Sun, IBM ink OS agreement; IBM software authenticates medicine with RFID

IBM News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Best Practices for Managing Infrastructure Changes When businesses expand facilities, add locations, or upgrade existing infrastructure it's vital to ensure network readiness. This white paper describes a methodology to manage network changes that meet the needs for speed of implementation without sacrificing accuracy. Click here to download this whitepaper now! Network World's IBM News Alert, 08/16/07 Sun, IBM ink OS agreement, 08/16/07: Longtime rivals IBM and Sun have signed an agreement related to operating systems technologies, the two companies said Wednesday. IBM software authenticates medicine by tracking RFID tags, 08/15/07: A new IBM technology aims to prevent drug counterfeiting by creating electronic certificates of authenticity based on RFID tags, allowing the pharmaceutical companies to track the movements of drugs through every step of the supply chain. Big Iron is back, 08/14/07: Having come of age in the IT industry at the likely zenith of the mainframe at the start of the 1980s, I am always drawn to mainframe-oriented news. For the past 15 years, though, such stories have been of the kind in which the writer is somewhat amazed that the mainframe is "not dead yet.” After some two decades of having its market share eroded by migration to server-based applications, "big iron" is back. And, irony of ironies, the catalyst for the comeback is the need to deal with server farms that have grown out of control. Network World Storage Buyer's Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. From a tape library to an on-line backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyer's guide. With over 200 products divided into specific categories, you can conduct side-by-side comparisons and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Storage Buyer's Guide now. SCO Group: Mini-Me trying to be Darth Vader, 08/14/07: Sometime before March 2003 The SCO Group decided that making products that people might want to buy was passé and decided to get into the “business” of filing lawsuits instead. Their first target was IBM but they soon expanded their scope to take on the entire open source community and scores of businesses actually trying to do things that benefited society. It’s been a long road since then but the end is now in site — the end of The SCO Group that is. U.S. panel approves supercomputer funding, 08/08/07: The U.S. National Science Board has authorized funding for two of the world's most powerful supercomputers, one of them capable of petaflop-speed operations. Network product bargains Where do you turn to for bargains? Are pricing structures from major vendors a nightmare? What's your best deal, ever? Join the discussion.

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