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January 31, 2005 12:00 PM ET

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IBM Releases Power5 With Linux
• IBM is releasing a Power5 Linux-based server. Starting at $3,449, OpenPower 710 is a 2U (3.5-in.-high) server that's available with one or two processors. Micropartitioning capability is available for chips in two-way servers for $1,500. The server will be available Feb. 18.
SBC Announces Network Service
• SBC Communications Inc. in San Antonio has announced a network monitoring service, PremierServ, that will allow businesses to track network and application performance in multiple locations regardless of the carrier being used. The new capability uses Visual UpTime Select from Visual Networks. Several service levels are offered; monthly pricing wasn't announced.
Radvision Updates ProLab Test Suite
• Radvision Ltd. in Fair Lawn, N.J., announced the general availability of Version 3.5 of its ProLab Test Management Suite for testing and deploying voice- and video-over-IP products. Features include advanced signaling and media testing, advanced monitoring and built-in scripts. The product is available now, but pricing wasn't announced.
HP Opens 'Noisy Lab' to Test RFID
• Hewlett-Packard Co. next month plans to open its RFID Noisy Lab in Omaha, where the vendor, its customers and partners can evaluate radio frequency identification technology in an environment that simulates a manufacturing floor and distribution center. The lab includes a conveyor that can reach speeds of 600 feet per minute and a pallet-wrap station on a turntable with RFID-read capability.

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