World’s first Supermicro 2026TT chassis

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 6:29 PM DZone arjan_tijms

We where shipped the world’s very first Supermicro 2026TT-HIBXRF 2U Server, while the blades more or less existed before, the specialty on this configuration is that all 6 Sata channels are connected to the backplane. This enables us to use all Sata ...

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CA to buy Nimsoft

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 6:29 PM Info World admin

CA said Wednesday it has signed a deal to buy IT performance monitoring vendor Nimsoft for $350 million. The acquisition, which is scheduled to close this month, will strengthen CA's hand in IT management software for what it calls "emerging enterpri ...

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N.Y. health insurers to offer virtual doc visits

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 6:29 PM Computer World Lucas Mearian

BlueCross BlueShield announced that it is offering virtual physician visits to members and employers in New York who want to connect to doctors via videoconferencing or text messaging.

Google's Big New Cloud Play: Should Microsoft Be Afraid?

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 5:29 PM CIO Magazine Shane O'Neill <info@cio.com>

Microsoft, long the king of productivity apps, has even more to fear from cloud rival Google, thanks to Google's recent acquisition of DocVerse. The key: Google Apps users will be able to access Microsoft Office files on the Web.

Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 5:29 PM Info World admin

For high-tech workers, it pays to be certified, according to research conducted by Dice Learning that shows 10 IT certifications stand out for delivering higher salaries.

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Google still tops, but Bing inches ahead in search market

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 5:29 PM Computer World Sharon Gaudin

Microsoft's Bing search engine continues to grow slowly, but remains far behind Google, which has maintained its 70%-plus share of the market in recent months.

Acceptance Test-Driven Development

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 4:29 PM DZone piccoloprincipe

I am halfway through reading Growing object-oriented software, guided by tests, a book that teaches Test-Driven Development. The book's authors introduce a very productive practice, which consists in a double cycle of TDD: a longer cycle, where you w ...

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Converting AVCHD files for iMovie

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 4:29 PM Computer World (Christopher Breen)

Reader Lew Finch would like his camcorder's content to be in two places at once. He writes:

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 4:20 PM DZone Alex Miller

Recently at the Lambda Lounge, we spun up a study group for the classic text "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (aka SICP) ! For many years this text was used for the introductory course at MIT (and other institutions).

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Zeus Botnet Dealt a Blow As ISP Troyak Knocked Out

1 1 0 Mar 10, 2010 4:20 PM CIO Magazine Robert McMillan <info@cio.com>

Internet service providers linked to the notorious Zeus botnet have been taken down, knocking out a third of the command-and-control servers that run the network of hacked machines.