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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (173911)	4/1/2003 4:33:11 PM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 186894

Airliner was temporarily quarantined at San Jose International Airport. SARS fears hospitalize 5 on plane Tuesday, April 1, 2003 Posted: 4:20 PM EST (2120 GMT) SAN JOSE, California (CNN) -- Five people who reported symptoms similar to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, after a trans-Pacific flight Friday will be taken to hospitals, the Santa Clara County Health Department said. The remaining people on the plane, American Airlines Flight 128 nonstop from Tokyo to San Jose, will be allowed to leave, the health department said. [ Lovely ] Those not hospitalized will be told to watch for cold or respiratory problems and take their temperatures regularly. They have been told to go to their own doctors immediately if they show symptoms of SARS, said health department spokeswoman Joy Alexiou. The pilot of the plane had asked all 125 passengers and 14 crew members to stay on the plane after it arrived at San Jose International Airport, because several of them reported symptoms similar to the disease, according to an airline spokesman and the health department. cnn.com I don't think we are taking this serious enough. One person I know said, below 1000 deaths probably isn't a problem, but if it goes above 1000 deaths, that could imply it could spiral out of control due to the many links that would need to be tracked down. Basic linear mathematics. One would hope CDC connects the dots and steps up their procedures a bit more. Have they temporarily terminated air recycling in planes? Any new County controls for sanitation standards in businesses? Requirements for corporations & rentals to disinfect elevator buttons twice a day? Is the airline looking at people's street addresses before booking tickets - anyone from the K. hotel in HK or that apt complex? Regards, Amy J

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (173911)	4/1/2003 4:42:48 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 RTM snubs Opteron Update 64bit versions only for Itanium By Arron Rouse: Monday 24 February 2003, 12:40 THE LATEST INCARNATION of Windows is almost ready to roll with release to manufacture (RTM) happening within the next few weeks. It will come in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions but the latter will only be for Itanium processors. AMD's x86-64 technology is curiously missing from the support line-up. The latest Microsoft operating system is designed for high-end servers with up to 64-way processing in the Datacenter Edition or 8-way in the Enterprise Edition. There are also Standard and Web Editions. With the launch of AMD's Opteron system due at almost the same time, the new operating system's lack of support is surprising. There can be no doubt that AMD's x86-64 technology is drawing huge interest from manufacturers and customers alike. Intel is, of course, delighted that Itanium is getting support. The company has been pushing its 64bit processor hard into the enterprise market and the addition of Windows Server 2003 will be a great boost. There is a 64bit version of SQL Server to go with it. Microsoft is determined to make Windows Server 2003 the operating system that finally persuades customers to upgrade from NT. Intel is convinced that it will be the thing that finally makes the Itanium widely accepted. Where does that leave poor old AMD? µ Update Although Microsoft will not be releasing Windows Server 2003 for x86-64 straight away, one reader has pointed out that, at the very least there are debugging tools available for the processor which indicates that there is indeed a beta version with developers. You can find the link below. Another reader wrote in to say that AMD has a small amount of information on its website stating that there "is an ongoing collaboration between AMD and Microsoft. AMD and Microsoft are working together to produce Windows solutions for clients and servers that leverage AMD’s x86-64 technology. The x86-64 technology can be found in the upcoming AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron processors. Windows products that result from this collaboration are planned to be announced at a future date." See Also INQUIRER Hammer coverage Linus Torvalds, Itanium "threw out all the good parts of the x86"