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Oracle, Compaq to Offer Internet Appliance

LAS VEGAS -- On Monday, Oracle Corp. announced a partnership with Compaq Computer Corp. to collaborate on several Internet appliances, in a move away from “individual” computer configurations and toward a more uniform offering of servers.

Dell Wants to Own Server Market

LAS VEGAS -- One out of every four servers sold in this country is a Dell, said Michael Dell on Monday. And for him, that’s just not good enough.

Fiorina Looks to the Future at Comdex

LAS VEGAS -- Advising the sold-out crowd that "we could all benefit from a little perspective," Hewlett-Packard Co. president and CEO Carly Fiorina kicked off her keynote at Comdex Fall with a history lesson.

Heroix Embraces SQL Server 2000

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio.NET, .NET Framework Betas

Developers interested in what the .NET future will look like can sneak a peek beginning today. Microsoft has released betas of two .NET development environments, Visual Studio.NET and .NET Framework.

Gates Says

LAS VEGAS -- With a look at the past year as well as promising projections for the year to come, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates opened Comdex Fall 2000 with his keynote address.

Microsoft, Compaq, Clarus Partner on B2B ExchangePaqs

Microsoft, Compaq, and Clarus have joined forces to create business-to-business (B2B) ExchangePaqs, a complete e-commerce solution that provides users with the necessary hardware, software, and consulting services and support necessary to develop digital marketplaces.

The Dot in .com Speaks Out on .NET

Sun Microsystems issues a public critique of Microsoft's .NET initiative.

Intel Completes 0.13-Micron Process Technology

Intel announced that it has completed the development of its 0.13 micron (130 nanometer) generation logic technology, allowing it to manufacture chips with transistors that are approximately 1/1000<sup>th</sup> the width of a human hair. This advanced process technology will begin volume manufacturing next year.

QLogic Unveils 2 Gigabit SAN

QLogic today unveiled a 2 Gigabit SAN infrastructure, consisting of scalable products ranging from single-chip PCI-Fibre Channel controllers and host adapter boards for server and storage end nodes, to edge switches for work groups, and high port count director class switches for enterprise-class data centers.

Cornerstone Unveils Unifier

Avtech Introduces PageR Enterprise 1.5

3Com Rolls Out New Networking Family

SmartLine Releases Remote Task Manager Update

November 8, 2000

Intrusion.com, Telenisus Partner on Managed Security

Microsoft, Compaq Partner for Mobile Internet Services

Microsoft and Compaq announced that they will collaborate to deliver next-generation hardware, software, and services to mobile network operators and enterprise customers. The companies will work together on the marketing and selling of Microsoft’s mobile Internet services and software ready-loaded on Compaq’s ProLiant servers.

Storage Software Market to Approach $11 Billion in 2004

A new report from industry analysts IDC shows the storage software market growing in tandem with storage capabilities, so much so that the worldwide storage software revenue will grow from $5 billion in 1999 to $10.4 billion in 2004.

Network Engines Introduces New NAS Device

While storage demands are rapidly increasing, some administrators are finding themselves buying storage systems that have too much functionality, paying a pretty penny for features they don’t need. In reaction, Network Engines, a vendor of server and storage appliances, is rolling out midrange NAS appliances.