AMD lays out plans for six-core and 12-core chips
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HP brings storage, servers into one rack

Purdue builds own supercomputer -- on Monday morning

Three HP user groups officially combine forces

At Interop, vendors vie for green IT appeal

Google and IBM are bonding in a serious way

Sun plans job cuts, blames weak Q3 results on U.S. economy

IBM data center offerings . . . a la iTunes

IBM raises IQ of intelligent power management

Microsoft designing server-based application virtualization

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Solid state drives: Coming to a data center near you
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is moving to the technology -- usually reserved for laptops and consumer devices -- and another supercomputer center is considering it.

Opinion: Why 'no Macs' is no longer a defensible IT strategy
More users are demanding Macs in the enterprise. Thanks to key computing shifts, supporting their appetite for Apple is now a straightforward option for IT.

Special Delivery
UPS is wrapping up a multiyear project to speed package deliveries and save millions of gallons of fuel.

Monster savings from virtualization on Sesame Street
The company uses open-source software from Novell and has kept to a bare minimum the number of virtualization-management tools it uses.

Not Dead Yet
IBM's hoary AS/400 minicomputer lives on. And Frank Hayes wonders why.

Review: Sun's octo-core SPARC is made to multitask
Much like its predecessor based on the "Niagara" T1 processor, the T2 is very, very good at some tasks, and not so good at others.

PowerShell Tips and Tricks
Microsoft's shell and scripting language is a classy, robust and powerful way to take control of the OS.

Power Play
Government regulation of electricity consumption in data centers may or may not be a good thing. But it will definitely be a bad thing if you're not ready for it.

Slimmed-Down Servers
VistaPrint's second attempt to virtualize a data center brings a hefty return on its investment.

The Green IT Two-Step
Most IT managers follow conventional wisdom, adding capacity to do more business, says columnist Howard Rubin. What they should be looking for is the "right" capacity.

Mistakes such as putting down co-workers or burning bridges when you resign are surefire ways to darken your career prospects. Here's how to avoid them Hype and promises abound in the IT world, but these six breakthroughs really will change your life, says author and former IT manager John Brandon. Baby boomers are retiring and taking their knowledge with them. Why do so few in IT seem to care? Computerworld editors share stories of their first PCs, including some classics and some real clunkers -- then we ask readers to share their early-PC tales.

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

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