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NEC,Data General Unveil TPC-C Results on Clustered 8-ways

NEC and Data General unveiled high TPC-C results for a Windows NT system using their technologies today.

DataCore Acquires RT-Ware

A small SAN management company, DataCore Software, got bigger today when it acquired RT-Ware.

Concealed Weapons

True network protection could mean thinking and acting like a hacker. As an NT administrator, here are your weapons of choice.

Keep Your Top Talent Loyal

Got good people? Want more? So does everyone else in your business. Here are suggestions from a manager on how to convince your top technical staff to stick around.

Salary is Just One Perk of Certification

Hidden beneath the salary survey numbers are additional important facts, including the non-monetary perks of certification.

Siebel Integrates Front Office Apps with SQL Server 7.0

Microsoft and Siebel today announced an agreement to deliver SQL Server 7.0 as a component of the Siebel Web-based front office application family.

Eight-Way Machines Announced; Shipments Still Delayed

After several delays, eight-way Intel servers built using Intel’s Corollary technology and Xeon processors may be finally getting close to becoming available.

StorageTek Moving Into ‘Storage as Utility’ Market

Storage hardware and software specialist StorageTek is moving into the emerging "storage as utility" market.

Lucent Buys WAN Equipment Vendor

Lucent today said it plans to acquire Nexabit Networks, a privately held start-up developer of high-performance IP WAN switching and routing equipment.

AT&T Announces Voice Over VPN

AT&T Global Clearinghouse announced a voice over VPN service, and a tool to measure the quality of voice over IP traffic.

Unisys, Microsoft Provide 8-Way Results

Unisys Corp. today announced "outstanding" benchmark results from its 8-way Intel Profusion server.

Microsoft, Concentric Team for Application Hosting

Microsoft and Concentric announced today plans to co-develop an application hosting program and an investment in Concentric by Microsoft.

UUNet to Announce Dial-up Program for the Enterprise

UUNet will announce a major component of its VPN Alliance Program later today, called UUdial Corporate.

Outlook 2000 Upgrade Free for Some Users

UPDATE: Microsoft announced that Exchange Server users can now upgrade to Microsoft Outlook 2000 for free.

IIS Security Hole Found

A security hole was found in Microsoft's Internet Information Server 4.0.

Cisco Acquires Fibex and Amteva

Cisco today announced it has completed the acquisitions of Fibex Systems and Amteva Technologies Inc.

Compaq Announces Low Earnings, Restructuring

Compaq, Rosen finding the only way to get out of a downward spiral is to restructure it.

Sequent Starts Web Hosting Initiative, Lab

Sequent announced the eReady Program, an initiative to partner with independent software vendors to enable the delivery of applications to businesses over the Internet.

MCS Signs on With Microsoft to Speed Up W2K Deployment

Microsoft has announced an agreement with Mission Critical Software so it can license Domain Migrator technologies for Windows 2000.

Oracle Offering Trading Post for Java Tools

Oracle announced a plan for developers to dump their use of competing Java tools to get a "special promotional price" for Oracle's JDeveloper 2.0.