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Test Center: Intel's Nehalem simply sizzles
Intel's new Nehalem Xeon CPUs, which are being introduced in countless one- and two-socket servers and workstations today, have already generated a lot of heat. While introducing the new processors to technical journalists in February, Nick Knupffer, Intel's global communications manager, boasted that "Nehalem represents the biggest performance jump we've made since the introduction of the Pentium Pro."

Inside HP Labs: 8 cool projects
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Data Center Dustup Favors Cisco
Cisco Systems stirred up a hornet's nest among server vendors with the announcement that it was explicitly getting into the blade-based server market.

Cisco launches unified computing system
In a much-anticipated announcement, Cisco Systems Monday launched its Unified Computing System, comprising virtualization technology, services and blade servers aimed at helping enterprises develop and manage what it calls "next-generation data centers."

Sun adds SSD to its x64 servers, blade systems
Sun announced today it is offering enterprise-class solid state disk drives with its x64 servers and blade systems that can be pooled behind its ZFS file system for tiered storage.

College dropout is one-man IT shop — at college lab
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Review: Antec's Skeleton PC case -- test components with style
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Q&A;: FEC's effort to make campaign data more accessible adds IT complexity
For the Federal Election Commission, enforcing campaign finance laws and making financing data publicly accessible requires a vast server farm, multiple levels of databases and a variety of security tools.

Business takes a shine to Apple
The Mac's rock-solid operating system. The iPhone's rock-star style. Features and function are helping Apple woo the enterprise.

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Apple's all-in-one iMac hits the sweet spot of style and performance -- and the stunning 24-in. model starts at $300 less than before. Think of a souped-up smartphone with innovative interfaces, from which you can access everything from anywhere (see MIT Media Lab video). Microsoft's IE8 browser offers cool features, better security, and improved performance. But is that enough to win users back from Firefox? Apple rumor predicts netbook. Lenovo 'leaks' old prototype. Coincidence?

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