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IBM, one of the loudest advocates of pooling computing resources with grid technology, has secured a half-dozen new customers.
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As Net heavyweights vie to define the next generation of Web applications, the Web's main standards body is facing a revolt within its own ranks over electronic forms, a cornerstone of interactive documents.
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