IBM Grid computing as one of the most committed supporters, all of a sudden got six new customers. IBM is expected to announce on Wednesday the purchase of a new grid products and services customers, including the Morgan Stanley and business consulting firm Hewitt Associates. Grid computing allows more than ten or hundreds of computers run by network integration with a program to develop their computing power. This is not only more reliable and reduces the cost of maintaining data centers. IBM, HP, Sun there are many other companies are selling their own grid computing technology. Oracle also joined the competition, plans to launch before the end of the database designed for grid computing software. IBM, Oracle executives criticized the IBM Grid Services need to pay high global cost of services, and Oracle are committed to providing open box-to-use grid computing software. The IBM countered that Oracles grid computing is just repackaging their cluster technology only.
Internet security solutions provider Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. today announced that its ending September 30, 2004 3rd quarter results calculated, this quarters revenue of $ 129,300,000, compared with the 3 rd quarter of 2003 increased by 106.3 million 22%. In 2004 Q3, as the result of the acquisition of Zone Labs after the amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation expenses included, Check Points net income for the 6, 680 million, not counting the cost of these Net income was 6, 910 million, compared with net income over the same period in 2003 5, $ 8,400,000 an increase of 18%.