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Overview This white paper answers common questions regarding Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) and outlines the benefits today's networked organizations can expect to gain from it. PXE is an open industry standard developed by a number of software and hardware vendors. It was initially designed by Intel, with input from several other vendors including 3Com, HP, Dell, Compaq, and Phoenix Technologies. PXE works with a network interface card (NIC) in the PC, and makes the NIC a boot device.

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Publisher	3Com	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	April 2001	Downloads	315
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Operating Systems, Infrastructure Management, Network Interface Cards

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LANs

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ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

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IBM

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