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Nokia Tablet to Use Sprint WiMax Network

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s new ultrafast cellular data network is getting some support from Nokia Corp., which said Tuesday it is going to launch a Web-browsing “tablet” for the WiMax network as it goes live this summer.
The Web tablet, which features a 4.1-inch touch screen and a slide-out keyboard, is likely to join a tiny laptop from ASUSTek Computer as the first gadgets that can use the network, in addition to laptop cards and desktop modems.
Finland-based Nokia previously announced its intention to make a WiMax tablet, but provided specifics for the first time on Tuesday. The tablet will be a modified version of Nokia’s N810 model, with a slight bulge on the back for the WiMax antenna. Nokia President Mark Louison said the price would be similar to the N810, which sells for $439 on Nokia’s Web site.
Contrary to usual practices in the U.S. wireless industry, Nokia will be selling the devices, rather than the carrier. Activation for Sprint’s network will happen in much the same way people buy access to commercial Wi-Fi hotspots. If WiMax becomes available in the area, the tablet will notify the owner that it has picked up a signal.
Connecting to the network will take the user to a Sprint Web page where a credit card number can be entered. Access prices have not been announced for the network, which Sprint will be marketing under the Xohm brand.
Nokia is involved in Xohm in another way: Its joint venture with Siemens AG is one of the suppliers of network hardware.
WiMax will enable downloads of 2 to 4 megabits per second, peaking at speeds of up to 10 mbps, according to Nokia. By comparison, current third-generation broadband networks peak out at 1.4 mbps, though speeds are increasing.
In January, Asus announced that a model of its small portable computer, the eeePC, will come with a built-in WiMax chip. It also plans to make regular laptops with the chips later in the year. Intel Corp. is a major backer of the technology, making it likely that chips will show up in laptops from other manufacturers as well.
Sprint is in talks with Intel, Google Inc. and cable operators Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks for an infusion of capital to help build the network. Clearwire Corp., which already operates a pre-WiMax network in smaller cities across the country, would collaborate in building the network.

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DB Solo Version 3.0 Released with Added Database Query Tools

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

DB Solo, LCC, provider of database development and administration tools, has released a new solo version of the SQL database query tools in version 3.0. Among other versions, DB Solo 3.0 is available with table data import tool and tool scheme scripting and extensions of the schema comparison tools. In addition, the new release includes enhancements to the data comparison table tool, including the possibility of data comparisons from the command line to run.DB solo supports common DBMS products, such as Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, H2, Postgres, MySQL and Solid BoostEngine. DB Solo now provides support for Sybase ASA and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. DB Solo can be evaluated for free for 30 days and the price for DB Solo SQL Query Tool starts from 99 dollars.

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BEA Systems Joins VMware to Deliver Java Virtualization for the Enterprise

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

BEA Systems, provider of enterprise infrastructure software, has announced that it is working with VMware to deliver Java virtualization for the enterprise.The new BEA LiquidVM VI Client Extension enables customers to deploy and manage enterprise Java applications as virtual machines within a VMware-virtualized environment. BEA and VMware collaborated on the development of this extension to VMware VirtualCenter to improve the performance of Java applications on VMware virtualization software. VMWare has planned to package it within a future release of their Virtual Center product line.LiquidVM VI Client Extension allows users to create, configure and manage LiquidVM-based virtual machines, such as WebLogic Server Virtual Edition or any other Java application, as standalone, bundled, ready-to-run software appliances that offer high performance computing to create a dynamic flexible architecture.BEA LiquidVM is a virtualization-enabled version of the JRockit JVM that can run on a hypervisor without a standard OS. This allows Java applications to run directly on the virtualized hardware without the need of a standard operating system. VMware Infrastructure allows customers to encapsulate applications and operating systems into virtual machines, which are standardized, hardware-independent packages that can be easily changed, moved and manipulated. This platform configures virtual appliances along with providing complete governance and automation solution for enterprise grade virtualization.

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China protests U.S. missile fuse mistake

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

BEIJING China strongly protested to the U.S. on Wednesday over the mistaken delivery of fuses for long-range missiles to Taiwan, the latest incident involving arms sales to the island to roil relations between Beijing and Washington.In a statement posted on the Foreign Ministry’s Web site, spokesman Qin Gang said China sent a protest to Washington expressing “strong displeasure.”"We … demand the U.S. side thoroughly investigate this matter, and report to China in a timely matter the details of the situation and eliminate the negative effects and disastrous consequences created by this incident,” Qin said.He reiterated China’s long-standing demand that the United States halt all weapons sales and military-to-military contacts with Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing has claimed as its own since the sides split amid civil war in 1949.Ending those practices would help Washington “avoid damaging peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the healthy development of China-U.S. relations,” Qin said.The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said it had no immediate comment on China’s statement.U.S. officials have moved quickly to mollify Beijing over the mix-up in which the Pentagon mistakenly sent four cone-shaped fuses for intercontinental ballistic missiles to Taiwan in August 2006 instead of helicopter batteries ordered by the island’s military.The fuses, for use in Minuteman strategic missiles, are linked to the triggering mechanisms of nuclear warheads but contain no nuclear materials themselves. The fuses were returned after the foul-up was realized late last week, and an investigation headed by Navy Adm. Kirkland H. Donald was ordered.It was the second nuclear-related mistake announced by the U.S. military in recent months. Last August, an Air Force B-52 bomber was wrongly armed with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles at a base in North Dakota and then flown to Louisiana. Its crew wasn’t aware nuclear arms were aboard.Ryan Henry, the No. 2 policy official in Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ office, called the mistaken shipment of the fuses to Taiwan intolerable and said President Bush as well as Chinese leaders were informed of the matter once it was discovered.Henry said if the incident violated any treaty or agreement, it was unintentional.”We are being totally transparent. We have corrected the situation,” he said. “The United States stands up to its treaty obligations and we’re dealing with this in the most straightforward manner we can.”Adding to the Pentagon’s embarrassment, a senior Taiwan defense official said Wednesday that the U.S. originally asked Taiwan to dispose of the missile fuses, before realizing the sensitivity of the technology involved.”The U.S. recently informed us that the parts had been mistakenly sent to Taiwan, and they asked us to dispose of the parts by ourselves,” said Wu Wei-rong, director-general of Taiwan’s armaments bureau. “The U.S. then realized the parts were sensitive, controlled items which Taiwan could not deal with, and soon the parts were returned.”The error raised major concerns because of its link to nuclear weaponry and China’s sensitivity about the United States supplying arms to Taiwan.Beijing routinely complains about the weapon sales. While its anger is usually intense but short-lived after a deal is announced, the issue has occasionally led to serious tremors in its up-and-down relationship with Washington.Most recently, U.S. approval of the sale of missiles and anti-submarine warfare planes to Taiwan was believed to have triggered Beijing’s rejection of Hong Kong port calls by the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier group last fall. China hinted its response was also prompted by the U.S. Congress honoring the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of restive Tibet.Taiwan is the most sensitive issue in U.S.-China relations.Despite the lack of a U.S. defense pact, or even diplomatic ties with Taiwan since Washington opened formal relations with Beijing in 1979, America is the island’s biggest arms supplier, selling it about $10 billion worth of arms between 1999 and 2006.U.S. law also requires that the Pentagon ensure Taiwan can defend itself - a provision interpreted by some as meaning U.S. military forces could help repel any attack on the island.

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