Information Technology
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Keeping Up With
Ada
AdaCore, a company that offers Ada programming
tools, has launched a new site to promote Ada
and track changes slated for ISO's forthcoming
revision of the information technology language, Ada 2005.
Tridgell Releases
SourcePuller
Andrew Tridgell has released the code to SourcePuller,
a free client for accessing BitKeeper source code
management servers. The tool has sparked a
tempest in the Linux development community,
prompting a revocation of the free BitKeeper license
previously offered to open source developers,
and forcing Linus Torvalds to create his own SCM
framework, Git .
Samsung, Microsoft
Preview Hybrid Disk Drive
"A 1-Gbit flash memory from Samsung Electronics
Co. Ltd. has been used as a buffer within a prototype
rotating disk drive developed with Microsoft Corp...The
two companies have been working together on the
hybrid disk drive since late 2003 with a view
to deployment in notebook computers and to support
the the next version of the Windows operating
system, code-named Longhorn."
Gates' 64-Bit Pitch
The performance benefits of 64-bit Windows are
compelling, but companies must decide whether
they're ready to take the plunge with their information technology infrastructure.
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