Author: JT Smith
Not to be confused with Bill Gates, Bill Gates owns several sites with remarkably familiar sounding names. Bill Gates – the Australian version – claims that he is the Bill Gates everyone wants to be Bill Gates. The story at ZDNet.
Napster use sky-rockets over law suit publicity
Author: JT Smith
It’s been suspected for a while, but CNN is giving us numbers. Napster use has quadrupled in the passed few months.
Category:
- Open Source
Amazon price varies with browser?
Author: JT Smith
Online retailer Amazon.com is being questioned for appearing to charge different prices to differnt customers. ComputerWorld tells us more.
Category:
- Open Source
e-smith tap Lotus executive for v.p. position
Author: JT Smith
e-smith, a provider of Linux network server solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, announced the appointment of Steve Brand as senior vice president of marketing. The
press release is at LinuxPR.
press release is at LinuxPR.
IBM releases software for Unix super clusters
Author: JT Smith
IBM Monday unveiled software to build Unix clusters out of its RS/6000 S80 servers.
The Blue Hammer clusters make use of IBM’s Parallel System Support Programs (PSSP) to cluster up to 16 S80 Unix servers with a total of up to 384 processors. The software allows a single-control workstation to handle all administrative functions in the cluster. It also enables monitoring and control of hardware and enables scalability from two 12-way systems to 16 24-way systems. The followup
story is at CRN.com.