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    Infiniband, the new storage/server interconnect, has been snubbed by Intel and Microsoft -- but that's no reason to count it out.

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    In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

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    The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

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