Today's Favorite Articles, plus today's want it toy.

“Gateway releases updated server portfolio” (Trade Arabia)
Who knew Gateway was into servers?
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IT_195802.html

AMD challenges NVIDIA over its claims that it has the fastest gpu.
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2011/03/27/amd_calls_out_nvidia_over_gpu_performance_claims

Apple trying to stay ahead of the pack and be seen as a “Green” with it’s shift to aluminum cases for the iphone.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/26/apples_aluminum_strategy_aids_shift_to_greener_products_report.html

The rewards for being a college intern.
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?&articleid=1326354&format=&page=1&listingType=biz#articleFull

Now the Girl Scouts are getting into tech to change the way they sell cookies.
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view.bg?articleid=1326046&srvc=rss

More evidence that the economy is heating up.

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1326012&srvc=rss

Box launches new server enterprise software.
“Box's ECM Cloud Connect, facilitated via a partnership with EntropySoft, helps enterprises augment the reach of their on-premise ECM systems by linking them to Box's cloud content-management platform.”(eWeek)
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Box-Launches-New-Connector-to-Enterprise-Content-Management-Systems-895556/?kc=rss

IBM tech growth picking up steam in emerging markets.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBM-Mainframes-Software-Boost-IT-in-Emerging-Markets-864920/?kc=rss

MS to launch Service OS in 2013 their answer to HP’s webOS.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/27/ms_service_os_planned_for_2013/

Some reason not to use the word “None” in Networking.
http://networkingnerd.net/2011/03/26/none-aint-no-partition-i-ever-heard-of/

Comparing the three data center fabric’s  from the three vendors.
http://etherealmind.com/ppp-show-38-comparing-switch-fabrics-juniper-brocade-cisco/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+etherealmind+%28My+Etherealmind+-+Network+design%2C+architecture%2C+thinking%2C+working.+Tech.%29

Today’s must have toy is a bargain at 70$. The Roku media player available at Bestbuy.com
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Roku+-+XD+Wireless+Digital+Media+Player/2141036.p?id=1218312218022&skuId=2141036&st=media%20centers&cp=12&lp=5

Surfs up!............Eric