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H&R Block points to IT savings with virtualization
Network World Fusion - As the Monday deadline for filing taxes quickly approaches, tax preparation firm H&R Block says it has found a way to cut IT costs. With the use of virtualization software from EMC subsidiary VMware, the tax firm estimates it has saved about $1

New IBM chip "paranoid"
eSchool Online - USA Today reports that IBM has unveiled a new method of inserting encryption capabilities into the heart of a machine's circuitry. However, unless the encryption function is performed by a computer's CPU, a savvy hacker can tap into the machine's

Tri-State Earth Week activities
Herald-Mail - Hagerstown Community College's Science Club is teaming up with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? for a countywide recycling effort Monday, April 17, through Friday, April 21. Items that will be accepted at HCC's Science Building include mixed paper (no glossy paper or

Intel Mac Benchmark Smorgasbord Intel Mac Benchmark Smorgasbord
Macologist - Apple Computer has this year begun in earnest the Herculean task of moving its retail line of personal computers from IBM s PowerPC architecture to Intel. We at Macologist have taken this opportunity to step back and examine three of the new

Calculator: The Return on Virtualization Software
Baseline - CPU virtualization software, which enables a single processor to run multiple operating systems, promises lower operating costs and other benefits. The attached worksheet will help you figure the return on the software. The example assumes existing

Apple's 30th Anniversary show number one: Boot Camp
Computerworld - In case you missed it, this month is Apple's 30th Anniversary. Those Apple fans and watchers among us are expecting big things, for example a new video iPod. But today Apple made a surprise, but comparatively subtle, announcement: Boot Camp . The

Sun Announces Availability of x64 Servers and Workstations Powered by
WebWire - Sun Fire x64 Servers and Sun Ultra x64 Workstations, Boosted by Solaris 10 and Sun Studio 11, Deliver 16 New World Records. SANTA CLARA, Calif. April 11, 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced the availability of Sun Fire x64 (x86

AMD releases final single-core Opteron chip
IT World - Opteron models 256 and 856 are available immediately, and model 156 is due on the market within 30 days, the company said Tuesday. Computer vendors IBM Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) and Sun Microsystems Inc. immediately announced they would add the

Force10 Extends High Performance to Security
eWeek - Ten Gigabit Ethernet switch pioneer Force10 Networks on April 17 will try to leverage its expertise in high performance to gain entry into the market for intrusion prevention systems with a new line of high-performance appliances. Force10's new P