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[Daily Post from ClearCube] PC Blade Daily: Note to the IRS: Next Time, Use PC Blades

“The IRS, it turns out, tends to lose data the old-fashioned way: by putting it on (occasionally unencrypted) laptops that then disappear.”

The Lone Sysadmin: VMware Consolidation Ratios Aren’t A Competition

“The bigger the building blocks in the environment the more VMs you can put on them. But the more eggs you have in one basket, too.”

ExtremeTech: Quad-Core Processors to Go Mainstream by 2009

“iSuppli says that while no mainstream desktop PCs will ship with quad-core microprocessors in the first half of 2007, quad-core penetration in mainstream desktop PCs will rise to 5 percent by the third quarter of 2007, and then to 7 percent by the fourth quarter.”

Between the Lines: Intel to add WiMax to notebooks

“Later in 2008: Intel will deliver ‘Montevina’ processor technology, also with Penryn, for greater performance and energy efficiency. Intel says that chip will have smaller components and be ideal for ‘mini- and sub-notebooks.’ It will also support high definition video.”

Byte and Switch: Vendors Dive Into Data Protection

“Despite the brouhaha surrounding storage security, one user attending SNW warned that he has reservations about device level encryption.”

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