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Submission + - Is the Internet Ready to Break?
DebNY writes: The rapid rise of Web video and broadband net access "may overwhelm some of the Internet's backbones" in 2007, while "ISPs may struggle to keep pace with demand." So says a study from the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) group at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. But reports of the Internet's imminent demise are greatly exaggerated, says Ed Cone of CIO Insight. "An Internet that is broken or seriously impaired at its core would obviously be bad for business in all kinds of ways...but as in the case of the most notorious prognostication of impending disaster, made in 1995 by Ethernet co-inventor Robert Metcalfe, the doom seers seem likely to eat their words. In fact, the supply of available bandwidth, especially at the core of the net, looks healthier than the pessimists would have it — or even bother to support with hard numbers when pressed to defend their arguments."
Submission + - Does Slashdot still matter?
Submission + - Intel Releases Core 2 Extreme Edition QX6800
ThinSkin writes: "Today, Intel has released details on its second quad-core Extreme Edition processor, the QX6800, which has only a slight bump in performance over the QX6700, though comes with a steeper price tag of $1199. ExtremeTech's review of the QX6800 expresses little excitement over its performance, yet is wary that Intel is taking advantage of the market since AMD's recent decline. From the article, 'We've noticed very little price shifting with Intel's Core 2 lineup, even as Athlon 64 X2 prices have plummeted. You'd think that we'd see some price shifting on Intel CPUs, but price decreases have been fairly scarce. Intel commands such a performance lead that they're able to command a substantial price premium. That's the dark side of the competitive marketplace: When your competitors can't keep up, you can bump up your margins.'"
Submission + - Google Website Optimizer
compuglot writes: "Google has released the third leg of the stool in its quest to dominate online marketing. Google Website Optimizer is a multivariate testing application that allows users to test elements and combinations of elements in a website or landing page. The goal is increased conversions, and of course AdWords market share."
