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The company's grid computing initiatives may also end up generating revenues - but in 10 years, not next quarter. Sun continues to be a multibillion dollar vendor. McNealy continues to be one of the top tech CEOs.
The company spent this week playing up its new emphasis on grid computing at its OracleWorld conference in San Francisco. At the conference, Oracle launched a string of related products and plans to create an industry consortium around commercial...
IBM continues to believe [SCO's] claims are without merit.and will continue to pursue its own counterclaims. IBM has disregarded and continues to completely disregard and repudiate its obligations under the sublicensing agreement, to plaintiff's...
Yet Palmisano maintains his bullish stance on the future, saying the company will hire 19,000 people this year, and is aggressively pursuing emerging markets with technologies such as Linux and grid computing.
Best known for his early work in grid computing, Foster remains an influential figure in the world of technology and continues to work as a researcher and academic in grid. Ian Foster, known as 'the father of grid', makes a return to the Agenda...
We are also seeing a wide variety of use cases on the [Second Life] grid and a far greater level of resident engagement. Businesses are investing in Second Life real estate and engaging with the Second Life grid more than ever before.