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Although HP's version currently is limited to its SuperDome servers, the company sees a time when all computer resources are connected to a grid, with customers billed on a usage basis.
Models of utility computing promoted by Sun, IBM and Hewlett-Packard need a "reality check", said a senior Dell executive.
For those of you who missed the big proclamation, IBM is betting US$10 billion that customers will turn to Big Blue to deliver computing resources the way a power utility doles out electricity.
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President Jonathan Schwartz says "The hallmark of a utility is a transparent price."
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A Carnegie Mellon University professor known for predicting the evolution of super-capable robots says he's just given robots better eyesight.
The software that sits between the operating system and a PC's hardware hasn't changed much in decades. Now, Phoenix Technologies wants to introduce greater security, usability and copy protection.
Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.
For managers who use already Microsoft Office XP, Project 2002 Standard will do nicely. But this software is far too involved for consumers and those in small offices, who would fare better with a spreadsheet.
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