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20th May 2007 Archive

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  • IBM's Power6 spotted bashing Oracle at 4.7GHz

    Sweaty database

    The first public indication of IBM's Power6 muscle has arrived courtesy of Oracle. The Register has spotted four 4.7GHz - yep, you read that right - Power6 chips cranking on Oracle 11i. The speedy chips confirm IBM's boasting that Power6 would arrive near 5GHz. They also show that IBM's customers have a lot to look forward to …

    Servers 20 May 2007, 04:33

  • Citadel, FirePay asset seizures pay out for the DOJ

    House of Cards DOJ approaches climax with UIGEA in wings

    The US Department of Justice (DOJ) continued its orgy of online gambling asset seizures this week, issuing seizure warrants for $9.25 mil from Citadel Commerce and $4.2 mil from FirePay. Both companies are Canadian, and neither is currently taking money from American gamblers. The fact that both companies have already withdrawn …

    Law 20 May 2007, 18:39

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