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>TOP NEWS STORIES
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>* IBM set to sail Regatta
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>* House panel approves antiterrorism bill
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>* IBM, Compaq offer incentives to boost sales
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>* NSA offers supersecure Linux
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>IBM SET TO SAIL REGATTA
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>Posted October 03, 2001 10:20 Pacific Time
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>IBM CORP.'S LONG-AWAITED p690 high-end Unix server,
>formerly code-named Regatta, is now on sale, the
>company said Thursday. The system should help IBM
>catch up with competitor Sun Microsystems Inc.,
>according to industry analysts.
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>The p690 supports up to 32 Power4 processors running at
>either 1.1GHz or 1.3GHz, according to Rod Adkins,
>general manager for IBM's Unix business. It will start
>shipping in volume by December, he said.
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>For the full story:
>http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/10/03/011003hnregattasail.xml?1 
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>HOUSE PANEL APPROVES ANTITERRORISM BILL
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>Posted October 04, 2001 03:16 Pacific Time
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>THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE of the U.S. House of
>Representatives late Wednesday voted 36-0 to send
>sweeping antiterrorism legislation to the House floor.
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>The drafted legislation, known as the Patriot (Provide
>Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
>Terrorism) Act, would expand the government's ability
>to monitor communications, including e-mail and cell
>phone conversations, and share that information among
>agencies. Committee members said Wednesday they expect
>it to draw broad bipartisan backing in the full House.
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>For the full story:
>http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/10/04/011004hnterror.xml?1004tham
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>IBM, COMPAQ OFFER INCENTIVES TO BOOST SALES
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>Posted October 4, 2001 2:33 Pacific Time
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>  IBM AND COMPAQ are sweetening deals for prospective
>customers by offering deferred payments to try to boost sales
>during tight economic times.
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>Meanwhile, Sun Microsystems said it always has deferrals and
>other options on the table and will continue to offer them to
>customers as needed to bring in business.
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>For the full story:
>http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/10/04/011004hnsweet.xml
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>NSA OFFERS SUPERSECURE LINUX
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>Posted October 04, 2001 03:10 Pacific Time
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>THE NATIONAL SECURITY Agency, the government's security
>arm, along with help from Network Associates, last
>week announced it has made a security-enhanced version
>of Linux available for download.
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>The NSA said it realizes that operating system security
>is necessary and that mainstream operating systems
>often lack critical security features that could
>enforce the confidentiality and integrity of network
>communications. Dubbed Security-Enhanced (SE) Linux,
>the NSA's version allows programs to have only the
>slimmest security permissions to run.
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>For the full story:
>http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/10/04/011004hnnsa.xml?1004tham
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>QUOTE OF THE DAY:
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>"Some drug companies innovate, developing new and innovative
>pharmaceuticals. Others manufacture inexpensive copies --
>generic drugs -- and serve a valuable purpose by doing so.
>Thus far the role of open source, in the desktop marketplace
>at least, seems parallel to that of the generic drug
>companies."
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>--Survival Guide's Bob Lewis wonders if the open source
>movement can move be"me-too" products.
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>http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/01/011001opsurvival.xml?1004 
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