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HP launches xw4550 Opteron-based workstation

At an educational conference today, HP released its newest players to the xw4550 series. Starting at only $599, the xw4550 is perfect if you’re in the market for an inexpensive workstation. For that amount of cash, you’ll be getting 2GB of RAM, a 2.0GHz AMD Opteron 1212 processor, a 160GB hard drive, NVIDIA Quadro FX [...]

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Microsoft completes FAST Search & Transfer acquisition

Originally announced back in January, Microsoft has finalized its deal to acquire FAST Search & Transfer, a leading provider of enterprise search solutions. FAST will operate in Oslo, Norway as a Microsoft subsidiary with its CEO, John Markus Lervik, shifting positions to become Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Enterprise Search. “With our companies combined, we’ll be [...]

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Microsoft Forefront “Stirling” Beta released

At RSA 2008 today, Microsoft released a Beta version of its upcoming security suite code-named “Stirling.” A copy of the software is available for download at Forefront’s site and the official release of Forefront “Stirling” is scheduled for release during the first half of 2009. Microsoft Forefront “Stirling” is an integrated security system that is designed [...]

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