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IN THIS ISSUE:
> Big Blue set to sell supercomputers
> Choosy supercomputers choose IBM
> IDC: Server market to serve up $53 billion
> More headlines
> IMS meets the Web!
> Geek Squads target PC users in distress
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Big Blue set to sell supercomputers
[New York Times]
IBM hopes to fit the masses into its Blue Genes. Sometime this week, the company will talk about its plans to make its Blue Gene/L supercomputer commercially available. The target customers are large companies that need an intense amount of computing power. (Free registration required)
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> Linux won't dominate z/OS in supercomputing
Choosy supercomputers choose IBM
[NewsFactor Network]
If IBM were a superhero, it would be Flash Gordon. Of the 500 fastest supercomputers in the world, the majority of them use IBM systems, according to a new survey. Big Blue bested HP for the top spot.
IDC: Server market to serve up $53 billion
[InternetNews]
This is the kind of news that could turn Big Blue into Big Green: IDC analysts predict that the server market will grow like it hasn't grown in several years, due to a 5%global spending uptick. Linux- and Windows-based servers will lead the charge into 2008.
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[Search390.com]
Ellis Island Foundation embraces grid (SearchOracle.com)
HP, Altiris utilize partnership (eWEEK)
Feeding the FUD: Silent CIOs can sabotage outsourcing plans (SearchCIO.com)
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WEBCASTS: IMS meets the Web!
If you said Web-enabling a database, most people probably think you mean connecting DB2 to the Web. But IMS, IBM's older database, is just as Web worthy. IMS is geared for fast and frequent access. You can directly attach IMS to the Web or go via CICS or DB2. In this week's Webcast, Jim Keohane will discuss the ins and outs of bringing IMS databases to the Web.
To pre-register for this event on Wednesday at 12:00 EDT, click here.
NEWS: Acronym-o-phobia Quiz
You throw around words like CICS and MIPS every day. But do you know exactly what they mean? This quiz will test your mainframe acronym acumen. Enjoy!
Take the quiz by clicking here.
TOPICS: Acronym-o-phobia
Acronyms abound in the mainframe world. Mainframers throw them around every day, often not thinking about what they mean. Check out this week's Featured Topic to learn more about mainframe acronyms. Click here.
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Geek Squads target PC users in distress
[San Francisco Chronicle]
Call it the "Spamish Inquisition" -- geeks who won't rest until innocent PCs are free of cursed junk e-mail, worms and viruses. The Geek Squad is like a cross between "Ghostbusters," "Mission Impossible" and the house-calling doctor in "Little House on the Prairie," with a heaping helping of nerdiness and a dash of Joe Friday from "Dragnet" thrown in for good measure. The squad makes house calls for PC users in distress; its phone
number is 800-GEEK-SQUAD. The geeks are called "double agents" and dress like G-men. And they may be answering a call in your town -- Best Buy is the Charlie to the squad's Angels and plans to expand the service to all 619 stores.
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