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INDUSTRY
NEWS
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September
15
Computer Connection to Sell $5 Million Worth of Sun Equipment on
TekSell.com Auctions
 RALEIGH,
N.C.--TekSell.com, the world's largest online business-to-business
auction of high-end IT equipment, today announced the addition of
Computer Connection of Central New York to its line-up of Certified
Sellers. Computer Connection is an Authorized Reseller of Sun Microelectronics
products and will also offer its CompCon line of new Sun Workstation
and Server compatibles on the TekSell site. more
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September
11
Absolute introduces new PC Asset Tracking features
 VANCOUVER,
- Absolute Software Corporation today announced the introduction
of "PC Asset Tracking", a new set of asset tracking features
which enhance Computrace - the company's flagship computer tracking,
monitoring and theft recovery solution. more
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September
6
Quantum Announces OEM Agreement With Dell for the Snap Server Product
Line
 SAN
JOSE, Calif.--Quantum Corporation's DLT and Storage Systems
Group today announced the company's first OEM agreement to supply
Snap Server products to Dell Computer Corp. A 120GB, 1U product
for rack or desktop environments with RAID 5 capabilities is the
first product from Quantum's Server Appliances Division to be supplied
under the OEM agreement, and will be sold under a separate product
name by Dell. Quantum looks to broaden the reach of its Snap Server
storage solution with a series of technological alliances with companies,
such as Dell, that are committed to increasing category awareness
for NAS products. more
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 Viking
Launches Redesigned Corporate Web Site; Adds Product Sections,
Virtual Tours and Employment Opportunities
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Aug. 25, 2000 -- Viking Components,
manufacturers of OEM and upgrade component technology, Friday announced
the launch of its redesigned Web site (www.vikingcomponents.com)
with enhanced features to better serve customers and industry partners.
more
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 Intel,
Industry Demonstrate Itanium Processor Platform Readiness
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2000 -- Nine leading systems vendors,
five leading operating system vendors and more than 30 independent
hardware vendors demonstrated hardware and software readiness for
the forthcoming Itanium processor at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF)
this week. The platforms, operating systems, applications and compilers
are reaching the stability levels necessary to enable initial end-user
pilots and evaluation beginning in Q4. more
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 Red
Hat Unveils IA-64 Linux JumpStart Program at Intel Developer Forum,
Readies IA-64 Netfarms for Testing and Development
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2000 -- Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT),
the leader in open source Internet infrastructure solutions, announced
today the IA-64 JumpStart Program, which provides all the software,
tools, support and training needed for independent software and hardware
vendors (ISVs and IHVs) to quickly develop solutions for Red Hat Linux
on Intel's new Itanium IA-64 architecture. more
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 Sun
Microsystems, Inc. Announces a Two-for-One Stock Split
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 17 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SUNW) announced that its Board of Directors, at its regularly scheduled
meeting on August 16, 2000, approved a two-for-one stock split, to
be effected in the form of a stock dividend, subject to stockholder
approval of an increase in the Company's authorized shares of Common
Stock to 7.2 billion shares. more
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Unix
Market Flat from 1Q, Personal Workstation Market Hurt by RDRAM Memory
Shortages, According to IDC
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Aug. 17 -- In 2Q00, total branded workstation
shipments (Unix plus Windows NT) were 409,123 units, down 4% from
the previous quarter. The branded Windows NT workstation market fell
7%, while the Unix workstation market was up about 3%. Since most
vendors shipping NT- based systems are entering the third quarter
with substantial backlogs, barring huge memory shortages, IDC believes
growth should be good during the second half of the year. more
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 Quantum
Corporation Delivers Hard Disk Drives for Intel's Upcoming Itanium
Processors
MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 17, 2000 -- Quantum Corporation's Hard
Disk Drive Group (NYSE:HDD) today announced that its Atlas V 7200
RPM high-end disk drive offers full support for the Itanium processor,
the first of Intel's upcoming IA-64 processor family.
more
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 TurboLinux
Selected by Hewlett-Packard for High-End Kayak Workstations
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2000-- TurboLinux, Inc. today announced that
it has partnered with Hewlett-Packard Company to bundle the TurboLinux
operating system on the HP Kayak PC Workstation family designed for
advanced design applications, high-performance 3D graphics and dual
processing for optimized multitasking. more
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 Microprocessor
Forum 2000 to Feature More Than 20 First Public Disclosures of Chips
and Microarchitectures
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 14 -- More than 20 first public disclosures
of new microprocessor chips and six full-day seminars by the MicroDesign
Resources team of analysts Steve Leibson, Peter Glaskowsky, and Tom
Halfhill, will be among the highlights of this year's Microprocessor
Forum held October 9 through 13 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose,
California. more
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 DPS
Named One of Canada's Top Tech Companies
Markham, Ontario, August 4, 2000 -- Digital Processing Systems
Inc. (TSE - DPS) announced today that it has been ranked by Canadian
Business Magazine as one of Canada's top 100 public technology companies.
more
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Gartner's
Dataquest Says Worldwide Server and Workstation Markets Experience
Double-Digit Growth in Second Quarter 2000
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 2, 2000 -- The worldwide server and workstation
industries posted double-digit growth rates in the second quarter
of 2000, with increases of 11 percent and 14 percent, respectively,
according to preliminary statistics by Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner
Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB). Worldwide server shipments reached
955,412 units in the second quarter, and workstation shipments totaled
440,463 units. more
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