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Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam is the only software that protect spam e-mail, 95% of spam detection and it is the only software that has 99.9999% accuracy rate. Details here.

Here is also a short tour on how symantec brightmail work with your e-mail.

Introducing new xSeries 4 socket 64bit 3U rackmountable,
design for mission-critical applications including
Enterprise Resource Planning and server collaboration.
With The eServer X3, IBM Enterprise X-Architecture™ Technology, the third generation of IBM with 64-bit Intel® Xeon™ Processors MP.

Also with New IBM eServer xSeries Storage Servers with
preconfigured Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system
for rapid deployment and ease-of-use.

The IT market is vibrant, and the US government alone is slated to award over $250 billion worth of contracts for 2005 — and that is only for the top 20 contracts. This is a marked increase over the $184.9 billion awarded in 2004. The biggest single contract is worth $50 billion, the second $45 billion, and 19 out of the 20 contracts are worth at least $1.5 billion. More ...

John Clennan, 23, lost his cell phone. He was able to trace the thief when he started taking pictures from the camera phone, and uploading this to the web account automatically. More …

Novell posted revenues of $290m - down from $305m in the same period last year. Not good. Add to that a stunning fall in net income to $2m from $24m in last year’s third quarter, and the company’s financials fail to inspire. Its SuSe Linux business is also still waiting to take off. More …

Logitech’s Premium USB Headset 300 model.

Enjoy rich, crystal clear digital audio, a simple plug-and-play connection, and an incredibly comfortable fit with Logitech´s top-of-the-line headset with microphone. Features: Digital audio • In-line controls • Noise-canceling microphone • Stereo • USB port.

Intel and Cisco are talking to develop jointly the Business Class Wireless Suite, which is a broad initiative to improve the VOIP experience over WiFi networks. With the VOIP technology, Intel Centrino chipsets in notebook PCs using the upcoming Napa architecture will be able to reserve capacity on a Wi-Fi access point and communicate the need for packet prioritization to guarantee call quality. More…

HP announces their new ” HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0” the nice things with this new manageability software is that; this can manage your HP ProLiant servers, Integrity servers , and HP 9000 servers; HP BladeSystems; and HP StorageWorks MSA, EVA, and XP storage arrays up to the hardware level management.

So to all IT guys out there, this tools is very usefull to maximize your efficiency and your hardware platform availability even your maintaining a small and large server / storage deployment.

to know more…

Download “HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0

There has been a perked up demand for Microsoft products and others due to the BSA antipiracy campaign. I would like to ask everybody to be careful also that they buy the license properly. Foremost is that there are now lots of FAKE licenses. They looked like original, but is not. Be sure what you are buying is genuine. The worst thing is you spend money, and end up still pirating! Check with Microsoft or their representatives when in doubt. Also I got a note from the Microsoft MDP here which I am publishing.
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To All Our Valued Resellers

Microsoft OEM office products sold to customers without the qualifying hardware is on the rise. May we remind you that Provision 4.2 of the Microsoft System Builder License stipulates that….”If the enclosed Software Unit includes a Microsoft application or server program, MS grants to you a non-exclusive right to distribute each Software Unit, provided it is distributed to the end user accompanied only with a fully assembled computer system.”

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Lexmark T630 Mono Laser Printer has been selected as No. 1 in the workgroup category printer by PC World Magazine, that delivers high speed workgroup printing with ease at an outstanding value. The Lexmark T634, T430dn, E332n, E330 monochrome laser printers and the Lexmark C510 color laser printers will cut costs and offer the most up-to-date features available in the market. Each device has been designed with the user in mind, so they are easy to operate and fully accessible for all employees. Unlike other printer manufacturers, Lexmark owns the primary technology in its network laser printers, from the toner formulation inside the laser cartridge to the print management software loaded on the network server. Technology ownership creates a unique feedback loop between Lexmark and its customers, giving the company the ability to respond and innovate faster. More…

IBM ranked number one in application integration middleware in Asia Pacific (Excluding Japan) based on new license revenue in 2004. Grew to 3.9 percent to US$382.5 million in 2004 and while market growth was conservative, the Asia Pacific market grew faster than the worldwide average. More News…

Last friday i participated in an Orientation by Sony at the Midtown Hotel here in Cebu and look at one of the many things they are offering. The Sony DVD Handycam DCR-DVD653, its a handycam with which you can capture photos or record videos and write it to a DVD all at the same time. The best thing that i like most is its LCD Monitor, not only that its HYBRID…it also has an Active Menu with Touch Panel, more like a PDA function and is compattible with a stylus pen.

Other special features include a Start/Stop butoon on LCD frame, Zoom button on LCD frame, USB 2.0, Surround recording ready, Dual RW compatible and for those who are not that “techy” there’s an easy handycam function added for your disposal. This Entry Model is sure gonna create a wave in the video and photo revolution. So check it out, Shoot….Burn… and Share those wonderful moments with the SONY DCR-DVD653. Priced at an affordable PhP49,999.

Technology is making overseas calls increasingly affordable. I can recall over 10 years ago, calling the United States would cost over 2 dollars per minute. Now it is mostly 40 cents, and with this new promo from Globe for its prepaid and G-Plan users, it is even cheaper. In its new CelebRATE promo, now calling to US, Canada, Hongkong, Singapore, China, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand will cost 40 cents/ min. for the first 4 minutes, and only 20 cents per minute thereafter. This promo is good from August 28 to Sept 16, 2005.

Cost Effective, Power Efficient Technology Drives Innovative New Wireless Applications and Devices
New technology for silicon germanium processors promises to reduce the cost of mobile consumer products, advance high-bandwidth wireless communications, and push such innovations as collision-avoidance automobile radar.

IBM’s fourth generation of silicon germanium (SiGe) chip manufacturing, named 8HP, delivers twice the speed of earlier processors. IBM is also offering a lower cost variation, 8WL, that will provide longer battery life in cell phones and improved performance that, in turn, will help spread wireless local area networking and global positioning satellite (GPS) technology. more.

Lern more:
- IBM Announces Next Generation Silicon Germanium Technology
- IBM gives silicon germanium chips a speed boost
- What is SiGe (Silicon - Germanium)