Network professionals wanting Intel-based Web or application servers that are as fast as Unix boxes might want to take a look at the servers Dell Computer Corp. introduced last month.
Companies may have to spend money they consider a waste and suffer lost worker time to recertify their network staffs as a result of changes Novell Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have recently made to their certification programs.
Trying to head off a war before it gets started, Compaq Computer Corp. and Intel Corp. are looking to cooperate rather than compete on a future server I/O specification.