fiscal quarter of 2003, a considerable improvement from
the $342 million loss it reported in the same quarter one year ago. 

ROI CALCULATORS: HONEST PROJECTIONS? | News: SearchEBusiness 
Corporate budget watchdogs are breathing down your neck, wanting you
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IBM SERVER SALES PLUMMET; SOFTWARE SHINES | News: iSeriesNetwork 
Software fared the best, while hardware remained the chief culprit in
keeping IBM's numbers down in the second quarter of 2002. 

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THE MISSING LINK | Scot has cyber tomb with a view

Sometimes an epitaph just can't be the last word. Billy Kemp was a
great Scot who died a couple of years ago at the young age of 52. He
was a councilman, husband, father and pillar of his community. His
family couldn't possibly post all that on a tombstone. But they did
manage to fit http://www.billykemp.org.uk/ on there. Yep, Kemp's
tombstone doubles as a billboard for his Web site, created
posthumously by his son as a tribute to his father's life. The grave
site has gotten more than 33,000 hits, perhaps more visits than the
gravesite!

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