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Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football:
Debate Club
It's a big week for statements and rebuttals, points and counterpoints -- and six sexy football games. The Dash will moderate as each team gets a chance to say why it will win Saturday, and why its opponent will lose. We ask that the audience at Bristol U. hold its applause until the end.
Oklahoma-Texas (1)
Why the Sooners will win: Because our commander-in-chief knows how to make big decisions under big pressure. Bob Stoops owns Mack Brown the way Europe owns the U.S. in Ryder Cup play -- toughness and togetherness whip half-hearted talent every time. We'll both try to run first. As good as Heisman-centric Cedric Benson is, the world will see that our freshman Adrian Peterson -- working behind a studly line -- is the most dazzling RB talent to hit college football since Ricky Williams left Austin for the NFL (and Planet Claire). When pushed to pass, Jason White is much more reliable than Vince Young. And in case you didn't notice, none of the games in this four-game winning streak have been decided by single digits. Average winning margin: 29.8 points.
Longhorns rebuttal: Four years of this tyranny is enough; it's time for a change. Five straight losses by one quality program against another would defy the law of averages, and it ignores the improvements we've made on both sides of the ball. Benson will hit his nation's-best average of 185 rushing yards against an Oklahoma defense that's rebuilt up the middle, and Young is improved enough with his arm and fast enough with his feet to break several big plays. It's time to stop the madness in Dallas.
The Dash's two cents: Watch the coin toss. If Oklahoma wins the toss it will likely defer, but if Texas wins it might take the ball and commence with the most important series of the game. The Horns have scored touchdowns on their opening drive in all four games. If they get it first and score, it will be a huge psychological boost against their nemesis. If they get it first and are stopped, the burden returns.
California-USC (2)
Why the Golden Bears will win: We have a plan for changing the Pacific-10, and there is nothing flukish about our team. We haven't played a great schedule, but we do lead a better-than-advertised Pac-10 in rushing offense, pass efficiency, total offense, scoring offense, pass efficiency defense, passing yards allowed, total defense, scoring defense, net punting and punt returns. We're a total team, with multiple threats at running back and wide receiver (senior Chase Lyman is a big-play revelation), and the rare quarterback who can sling it on even terms with USC star Matt Leinart.
Trojans rebuttal: No way we let go of a game that we've chafed about for a year, since that upset in Berkeley. Cal hasn't seen anyone as explosive as Reggie Bush or as punishing as LenDale White, hasn't game-planned for a coordinator as crafty as Norm Chow and hasn't faced a defense as athletic as ours. This isn't the New Mexico Primary, OK? This is the real deal, and we're ready.
The Dash's two cents: USC has been a goof-around team in the first half this fall, and it can't afford that this Saturday. Snooze for too long and the Trojans could be on the wrong end of a two-touchdown deficit by halftime.
Wisconsin-Ohio State (3)
Why the Badgers will win: We're strong on defense issues -- No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense and total defense, and we're facing a wobbly offense that relies way too much on kicker Mike Nugent (40 percent of Ohio State's points to date). With tailback Anthony Davis back in the lineup after an eye injury, our offense has an identity. Ohio State's all-important running game has gone nowhere with Lydell Ross, and it won't go anywhere against Anttaj Hawthorne and the boys.
Buckeyes rebuttal: Our domestic success is unimpeachable -- we haven't lost at home since 2001, and this Wisconsin team isn't good enough to terminate that streak. We might not score a lot, but neither will the Badgers. We'll put everybody but Brutus Buckeye in the box to stop Davis, then dare the nation's No. 113 passing attack to beat us. And if it comes down to a close game in the fourth quarter, in Tressel we trust -- especially at home.
The Dash's two cents: First team to double digits wins. Nobody's gotten that far yet against Wisconsin's defense, but Ohio State freshman Antonio Pittman should get his chance to carry the ball 15-plus times this week. He might get the Buckeyes' ground game going.
Tennessee-Georgia (4)
Why the Bulldogs will win: Experience is vital, both inside the beltway and between our hedges. Tennessee's freshman quarterbacks got a taste of a big-time defense last week and coughed up six turnovers -- and now they go on the road for the first time. Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer have called a lot of plays at the line with the help of offensive coordinator Randy Sanders, and that won't be easy here. If you thought David Greene smoked LSU's secondary, wait until he takes a shot at a group that ranks last in the SEC and 101st nationally in pass efficiency defense, giving up 61.6 percent completions and 8.7 yards per attempt.
Volunteers rebuttal: Greene has a tendency to flip-flop -- hot one game, cold the next. We learned from our gameplan errors against Auburn, so we'll come out with Cedric Houston and Gerald Riggs pounding the rock. Nobody has stopped them yet this year; we just had to give up on the running game last week before it could take hold of the game. Ainge gave the game away with turnovers against Auburn, but he's a super-quick study and won't repeat that performance. We shock the world.
The Dash's two cents: Karl Rove couldn't spin this into a win for the Vols. Mark Richt is 3-0 against Phil Fulmer, and it would be a stunner if he's not 4-0 by Saturday night. Georgia's defensive playmakers (end David Pollack, linebacker Odell Thurman, safety Thomas Davis) are salivating for a shot at the freshmen. Watch how the Bulldogs do protecting Greene: he hasn't been sacked more than once in a game this year, after being sacked at least twice in 12 of 13 games last season.
Minnesota-Michigan (5)
Why the Wolverines will win: There isn't a player on our team who knows what it's like to lose to the Gophers, and that won't change now. They know they can't beat us, especially after our incredible comeback last year in the Metrodome. They've run up some fancy numbers, but they haven't beaten anyone in the top 45 in the Sagarin Ratings. They're not playing Illinois State or Toledo this week.
Gophers rebuttal: We're strong on both the top of the ticket (Marion Barber III) and the bottom (Laurence Maroney) -- and if you had trouble with Darius Walker, what are you going to do with our guys? Everyone was nervous about our quarterback, Brian Cupito, but he's been just about error-free so far. Any team that got as lucky as Michigan did last year in our place is due for a comeuppance next time around.
The Dash's two cents: This is a classic, trench-warfare, toughman contest up front. Minnesota leads the Big Ten in rushing offense (pounding it 54 times a game). Michigan leads it in rushing defense (just 1.5 yards per carry allowed). Whoever wins that battle and holds onto the football (both teams are among the national leaders in turnover margin) wins the game.
LSU-Florida (6)
Why the Gators will win: They're the wrong team coming into the wrong place at the wrong time. We're better than last year, and they're worse. So if we could win in Baton Rouge against the eventual national champions, we can handle them here in The Swamp. Our offense has hit its stride, and our defense isn't afraid of LSU's befuddled quarterbacks. Hyperactive Channing Crowder, maybe the best linebacker in America, heads Charlie Strong's strategic defense initiative.
Tigers rebuttal: The Swamp has turned into a quagmire under The Zooker. He's deflated the home-field advantage by losing there five times in two years - including a 36-7 humiliation from us in 2002. We're mad, and when Nick Saban gets mad, life is miserable. We need this win to keep Saban's head from exploding.
The Dash's two cents: LSU hasn't lost consecutive regular-season games under Saban since early 2001. This game will put that streak to a severe test, but it would be a shock if the Tigers don't play with maximum ferocity. The question is whether they have the firepower to stay with Florida.
Quick Hooks?
At least three schools are hearing some serious howls about regime change for coaches who haven't even had 20 games on the job yet at their current institutions.
Keith Gilbertson (7) is 6-10 at Washington, 0-4 this year. Rich Brooks (8) is 5-11 at Kentucky, 1-3 this year. Mike Shula (9) is 7-11 at Alabama, 3-2 this year but riding an ugly two-game losing streak.
By normal standards, that's way too fast to be firing anyone. But all three coaches were hired under abnormal conditions, and without much of a mandate from the fans.
Gilbertson got the job late last offseason after Washington offed serial scammer Rick Neuheisel (10). Now he's working for a new athletic director (Todd Turner) and new school president (Mark Emmert), both with ties to SEC country. The Huskies are working on a 27-year streak without a losing season, but that's in serious jeopardy now. Saturday opponent San Jose State has rarely been a significant game for a Pac-10 team, but it's a must-win situation for the banged-up Huskies.
Brooks was the panic hire of Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart after a clumsy coaching search whiffed on Bill Parcells, Chow, Jeff Tedford, Rich Rodriguez, Jim Donnan, David Cutcliffe and every other coach this side of Billy Bob Thornton (11). Hired out of retirement at age 61 to take over a program saddled by probationary scholarship cuts, Brooks went an uninspired 4-8 last season. This year's start has been soured by another blowout loss to rival Louisville and an embarrassing 28-16 loss to Ohio. From big-bucks boosters to the board of trustees, calls are being heard for the heads of both Rich and Mitch.
Shula was hired after the infamous Mike Price night out (12) in Pensacola, without benefit of a spring practice with his team or any previous head-coaching experience. The 4-9 debut season was written off, and his team was 3-0 this year before a season-ending injury to quarterback Brodie Croyle. In other words, Shula has legitimate reasons to expect patience -- but patience is never in great supply in Bama, and it won't be if this season goes into free-fall. He's at least been helped out by the ugly start in Starkville for Sylvester Croom (13), the other finalist for the Alabama job.
Shula and Brooks can commiserate Saturday when their teams play in Lexington. But by the end of the day, the loser will be feeling even more heat.
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Admit it, you've never heard of Dale Rogers (14) before. Neither had The Dash, until he went Joe Montana on Rice Saturday in a 70-63 outbreak of Arenaball (15).
Rogers was the third quarterback of the game for San Jose State. He didn't take a single snap all week in practice, after hyperextending his knee in a loss to SMU. But when coach Fitz Hill (16) put him in, there was no sign of injury.
"I guess that game-time morphine kicked in and he was ready to go," Hill joked. We think.
By the time Rogers was done, San Jose had erased a 34-7 deficit. He'd thrown for 359 yards on just 10 completions -- that's an outrageous 35.9 yards per completion, for the non-math majors out there. His quarterback rating of 386.56 is easily the best in the nation this season. Not bad for a senior who had 367 career passing yards coming into the game.
The Spartans won despite running just 49 plays to Rice's 100, and possessing the ball for all of 18 minutes. Their first lead was the last touchdown.
"We accomplished an earthly version of parting the Red Sea," Hill said.
Too bad nobody saw it. Attendance was 4,093, as San Jose struggles to keep its program afloat as a Division I-A entity amid apathy and red ink. But Hill won't be beating down doors to put more fans in the stands.
"That's probably something I've done too much of," he said. "I've tried to be head coach and marketing coordinator. I'm not going to do that anymore."
Adrian Karsten Golden Suspenders Award
For coaching excellence goes to Arizona State's Dirk Koetter (17), whose Sun Devils are 5-0 for the first time since the Jake Plummer days of 1996. This team is more than just Andrew Walter (18), the quarterback with 15 touchdowns and only one interception. ASU is 11th nationally in scoring defense, aided and abetted by being a plus-10 in turnover margin. And the Devils might have found the running punch they need at Oregon last Saturday, when third-string tailback Hakim Hill (19) broke out for 134 yards.
"I think you can say we're for real," Koetter said.
After an authoritative start the Devils get an extra week to prepare for USC, which will be coming off its Game of the Year with California. The trick for Koetter will be reversing ASU's post-Halloween performance: it is 2-11 in November and December in his previous three seasons in Tempe.
Trev Alberts Fire-Him-Now Award
Goes to Fresno State's Pat Hill (20) -- not for being a bad coach, but for being a bad sport. The Bulldogs' BCS run was stopped in surprising fashion at Louisiana Tech last Saturday. By the WAC conference call on Monday, Hill still was having a hard time accepting it gracefully.
The Dash was dismayed to hear him mention a couple of "very interesting holding calls" that prevented Fresno from taking what could have been a 24-0 lead. And he failed to mention (or credit) Tech revelation Ryan Moats (21), who had his third 200-yard rushing game of the season to become a backdoor Heisman candidate. Nor did he offer any insight on a pregame skirmish between the two teams.
You're better than that, Pat.
All Talk, No Walk
Speaking of pregame dustups, The Dash was amused to hear that truly miserable East Carolina (22) went out of its way to ruffle the feathers of the Louisville Cardinals (23) last Saturday in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Pirates players stomped on the Cardinal logo at midfield, and amid some woofing with Louisville players, one Pirate allegedly spit on the arm of Cards linebacker Robert McCune (24). (Bad choice of targets. The thoroughly chiseled McCune, an army reservist, looks like he got lost on his way to a Mr. Olympia posedown.)
"I took it personal," McCune said.
So did the rest of the Cardinals, who pounded the Pirates 59-7.
"We played a team that would rather talk than play," said Louisville coach Bobby Petrino (25).
East Carolina, once a scary opponent by any standards, is now 1-15 under John Thompson (26). He's no relation to the fabled former Georgetown basketball coach (27), but he might consider calling him for defensive advice. The Pirates have given up at least 24 points in all 16 games Thompson has coached.
Run-The-Table Update
With Fresno's loss, the number of potential BCS busters continues to dwindle. In addition to Louisville, the leading candidates to go unbeaten and come knocking for a seat at the main table are Boise State (28), Southern Mississippi (29) and Utah (30).
After poring over the schedules with close personal friend and fellow college grid fanatic Adriana Lima (31), The Dash has concluded that the Utes undoubtedly have the inside track to finish 11-0. They play four of their final six at home, and none of the six opponents is ranked in Sagarin's top 40. Problem is, only one of Utah's first five opponents is in the Top 40: Texas A&M, at No. 26.
With such a lightweight schedule, how much will 11-0 actually prove? Enough to at least snag a spot somewhere in the eight-team bonanza, according to The Dash. The political pressure to admit its first BCS outsider, instead of a second team from an elite conference, will be significant. And should be.
Last Interception Pool Update
The competition has thinned appreciably after last week. Utah's Alex Smith, California's Aaron Rodgers and Minnesota's Brian Cupito all threw their first picks of the season. That leaves just five QBs who have yet to throw one to the wrong-colored jersey:
Purdue's Kyle Orton (32), in 137 attempts, and Hawaii's Timmy Chang (33), in 159 attempts, are the only two from The Dash's original list. The late additions are Illinois' Jon Beutjer (34), 104 attempts, Texas A&M's Reggie McNeal (35), 97 attempts, and Ball State's Joey Lynch (36), 61 attempts.
(Special commendation to Purdue, which has yet to turn the ball over in any fashion. That's strong.)
Putting Out An APB For. . .
. . .former Oklahoma wishbone operator and football fashion trendsetter Thomas Lott (37). Not only was the Lott among the foremost practitioners of the triple option, he might have been the first big-time player to wear a bandana under his helmet -- sending an entire generation of kids out to purchase their own prehistoric do-rags to wear under their helmets. (Yes, The Dash included in that group.) We know where his son is -- playing running back at Rice -- but please advise The Dash of any further updates on the coolest QB of from the 1970s.
The Dash regrets to inform the readership that it has received no tangible leads on the whereabouts of last week's APB subject, straight-ahead kicking legend Dave Lawson of Air Force (38). We will continue our search for the last great kicker not to use his instep.
Point After
The Dash continues its drive to become the definitive Internet clearinghouse for barbecue-joint recommendations, and is just a few locales short of being able to publish its own book on where to find quality 'cue anywhere in the western hemisphere. (Among the many new offerings this week was one in Eagle, Idaho. Still waiting for Alaska to sound off. Come in, Alaska.) Going on name alone, the best new tout has to be Fat Matt's Rib Shack (39) in Atlanta.
But all the barbecue talk has made The Dash thirsty, and ready for a quality microbrew. When parched in Colorado we recommend a bottle of O'Dell's 90 Shilling (40), although you'll be hard-pressed to find some decent pulled pork to go with it.
Pat Forde is a senior writer at ESPN.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The traditional model for business applications are either locally-installed software on individual machines or local client software that accesses server-installed applications. In both instances, the user machine is required to have specific software installed to make the applications run. To run applications completely in the cloud is an old concept with a new name, but it is gaining popularity.
Most cloud applications run inside web browsers. That means the user does not need anything extraordinary installed, and any device with a browser can have access to all the business applications the user needs to work. Browser-based applications have been around for quite a while, but web technology has advanced significantly in the past ten years, greatly increasing the ability of developers to deliver web apps that feel like desktop apps.
The current cloud technology requires the user to work and also save data in the cloud, but this will eventually change, as HTML5 will also give users the option for local storage. This makes it easier for users to pick up right where they left off, even after closing the browser window accidentally.
In the case of public clouds, the application remains in the hands of the provider. The user does not have to worry about maintenance, upgrades, or any backend issues. It also means that the provider has total control and may use proprietary data storage or other methods that might make it difficult to migrate to another system.
In a private cloud, the business has an exclusive server (either remote or local) that hosts its web applications. The provider may still have ultimate control over the applications, but this is not a necessary requirement. Some businesses may prefer this, especially if the provider allows for more customization.


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人们穿梭在车阵中 是为生活
婚后,妻子还是和谈恋爱时一样,霸道蛮横不讲理。eferenced such classic works as: the landscape paintings of Fan Kuan, Guo Xi and Li Tang of the Northern Song, all treasures of the National Palace Museum; Yuan-dynasty master Huang Gongwang; Ming masters Shen Zhou and Tang Yin; Giuseppe Castiglione, the amalgamator of East and West who painted for the Chinese imperial palace; and the early Taiwanese modern art master Shui-Long Yen. Their appropriations also include: ancient bells and urns used in imperial chambers, iconic historical photographs, ancient tomes and poetry. Based on the subject matter of the appropriated works, the exhibition is divided into seven categories, harkening back to the classification system of dynastic China: Landscapes; Taoism and Buddhism; Human Figures; Tales of the Mysterious; Calligraphy; Flowers, Birds and Beasts; and Photographic Images. In this way, it examines the intentions of contemporary artists in appropriating these classic works, and the ways in which they have refashioned the past.
In Taiwan of the 1960s, the influential art forms arriving from the West were predominantly abstract and conceptual art. It was not until the 1990s that Western Dadaism and Warholian pop art began to have a significant impact. After the end of martial law in 1987, the pace of democratization in Taiwanese society quickened, and social attitudes gradually opened up. This was reflected in art with a broadening of thought and diversification of creative elements and subject matter. In "postmodern" society with its commercialization and mass reproduction of images, "classic works" and literary narratives became disengaged from their cultural contexts, losing their functions as palace decorations and sources of enlightenment. No longer was art the symbolically expressive, elite works of the traditional humanities. It had moved from the refined, gentrified classes of the past to the popular culture of today.
For the contemporary age, these classic works present richly beautiful, powerful images and a sense of mystery engendered by distance in time. Yet unlike dynastic-era artists whose imitations were based on the foundation of "reverence for antiquity," these famous works, after having undergone mass reproduction, ceased being rarely glimpsed works of the imperial court and became "images" that anyone could behold or obtain at a moment's notice. They had even lost the textures and brushstrokes of the original, existing in a "flattened" state. Ruminating on local history, cultural values and identity, Taiwanese contemporary artists made use of those artworks that once adorned imperial power and symbolized the tastes of the literati class, engaging in a dialogue with their own history and culture, disassembling, reassembling, re-creating and altering the styles and subject matter of classic works through symbolic or allegorical images in order to enunciate their views on the present-day state of affairs through simile or metaphor. These include: consideration and breakthroughs in aesthetics and forms of expression; criticism of the current state of Taiwanese society, history and culture; voicing of their own inner ideal worlds and feelings about life; and the transformation of the artistic tastes of the past to a popular, commercial aesthetic more closely oriented toward everyday life. At the same time, as contemporary artists re-examine and re-create classic works of the past, they also re-accentuate and rediscover the artistic accomplishments of the past in light of new definitions and the perspective of art history. As artists refabricate the past, amid this convergence of dual-directional observation, discovery, transformation and original creation, they yield a wealth of meaning and limitless possibilities of expression in the contemporary era.
↑TIME GAMES: CONTEMPORARY APPROPRIATIONS OF THE PAST in Taipei Fine Arts Museum
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网络上有相当多作品再讲有关 12 星座个性的分析,有些拍成偶像剧,有些则变成有趣的漫画作品,而这个 12 星座男友买红豆汤的影片近期也引起不小迴响,叙述如果女友因为经痛想买红豆汤消除痛感, 12 星座的男友们会做出怎样的反应,有些回应真的还相当写实,赶紧来看看你自己,或是你的男友们,是不是也是像他们演的 12 星座男一样吧。
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再装到瓶子裡。学问,很重要。 不自量力的与黑夜为敌
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This exhibition presents: The works of 23 Taiwanese contemporary artists who,你也就只能沦落为绿叶了,绿叶再美,也比不上红花的,所以最好别找自找麻烦。拜倒在她的石榴裙下。
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Bard IWT has a worldwide impact, creating workshops and educating faculty in Myanmar, Jordan, Israel, Vietnam, Sweden, Germany, and Russia.
IWT has been invited by over 250 colleges and universities to present one-day to weeklong workshops at their schools.
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can help teachers explore and understand these 'literacies' as defined by the Common Core, and then preview what Common Core implementation can look like in practice using IWT writing-based teaching strategies. Writing to learn practices emphasize close readings of challenging texts, critical analysis, independent thought, and the development of both writing and speaking skills.
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Sun announces two servers, will it help them in manufacturing market?
Santa Clara, Calif. - Sun Microsystems, the "network is the computer" company, announced two new servers October 29 based on its UltraSparc III microprocessor and Solaris operating system.
Santa Clara, Calif. - Sun Microsystems , the 'network is the computer' company, announced two new servers October 29 based on its UltraSparc III microprocessor and Solaris operating system (see details below). As control engineers face mounting demands to gather and provide information directly from manufacturing processes, server hardware begins to look more attractive rather than using a PC. Typical servers, however, are typically more expensive than PCs.
Benjamin Baer, group manager of volume systems, pointed out to Control Engineering that, in addition to announcing two new server products, Sun was trying to overcome the perception that Solaris and Sparc servers come at a premium price. The two products are the Sun Fire V880 server designed at a price point competitive with 'Wintel' [that is, Microsoft Windows operating system and Intel microprocessors] technology and Netra 20. 'Our claim to fame is ultra scalability, 1 to 72 CPUs in a box, plus operating system reliability.'
Pradeep Parmar, senior product manager for Netra 20, pointed out that the product is primarily designed for telecom applications, but manufacturing companies also value features like ability to handle temperature and humidity extremes, shock and shake situations, dirt and dust, and electrical problems.
Bob Atherton, worldwide director for process industries, stated, 'The whole issue is people are finding it hard to consolidate information into one box. Across the board virtually all customers are talking about consolidation of hardware. The real strength of the V880 is ability to consolidate a number of workloads into one.'
The real problem for greater penetration into the manufacturing market for Sun lies in the dominance of Microsoft. Windows is the predominant platform for almost all HMI/SCADA programs. Today, these applications will not run under Solaris. The Sun team told Control Engineering that they hope to persuade software vendors to port their products to Solaris so that customers can take advantage of these new servers. Right now, if users have Oracle as the database of choice, or can send information to Oracle, then these servers can be added to the system.
Sun's new Sun Fire V880 features mainframe-like technologies, such as Sun's innovative Sun Fireplane system interconnect, and combined scalability and reliability of the Solaris operating environment and the UltraSPARC III processor at prices said to be below competing Wintel systems. Sun's integrated portfolio of professional and support services will provide Sun Fire V880 server customers with assistance in NT Migration and server consolidation to lower their total cost of ownership (TCO).
The Sun Fire V880 server allows users to consolidate servers and scale within their existing architecture.
'With the Sun Fire V880 server, we are focusing our design leadership on the fastest growing segment of the server market - entry-level servers. Using the same technologies that make our enterprise-level servers the most reliable and scalable in the industry, we've created a new kind of entry-level server that saves our customers money today, and offers them a simple path for future growth,' said Neil Knox, vice president and general manager of Sun's Volume Systems Products. 'What we're telling customers is bring your Wintel servers in by the boat load, and replace them with a few Sun Fire V880s.'
Features of the Sun Fire V880 server include automatic system recovery, hot-swappable PCI cards, online upgrades, concurrent maintenance, cluster support, multi-pathing, system management, and remote access and administration (RSC).
'Xerox's strategy with the DocuColor iGen3 is to deliver a platform that grows as our customer needs grow. The Sun Fire V880 server accomplishes this through its balanced approach to memory, I/O and processor bandwidth,' said Dick Austin, vice president, Production Systems Software Unit, Xerox Corporation. 'In addition, the bus architecture that Sun offers has major advantages for our types of applications which are very I/O intensive. With the Sun Fire V880, Xerox offers the best possible scalability--we can add more processors, I/O, disk and memory - - enabling our print engines to perform at a very high standard in a mission critical environment.'
The Sun Fire V880 is available and shipping now. The starting list price is $29,995 for a system configured with 2 UltraSPARC III 750MHz processors, 4 GB memory, and 6-36GB hard drives; 4 UltraSPARC III 750MHz processors, 8 GB memory, and 6-36GB hard drives starts at $49,995; and 8 UltraSPARC III 750MHz processors, 32 GB memory, and 12-36GB hard drives is priced at $119,995.
Sun also announced the first UltraSparc III processor-based Netra server. The new Netra 20 server is rack-optimized and ruggedized for telecommunications and government customers who need to deploy highly reliable and high performance servers.
Built on 750 MHz UltraSPARC III processors, the Netra 20 server uses the Sun Fireplane interconnect technology.The Netra 20 comes with a removable System Configuration Card, which allows a system to be serviced with only minimal disruption due to system downtime.
Netra 20 meets mandatory requirements for deployment in Central Office through NEBS Level 3-certification, DC power, and shallow depth. As a replacement to the Netra 1120 and 1125 servers, the Netra 20 will be used in the next generation of services deployment in both service provider and telecommunication network infrastructure.
The Netra 20 server is available today through Sun and Sun's existing sales channels. Netra 20 server with one 750 MHz UltraSPARC III processor starts at $11,495 with one 36 GB FC-AL hard drive and 512 MB of memory installed.
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