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This section presents several products for the computer industry introduced in the U.S. market as of September 2004. Previously known as Out-of-the-Box, BlueGlue 3.0 from OpenLogic is a one-stop distribution of open source development tools for Java and LAMP developers. It features more than 100 open source projects--including Apache, JBoss, Tomcat, Struts, Eclipse, PHP, Python, MySQL, PostgreSQL, CVS, Hibernate, AspectJ, and Wiki--with automated installation, configuration, integration, deployment, and testing of any combination of projects chosen. Regular updates keep everything current and sample applications are provided. Metrowerks Corporation and Nintendo have begun distributing a tool suite for the handheld Nintendo DS videogame system. The Metrowerks suite includes a multi-core, thread-aware debugger that works simultaneously on the ARM 9 and ARM 7 processors; ARM linker overlays that reduce memory consumption by allowing developers to detect and remove unused code in linked applications; a command line interface as well as a graphical user interface and cache viewing capabilities; and an ARM compiler optimized to work with the Nintendo DS hardware. AOpen has launched the XC Cube EX915, its first Cube system supporting the new Intel Pentium 4 Prescott CPUs of up to 4 GHz. The XC Cube EX915 uses the Intel 915G chipset, with built-in Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900. High-end gamers can add the AOpen Aeolus PCX 5750 VGA card for better video performance. The XC Cube EX915 incorporates a 275 Watt micro power supply and a 4-way voltage technique to further stabilize the CPU.

This section previews the latest products in the computer industry in the U.S. as of January 31, 2005. IBM Corp. rolled out a low-end, Power5-based 64-bit eServer OpenPower Model 710 that supports Linux distributions by both Red Hat and Novell. The server can be purchased with the company's virtualization and micropartitioning software. Along with the new handware, IBM also announced OpenPower Consolidation Express software that is intended to allow midsize users to streamline their overall information technology infrastructure. The company also announced that SAP products have been certified to run on the Model 710 and, later this quarter, Sybase products will also be certified as well for that machine. The 710 has an entry level price of $3,449. StorageTek has introduced Lifecycle Fixed Content Manager 100 to help customers address long-term storage issues and preserve archival data. It is designed to prevent the alteration or deletion of data for as long as a business deems necessary. The product costs $74,000 for a 2.3TB system. Infragistics released TestAdvantage, which provides automated regression testing of the presentation layer or user interface Windows Forms applications built on the .Net platform.