Windows Server 2008 makes hosting debut at Microsoft.com

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News: IBM, HP share bragging rights on supercomputer list
News: Microsoft launches Windows Live file sharing beta
News: BEA ready to lock down Workshop 10.1 code
News: T-Mobile to launch nationwide converged Wi-Fi, cell service
News: Toshiba details its first AMD laptops in 7 years
News: SGI launches cooler HPC blades
News: Microsoft security group makes 'worst jobs' list
iPhone Watch: Will wait for beer: iPhone spawns gray market
iPhone Watch: New Yorkers camp out for iPhone despite summer heat
iPhone Watch: Asustek smartphone hits market ahead of iPhone
iPhone Watch: Apple rivals dread iPhone
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Windows Server 2008 makes hosting debut at Microsoft.com
About 2,600 Web sites are already running Microsoft Corp.'s forthcoming Windows Server 2008, a small but increasing number that indicates rising interest in the OS, according to new statistics from Netcraft Ltd.


Sun to donate Cluster code to OpenSolaris community
Sun Microsystems Inc. on Wednesday is to begin donating its Solaris clustering code to the open-source community, the latest move in the company's ongoing strategy to eventually make all of its software freely available.


IBM, HP share bragging rights on supercomputer list
IBM Corp. still operates the fastest supercomputer in the industry, but rival Hewlett-Packard Co. has more of them in operation, according to a closely-watched global survey released Wednesday.


Microsoft launches Windows Live file sharing beta
Microsoft Corp. Wednesday started limited beta offerings of Windows Live file and photo sharing services.


BEA ready to lock down Workshop 10.1 code
BEA Systems Inc. will lock down the code for Workshop 10.1 this Friday in preparation for the Java development tool's release next month.


T-Mobile to launch nationwide converged Wi-Fi, cell service
T-Mobile USA Inc. planned to launch its converged Wi-Fi and cellular service nationwide Wednesday, following the introduction of the service late last year in Seattle.


Toshiba details its first AMD laptops in 7 years
Toshiba Corp. has disclosed details of a new range of laptop computers based on processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. -- the first AMD-based machines the company has sold in about seven years.


SGI launches cooler HPC blades
Silicon Graphics has launched a blade server system aimed at the high performance computing (HPC) market.


Microsoft security group makes 'worst jobs' list
What do whale-feces researchers, hazmat divers and employees of Microsoft Corp.'s Security Response Center have in common? They all made Popular Science magazine's 2007 list of the absolute worst jobs in science.


iPHONE WATCH

Will wait for beer: iPhone spawns gray market
How badly do you want an iPhone? Would you pay US$1,500 to buy one? How about $300 for someone to wait on line for you?


New Yorkers camp out for iPhone despite summer heat
New Yorkers have a reputation for being a hearty lot and those who want to be among the first to buy an iPhone Friday seem to be made of a particularly tough constitution. Despite temperatures that soared above 90 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday, several were already lined up outside the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.


Asustek smartphone hits market ahead of iPhone
Taiwanese electronics maker Asustek Computer Inc. launched a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with a touch-sensitive screen on Wednesday, just days ahead of the launch of Apple Inc.'s iPhone.


Apple rivals dread iPhone
When Apple Inc. launches the iPhone on Friday, it is set to get a jump on its competitors and spark a flurry of new phone designs, regardless of how well the device actually sells.


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