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Researchers who extracted data from a hard drive onboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia mission say the device was so thoroughly damaged by its fiery crash to Earth that it resembled simply a cracked "hunk of metal" when it appeared at their door six months later.

Charged with managing over 54 servers and 12 terabytes of data daily, scan data services firm Synovate Aztec needed a solution to assist it to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) set by its clients for its backup and recovery technology.

Nokia has unveiled a new high-end mobile phone with a 5 megapixel camera and a built-in GPS navigation system.

Sun Microsystems Monday said it will start shipping Opteron-based systems early next year, offering customers either Linux or Solaris operating systems. The Opteron processor, made by Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Advanced Micro Devices, is capable of running 64-bit and 32-bit applications.

Let’s face it: network vulnerabilities are rampant, worm writers are looking for the next server application to exploit, and malicious hackers are breaching the moat and climbing up the castle’s walls. How does an organisation defend itself? It finds all the network and server holes, using a new breed of vulnerability assessment tools, and plugs them.

Hewlett-Packard Co. looks to add a little color--and a lot of power--to its retail desktop lineup with the announcement this week of new AMD- and Intel-powered Pavilion units, five of which offer optional color replacement parts.

With Sun Microsystems in mind and Oracle at its side, Compaq Computer has launched its high-end, RISC-based server line, the AlphaServer GS, strengthening its hand in the race to be the Web server hardware provider for the e-business economy.

With Sun Microsystems Inc. in mind and Oracle Corp. at its side, Compaq Computer Corp. here Tuesday launched its high-end, RISC-based server line, the AlphaServer GS, strengthening its hand in the race to be the Web-server hardware provider for the e-business economy.

XML (Extensible Markup Language) will enable companies to extend their business to the Web, mobilize information onto different hardware platforms, link to their partners and integrate supply chains, according to Chris Horak, vice president of worldwide marketing for Software AG.

Software AG today released final results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, pointing to record levels in its income growth and better-than-expected results in spite of the year 2000 switch.

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