IBM eyes SOA management

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IBM eyes SOA management, 08/29/05

IBM Tivoli executives last week said the company would by
year-end deliver software to keep tabs on service-oriented
architecture -enabled applications.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-tivoli-soa.html?nl>

Permabit upgrades archiving system, 08/30/05

Permabit this week announced the next version of its
content-addressable storage archiving technology.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6145>

Fujitsu Siemens loads 64-bit Opterons in workstations, 08/30/05

Fujitsu Tuesday launched a new series of high-performance,
low-energy workstations based on Advanced Micro Devices'
dual-core 64-bit Opteron processors.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6146>

Microsoft releases Windows file system beta, 08/29/05

Microsoft Monday released a test version of its next-generation
file system, WinFS, well ahead of schedule.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6147>

Platform Solutions peddles mainframe, 08/29/05

IBM has dominated the mainframe market for years, but a group of
ex-Amdahl engineers is preparing to shake things up with an
Itanium 2-based system that analysts say could change the
mainframe landscape by providing end users - a more
cost-effective option for important workloads.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-itanium.html?nl>

Stonefly to roll out SAN starter kit, 08/29/05

Stonefly Networks this week is expected to launch an entry-level
IP storage-area network that provides an alternative to pricier
Fibre Channel offerings.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-stonefly.html?nl>

StorageTek, Deloitte partner on compliance, 08/29/05

Storage Technology is teaming up with Deloitte Consulting to
provide a joint consulting service, the companies announced
Monday. The service is aimed at organizations looking to comply
with the data storage and archival requirements of regulations
such as Sarbanes-Oxley, governing U.S. public companies, and
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act for
healthcare organizations.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6148>

Open source databases grow, 08/29/05

Like many companies, National Semiconductor is looking for ways
to cut costs and has Linux and open source high on its list.
While the Santa Clara, Calif., company already is making the
move to Linux, the big project this year is to take a close look
at open source databases to figure out where less-expensive data
management products could fit in its infrastructure.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905opendb.html?nl>

IBM rolls out continuous data protection, 08/26/05

IBM Friday introduced software that continuously backs up the
files on workstations, laptops and file servers throughout the
network.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6149>

Microsoft shifts gears on Virtual Server upgrade, 08/24/05

Microsoft Wednesday changed the upcoming service pack for
Virtual Server 2005 into an entirely new product release that
will now carry a licensing fee for some, but the company
reaffirmed that the software would still ship by the end of the
year.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6150>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Google dives deeper into networking
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6151>

2. 2005 salary survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6152>

3. Intel-Cisco deal may be big for Wi-Fi
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6153>

4. VoIP season about to heat up
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6154>

5. Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6155>

Today's most-forwarded story:

Google dives deeper into networking
<http://www.networkworld.com/nldatacenternews6156>

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