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ALSO CALLED: Advanced Interactive Executive, BSD UNIX, AIX, Irix, HP-UX, Berkeley Source Distribution, Xenix, Santa Cruz Operation UNIX, IBM AIX, Berkeley UNIX, SCO UNIX, Ultrix, Intel-based UNIX, and HPUX
DEFINITION: Unix (often spelled "UNIX," especially as an official trademark) is an operating system that originated at Bell Labs in 1969 as an interactive time-sharing system. Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie are considered the inventors of Unix. The name (pronounced YEW-nihks)  … 
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Everything You Need to Know about Storage Virtualization
sponsored by Datalink and Hitachi Data Systems
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, Stephen Foskett is talking about all the different ways to virtualize storage and thereby hide the complexity and enable new capabilities.
Posted: 07 Jan 2009 | Published: 07 Jan 2009
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Oracle Unbreakable Linux Migration Strategy Accelerator Service
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: If you're migrating or planning to migrate to Enterprise Linux, read this white paper to learn how to define database migration requirements, identify OS differences, architect a high-performance infrastructure, and define a...
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Data migration: Moving to a Better way of Integrating Data Storage Devices
sponsored by Overland Storage
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will describe how to utilize and best leverage the data migration utility built into GuardianOS.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 02 Dec 2008
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Why Archive Is Archive, Backup Is Backup and Backup Ain't Archive
sponsored by STORServer
WHITE PAPER: The differences between backup and archive are quite simple and the stumbling block to understanding the difference is the tools we've chosen to use.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Customer Best Practices: Tips for Implementing HP Quality Center Software
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper offers a structured approach to planning and implementing HP Quality Center, an integrated, web-based suite of tools and best practices for automated software quality testing.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
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10 Reasons to Worry if You're Using CRON
sponsored by ROC Software
WHITE PAPER: It's expensive to maintain CRON on every server. And it's a drain to log into machine after machine, but did you know there are even more reasons to worry if you're using CRON? Learn how to simplify and control your job scheduling.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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ROC Maestro for Open Systems - Simplify Job Scheduling Administration
sponsored by ROC Software
SOFTWARE LISTING: ROC Maestro for Open Systems, a key component of the ROC Enterprise Suite™, provides a very easy method for scheduling and managing workloads, processes, dependencies and events across complex, heterogeneous IT environments.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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ROC Rhapsody™ Print and Output Management for Linux, Windows & UNIX
sponsored by ROC Software
SOFTWARE LISTING: ROC Software provides a top solution that masters both print and digital output management: ROC Rhapsody™ Document Output Management.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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Security Threat Report: July 2008
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This report gives a comprehensive insight into the events and trends that emerged during the first half of 2008, and helps businesses to stay ahead of today's increasingly covert threats.
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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Oracle Coherence: Providing Extreme Performance, Predictable Scalability, and Continuous Availability for Mission-Critical Java Applications
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines key steps for achieving a superior data management strategy--a ‘must have' capability for applications to operate with extreme and predictable performance and scalability.
Posted: 04 Nov 2008 | Published: 04 Nov 2008
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The Power of One - A Simplified Approach to Identity and Access Management
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the access and identity challenges that arise in modern heterogeneous environments, and how the Quest One Identity Solution addresses these challenges.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008
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Mainframe Performance Management: A New Twist
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper featuring mainframe expert Wayne Kernochan to gain insight on insight on performance management software - specifically as it relates to the mainframe - and on why this technology is more important now than ever before.
Posted: 06 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008
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MKS X/Server v 8.5
sponsored by MKS, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE: Interoperability is a crucial topic that many IT professionals face in day-to-day environments specifically with Windows, Linux and UNIX. This demonstrated product is the ideal solution.
Posted: 01 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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Can You Quantify the Results of Migrating to Linux?
sponsored by Novell Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator compares the total cost of ownership of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server vs. Solaris. You'll be able to enter you organizations own information and discover the true cost differences.
Posted: 22 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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MKS Toolkit for Developers v 9.2
sponsored by MKS, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE: This IT Download, MKS Toolkit for Developers, offers a comprehensive suite of UNIX and Windows utilities, allowing for greater platform and application compatibility, connectivity and interoperability.
Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 04 Jun 2008
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Demystifying Unix dump
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: dump is a powerful tool to back up Unix files. However, the dump utility isn't intuitive and can produce some unexpected results, especially during a restore. Here's how dump works.
Posted: 15 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
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Linux + Samba + Xi-Text = A Winning Combination
sponsored by Taricon Technologies Inc.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Xi-Text provides a highly flexible, scaleable print server platform to manage print requests routed through Samba, and simultaneously manage production printing requirements of UNIX and Linux applications running anywhere in the network.
Posted: 15 Sep 2004 | Published: 15 Sep 2004
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Xi-Batch in a Grid Computing or Server Farm Environment
sponsored by Taricon Technologies Inc.
APPLICATION NOTE: This document was prepared at the request of a systems integrator inquiring about how Xi-Batch might be used as an intelligent dispatcher to route jobs to specific servers based on CPU architecture and perhaps also the number of CPUs in a given server.
Posted: 15 Sep 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2004
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Workload Automation in Distributed Networks
sponsored by Taricon Technologies Inc.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Workload Automation Systems are available now that provide all of the timebased scheduling functions of native tools, but incorporate features to provide centralized, efficient management of today's multi-vendor, multi-site networks.
Posted: 15 Sep 2004 | Published: 11 Jun 2003
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Xi-Batch™ Reduces Errors, Automates Operations and Improves Data Center Efficiency
sponsored by Taricon Technologies Inc.
BROCHURE: Xi-Batch provides complete control over the scheduling, sequencing and running of batch jobs in a networked server environment.
Posted: 15 Sep 2004 | Published: 15 Sep 2004
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Xi-Text Frequently Asked Questions
sponsored by Taricon Technologies Inc.
PRODUCT LITERATURE: Xi-Text is designed for production printing that may involve many networked hosts, large numbers of print jobs and users, and a variety of printer types.
Posted: 15 Sep 2004 | Published: 15 Sep 2004
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Xi-Text
sponsored by Taricon Technologies Inc.
BROCHURE: The printing tools native to UNIX systems are inadequate for the requirements of data center print spooling and management.
Posted: 15 Sep 2004 | Published: 15 Sep 2004
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BX PRO: The Professional GUI Builder for Linux and UNIX
sponsored by Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
DATA SHEET:Builder Xcessory PRO™ (BX PRO) provides C, C++ or Java developers with everything they need to develop and manage GUI projects of any size from start to finish.
Posted: 07 Sep 2004 | Published: 04 Sep 2004
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SyncSort
sponsored by Syncsort
PRODUCT OVERVIEW: SyncSort is the world?s leading high-performance commercial sort and data manipulation utility for UNIX, Windows, and Linux environments.
Posted: 30 Jun 2004 | Published: 01 Mar 2005
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SyncSort UNIX Technical Specifications
sponsored by Syncsort
DATA SHEET:SyncSort is a high-performance application accelerator that will help you improve performance in many areas such as data warehousing, data mining, data marts, CRM, ERP, DSS, BI, EDI, Oracle Financials and legacy migration.
Posted: 30 Jun 2004 | Published: 29 Jun 2004
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UNIX DEFINITION (continued): …  was a pun based on an earlier system, Multics. In 1974, Unix became the first operating system written in the C language. Unix has evolved as a kind of large freeware product, with many extensions and new ideas provided in a variety of versions of Unix by different companies, universities, and individuals.

Partly because it was not a proprietary operating system owned by any one of the leading computer companies and partly because it is written in a standard … 
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