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Computerworld Wrap-Up
October 6, 2005
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In this issue:
* Microsoft Confirms Plans For Third XP Service Pack
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* Q&A: Equant Exec Sees Innovation As Key To Competition
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* ISP Spat Blacks Out Net Connections
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* IBM To Unwrap First Dual-core Xeon 'Paxville' Servers
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* Zimbra Debuts Open-source Collaboration Suite Beta
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* MCI Shareholders Approve $8.4B Verizon Deal
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
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Data Center Gets Star Treatment
Moving to new digs, Lucasfilm took the opportunity to upgrade its data center.
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THIS WEEK'S FRANKLY SPEAKING COLUMN
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So Long, Boomers
Frankly Speaking: With baby boomer IT professionals poised to leave your
department in droves, Frank Hayes thinks it's a good time to debrief them to
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THIS WEEK'S COMPUTERWORLD EDITORIAL
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Parallel Processing
Editorial: Examining what's happened in other industries can yield valuable
insight into the maturation of IT, writes Don Tennant.
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WHAT'S ON YOUR STORAGE WISH LIST?
How would you finish this sentence? I wish it would be easier to ... or
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We're looking for your responses for an upcoming special report on
battling storage complexity that will run Oct. 17. We'll post the best
of the bunch online on our Storage Knowledge Center.
Please send your wish lists, anecdotes and ideas to
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