Sun + StorageTek: Good move or a false step?
By now many of the publications and pundits have weighed in on Sun's proposed acquisition of StorageTek. Here's some of the latest:Buying StorageTek: Sun's last big gamble?
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Office 12 defaulting to .XML file format
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Transcript of e-Mail with Intel regarding HyperTransport rumor
[Editor's Note: In the interests of transparency, this is a full-text copy of my correspondence with Intel spokesperson Bill Kircos regarding a rumor that Intel might include a AMD HyperTransport-like chip in a future desktop or server offering. Excerpts from this e-mail are included in a blog entry about AMD's struggles to gain acceptance on the corporate desktop front.