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The federal government has awarded contracts to four consortiums to build electronic health systems in 12 regions across the country, with the goal of creating models for a nationwide health information network. The contracts, totaling $18.6 million, are a fraction of the investment that the four groups - led
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Open Invention Network, a new company created to promote Linux innovation and collaboration, was launched on November 10, 2005, with financial support from IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat, and Sony. The company aims to establish a new model of intellectual property management for Linux, where patents are openly shared in
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AMD and IBM have broadened the scope of their technology alliance, with a focus on early exploratory research of new transistor, interconnect, lithography, and die-to-package connection technologies. The agreement will enable both companies to identify and investigate future technology challenges earlier, allowing solutions to be found and fundamental technology choices
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IBM, alongside other major storage vendors, is shifting its strategy from storage consortia to open source communities. The new initiative, named Aperi, aims to provide customers with open-standards-based storage infrastructure software, giving them more choices in deployment. The community will focus on developing a common software platform for managing various
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McDATA Corporation, a leading provider of storage networking solutions, has announced the availability of its Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Interface. The SMI-S Interface is certified as SNIA-CTP v1.1 compliant and provides a common information model (CIM) provider for McDATA Intrepid directors and Sphereon fabric switches. This open interface
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McDATA Corporation, a leading provider of storage networking solutions, has announced the availability of its Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Interface, which is certified as SNIA-CTP v1.1 compliant. The SMI-S Interface is a Common Information Model (CIM) provider for McDATA's Intrepid directors and Sphereon fabric switches, allowing
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Pacific Gold Corp. is a US-based company focused on gold and base metals operations, with four subsidiaries, including Nevada Rae Gold, Inc., which owns and operates the Black Rock Canyon gold mine in north-central Nevada. Construction on the mine is nearing completion, with gold production expected to begin in the
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IBM has announced a new line of low-cost servers, called the System p5 Express, aimed at competing with Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. The new server line is based on IBM's Power5 chips and offers advanced features such as micro-partitioning, which allows users to divide one server into as
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Chinese companies have been actively expanding overseas, but their ventures have been met with mixed success. The recent acquisition by Lenovo Group of IBM's personal computer business marked a significant milestone, but it also highlighted the challenges faced by Chinese firms in the global market. Securing resources, including
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Major technology companies IBM, Intel, and Symbol Technologies have teamed up to drive the adoption of wireless solutions in the Middle East, with a focus on extending e-business infrastructure. The agreement integrates Intel's Centrino mobile technology and Symbol's wireless handheld devices with IBM software, hardware, and
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Red Hat and IBM have formed a global initiative to speed up the development and adoption of Linux-based solutions in emerging markets and established markets worldwide. The partnership aims to provide software developers with technical resources, expertise, and implementation services to help them port and certify their applications on IBM
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As governments face the economic challenges of aging populations, a new study by the IBM Institute for Business Value suggests that innovative collaboration between the public and private sectors is crucial to ensure future prosperity. The report, "When governments seek future prosperity," highlights the need for governments to
