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CAN A PC THINK FOR ITSELF?

SAP FIRST TO INTEGRATE RADIO FREQUENCY

IBM STORAGE BREAKTHROUGH GOES NANOTECH

Features

• Analysis & Commentary
  
  CAN A PC THINK FOR ITSELF?
  Cyc may one day provide common-sense computing. Day after day since 1984, teams of programmers, linguists, theologians, mathematicians and philosophers have plugged away at a $60 million project they hope will transform human existence: teaching a computer common sense.
  
  ORACLE ACCELERATES INVESTMENTS IN CHINA
  In the hope of wooing application developers in China, Oracle has unveiled a Chinese version of its popular online resource center.

• Leading Edge R&D
  
  4SC TO USE IBM LINUX CLUSTER TECHNOLOGY FOR DRUG DISCOVERY
  The biotechnology company 4SC AG has decided to use IBM Linux Cluster technology for drug discovery. The installation of 256 double-processor eServers from the xSeries 330 and on xSeries 342 will begin immediately.
  
  SAP BECOMES FIRST TO INTEGRATE RADIO FREQUENCY
  SAP becomes first solution provider to integrate radio frequency identification and agent technologies into supply chain management solution.
  
  ShowCase STRATEGY 4.5 CERTIFIED AS INTERFACE
  J.D. Edwards User Group Conference, ShowCase, a division of SPSS and a leading provider of business intelligence solutions, announced that it has received certification for the integration of STRATEGY 4.5 with J.D. Edwards WorldSoftware enterprise software.

• Business & Money Trail
  
  CARDIONOW TO GO FROM PO TO OPERATIONAL SAN IN 24 HOURS
  Appliance reliability, DataDirect service, support, provides basis for cardioNow to select turnkey SAN for cardiology imaging archiving, retrieval.
  
  FUJITSU DEMO ON USB 2.0 MAGNETO-OPTICAL REMOVABLE STORAGE
  Fujitsu demonstrating USB 2.0 magneto-optical removable storage products at USB 2.0 Developers Conference; Demonstration supports Fujitsu support of hi-speed USB 2.0.
  
  INFORMATICA CORP INTRODUCES INFORMATICA PowerCenter 6
  Informatica debuts major upgrade to its market-leading data integration platform -- PowerCenter 6 raises the bar for enterprise data integration with powerful enhancements to workflow, scalability and metadata management.

Top Of The News

• Computers & Processors
  IBM Storage Breakthrough Goes Nanotech
  TSMC Reveals Tiny Experimental Transistor
  
  
• Applications
  Informatica And eConvergent to Introduce Joint Offering
  Insightful Corporation Announces S+FinMetrics
  JMP Version 5 Debuts Advanced Technology
  SAS and Phase Forward Announce Product Integration
  QlikTech Announces Availability of QlikView
  Selectica Introduces Pricer
  Teleran Announces Northrop Grumman GSA Contract
  
  
• Storage
  Nexsan Releases Next-Generation Multi-Terabyte D2D Backup
  StoneFly Hopes its Data Storage Will Catch Customers
  
  
• Peer-To-Peer
  Real-Time Data Integration -- Rocket Fuel for Business

Short Takes

• On The Market
  GSS Marketing Introduces Vigilance For JDE
  Harte Hanks Trillium Software Division Delivers Version 6
  Informatica And eConvergent to Introduce Joint Offering
  
  
• People & Positions
  Kahn to Lead Seurat's Managed Analytics Service
  Zambeel Appoints Inktomi Chairman to its Board of Directors
  Sand Boosts Expansion with Ex-KPMG Appointee
  
  
• Financial Watch
  Caducian Expands Development with Neurological Data Analysis
  WebTone Technologies Announces Agreement with Microsoft
  Comerica Provides $2.9 Million Credit Facility to digiMine

Quote Of The Week

"The ability to take an organization into a fully operational SAN in twenty-four hours illustrates how 'plug and play' appliances can deliver competitive, cost-effective technology advantages to businesses worldwide." -- Robert Woolery, vice president, DataDirect Networks

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