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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Friday, November 21, 2008
giải pháp lưu trữ SAN tập trung và giải pháp Disaster Recovery/Disaster Tolerance của HP
Khối lượng dữ liệu ngày càng lớn lên sẽ làm cho kho chứa dữ liệu của doanh nghiệp đầy tràn. Mặc dù hệ thống lưu trữ hiện tại đang làm việc tốt nhưng chúng ta không thể không tính đến một giải pháp lâu dài.
Khi đứng trước bài toán về lưu trữ, với vai trò là nhà quản trị, chúng ta nên đặt ra một số câu hỏi kiểm chứng sự phù hợp của hệ thống lưu trữ với yêu cầu ứng dụng của tổ chức - doanh nghiệp (DN):
Hệ thống có bảo vệ dữ liệu của tổ chức khỏi những rủi ro? Nếu xảy ra rủi ro, liệu nó có phục hồi được không và phải mất bao nhiêu thời gian?
Hệ thống có được sao lưu thường xuyên không?
Nếu gia tăng khối lượng dữ liệu, hệ thống lưu trữ liệu có gây khó khăn cho việc quản trị?
Tốc độ truy xuất dữ liệu có đáp ứng được yêu cầu về thời gian?
Liệu có khó khăn gì trong việc tăng dung lượng đĩa hoặc chuyển dữ liệu giữa các server không?
Có rất nhiều giải pháp và công nghệ lưu trữ khác nhau nhưng mỗi một công nghệ lưu trữ lại có những ưu và nhược nhất định.
Nhằm mục đích xây dựng một hệ thống lưu trữ tập trung cho các hệ thống T24, SmartBank, Testing/Training/Developing/Reporting…cũng như các hệ thống khác có thể phát sinh trong tương lai; tạo dựng được cơ sở hạ tầng vững chắc, đáp ứng được nhu cầu phát triển bùng nổ số lượng khách hàng cũng như các dịch vụ tiện ích khác mà đang đầu tư phát triển chúng tôi xin giới thiệu giải pháp hệ thống lưu trữ tập trung (SAN Solution) của hãng HP và giải pháp chống thảm họa (Disaster Tolerance) với mức độ sẳn sàng cao nhất thông qua một số tính năng ưu việt như sau:
Tính hợp nhất dữ liệu
hiện tại có hệ thống các máy chủ kết nối với các thiết bị lưu trữ riêng biệt và phân tán, không gian lưu trữ nhìn chung bị chia cắt thành nhiều vùng riêng biệt không có tính liên kết chặt chẽ, công cụ để quản trị các hệ lưu trữ này còn thiếu và yếu và chưa thực sự giúp ích nhiều cho nhà quản trị trong công tác quản lý, giám sát các hệ thống lưu trữ dữ liệu này. Kết quả là khả năng lưu trữ nói chung của tất cả các thiết bị hầu như không được tận dụng một cách tối ưu nhất, việc cấp phát hoặc cấu hình lại hệ thống lưu trữ dữ liệu trở nên rất khó khăn hoặc tiềm ẩn nhiều nguy cơ dẫn đến các sự cố làm ảnh hưởng đến hiệu suất hoạt động của hệ thống hoặc thậm chí nặng hơn là làm cho toàn bộ hệ thống bị ngưng trệ, đây là điều mà hoàn toàn không thể chấp nhận được.
Vậy làm thế nào chúng ta có thể cải thiện việc sử dụng các nguồn tài nguyên lưu trữ, giảm chi phí vận hành thông qua việc tập trung hoá (hợp nhất) các kho lưu trữ và vấn đề quản trị, giúp cho nhà quản trị hệ thống có nhiều công cụ mạnh để quản lý, giám sát cũng như cấp phát hoàn toàn tự động các tài nguyên lưu trữ đáp ứng nhu cầu kinh doanh của doanh nghiệp? Việc triển khai giải pháp SAN và Disaster Tolerance của HP là câu trả lời. Giải pháp SAN và Disaster Tolerance của HP sẽ giúp doanh nghiệp giải bài toán hóc búa về vấn đề hợp nhất dữ liệu này thông qua các dòng sản phẩm lưu trữ chuyên dụng mức Enterprise như HP StorageWorks XP 24000, Virtual Tape Library 6000; và các giải pháp backup đến hệ thống tủ Tape chuyên dụng hiệu năng cao EML 245e cũng như các giải pháp phần mềm cung cấp khả năng sẳn sàng cao như HP Storageworks XP Continuous Access Synchronuous, HP StorageWork XP Cluster Extension...
Một số ưu điểm chính về hợp nhất dữ liệu của giải pháp SAN HP
SAN giúp hợp nhất nhiều hệ lưu trữ riêng biệt, khi đó các hệ lưu trữ này được nhìn thấy như một hệ lưu trữ duy nhất
SAN cho phép bạn cấp phát lại các tài nguyên lưu trữ theo nhu cầu sử dụng của doanh nghiệp một cách dễ dàng
Giải pháp SAN của HP về hợp nhất dữ liệu giúp cải tiến khả năng sử dụng kho lưu trữ tốt hơn, giảm đến mức thấp nhất chi phí vận hành hệ thống
Kết hợp với các thiết bị lưu trữ phần cứng là giải pháp phần mềm HP StorageWorks cực mạnh, cung cấp đầy đủ công cụ quản trị các ứng dụng và hệ thống lưu trữ dữ liệu một cách tối ưu nhất với giao diện đồ hoạ thân thiện, khả năng xử lý uyển chuyển trong việc quản trị tập trung hệ thống lưu trữ với qui mô lớn
Ngoài những ưu điểm trên HP còn cung cấp dịch vụ thẩm định và tư vấn chiến lược lưu trữ cho doanh nghiệp. Dịch vụ này hỗ trợ các doanh nghiệp trong việc xác định những nguồn tài nguyên nào sẽ phải được kết hợp lại để đáp ứng tốt nhất các chiến lược kinh doanh của doanh nghiệp đó.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Đệ tử mới
Nếu nhớ hem lầm thì chat với dt cũng được hơn 2 tuần rồi cũng hỉu hỉu đôi chút và hình dung ra xíu và sau đây là bài tả về cô dt mới này ke ke ke
Người nhỏ con (giờ hok biết có nhỏ hem nữa =)))tóc dài (tất nhiên con gái ai chả thích để tóc dài )khuôn mặt hình trái xoan nghe nói trán cao lắm he he. Ko biết tại sao cứ nhìn thấy hình là tôi lại cứ cười ko biết lúc gặp mặt có cười toe tóe thế hok nữa ngại chít hi hi .Nhưng có lẽ thích nhất là nghe giọng nói dt nghe là lạ sao sao ấy .Tính nết thì khỏi chê chăm ngoan là con ngoan trò giỏi mờ chỉ tội cái hơi mít ướt quay đi quay lại là nước mắt ngắn nước mắt dài thêm cái tính hay bùn đụng chút là bùn hẩm bùn hiu :D .Sở thích của dt có lẽ là ăn ngủ mát trời đi chơi ( vì ngày nào cũng bảo sp ngủ ngon hen ^^!).Mắt 1 mí có lẽ là điểm dặc biệt của dt nghe nói dt bi cận nặng lém 4.5 dộ lận nên nhờ thế deo kiến mới giấu được cái mắt ti hí :)).Một chút hình ảnh he e
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Tóm lại cô dt này có 1 câu để kết luận như sau
Lùn tròn 1 mí xink xink
Friday, January 11, 2008
Chán Nản
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Không Tên
Anh đã luôn mơ giấc mơ thật đẹp những giấc mơ mà anh khao khát những giấc mơ mà trong đó em đến bên anh như vốn dĩ, và yêu anh nồng nàn, say đắm như sự sắp đặt của số phận trong mơ anh là người hạnh phúc, giá như giấc mơ có thể kéo dài mãi mãi, giá như anh cứ ngủ một giấc dài vô tận và mơ về em... có lẻ lại tốt hơn! anh không phải cảm thấy chơi vơi, không phải cảm thấy hụt hẫng, mất phương hướng mỗi khi tỉnh giấc...
Dù em thế nào đi nữa, dù em không còn yêu anh. Nhưng tình cảm của anh luôn hướng về em, nó vẫn luôn chân thành và nồng nhiệt. Em có biết tâm trạng của anh lúc này không?. Ngồi một mình và nhớ về em trong sự cô đơn mòn mỏi. Một mong ước nhỏ nhoi bây giờ của anh là được bên em lúc này để có thể hét lên "Anh Yêu Em!","Anh Yêu Em!" hàng trăm hàng ngàn lần và trao cho em nụ hôn nóng hổi chân thành để mọi người cùng biết cùng sẻ chia cho tình cảm của Anh dành cho Em! .
Anh viết cho riêng em _người trong trái tim anh ..
Anh muốn nói với em rằng ...
Anh nhớ em nhiều lắm, nhớ em ngay cả khi bên em
Anh luôn mong em hạnh phúc !! Mong em luôn vui vẻ và măy mắn ....
Chúc em luôn làm tốt mọi việc và vững tin trong cuộc sống !!
Anh luôn mong em có hạnh phúc thật sự !!
Nếu như tình cảm này sẽ ko có tương lai ..
Anh ko biết mình sẽ ra sao .. Bởi vì Anh yêu Em .. rất yêu Em !!!
Em đã hiểu hết được tình cảm của anh dành cho em ? ....!
Tháng năm có thể làm phai mờ những kỷ niệm nhưng anh có thể khẳng đinh rằng những kỷ niệm về em sẽ mãi là những báu vật trong trái tim anh . Anh sẽ luôn bảo vệ và giữ gìn nó ,
Bóng dáng của em đã , đang , và sẽ mãi mãi trong trái tim anh ,,,mãi mãi ko bao giờ mất đi .. mãi mãi ko bao giờ phai mờ ...
Tình yêu có thể chứa đựng nhiều yêu thương và cả những đau khổ nhưng anh không bao giờ hối hận vì đã dành tình yêu của anh cho em.
Có mấy ai yêu sẽ yêu nhau trọn đời, có mấy ai mang con tim chân thành, cứ cuốn xô nhau qua bao nhiêu ân tình thêu kết trên vành môi.....có mấy ai yêu sẽ yên vui êm đềm, có mấy ai yêu sẽ không than không phiền, chỉ biết anh mang trong tim hình bóng em trọn đời...
Nuối tiếc vì mình không yêu thật sự. Tiếc vì mình không thể biến tình cảm trong tim thành tình yêu thật sự để có thể giữ em lại. Tiếc vì mình đã đánh mất quá nhiều thời gian để làm mình có khả năng ngang hàng với những người con trai khác... Tiếc nhiều lắm. Nhưng có một điều anh băn khoăn họ có đủ can đảm hi sinh không? Vì khi yêu mình phải hi sinh rất lớn ...
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
6 Kỹ năng học tốt của SV

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Một thời kỳ mệt mỏi

Monday, August 27, 2007
Món quà của mẹ
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Man Utd wait for Tevez clearance
Tevez's agent Kia Joorabchian has paid West Ham a £2m settlement agreement, meaning the 23-year-old has been formally released from his contract.
United have put forward their proposed two-year loan deal for the Argentina striker to the Premier League.
The league's lawyers are now looking through the details of the signing before rubber-stamping the deal.
Tevez's fellow Argentina international Javier Mascherano was given the go-ahead for a similar signing for Liverpool last season, meaning there should be time for United to receive clearance before they kick off the new season this weekend.
The champions kick off their campaign against Reading at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said on Tuesday that the Tevez saga had been "unbelievable".
"What made this an unbelievable story was an unbelievable series of events," he told BBC Radio Five Live.
"West Ham were all-but relegated at Christmas and then Tevez scored a few goals right at the end of the season and they were able to escape.
"It's unscripted drama and one of the things that makes football so interesting but it other ways it looks like a road crash in how some of the events appear."
Last week's agreement between West Ham and Joorabchian ended the threat of High Court action.
The settlement was approved by the Premier League but it is still to sanction Tevez's move to United.
Tevez is understood to have passed a medical and even trained with United last Friday.
The Argentine was expected to make his debut for the club in a friendly on 8 August.
"We have a couple of games on Wednesday and Carlos will be involved in one of those," said Old Trafford boss Ferguson last week.
"He trained with us on Friday morning and he was very enthusiastic."
All sides were keen for the matter to be settled ahead of a proposed court date on 22 August and the closure of the transfer window at the end of the month.
Tevez's switch had stalled over who will be paid the transfer fee.
The Premier League and West Ham said the Hammers should receive the fee but companies MSI and Just Sports Inc, which belong to Joorabchian, said they owned the striker's economic rights.
Tevez arrived with Mascherano at West Ham last August, and his outstanding form towards the end of last season kept Alan Curbishley's side in the Premiership.
But there was always a shadow hanging over the deal after West Ham were fined £5.5m over the transfers of Tevez and Mascherano.
The club was found guilty of acting improperly and withholding vital documentation over the duo's ownership, but crucially avoided a points deduction.
(bbc news)
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Farm infected with foot-and-mouth
Some 60 animals on the farm near Guildford have tested positive for the disease which wreaked havoc in 2001.
A 3km protection zone has been put in place around the premises and a UK ban imposed on movement of all livestock.
Gordon Brown has cancelled his holiday in Dorset and taken part in a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee by telephone about the issue.
Very few human cases of foot-and-mouth disease have ever been recorded. The last human case reported in the UK occurred in 1966.
In accordance with legislation, all cattle on the Surrey premises will be culled, said a government spokesman.
The farm has been under restrictions since late on Thursday when symptoms were reported.
Debby Reynolds, UK Chief Veterinary Officer, confirmed the outbreak after samples were taken from the farm.
She said: "We are trying to form a picture of where the infection may have come from but at the moment it's very early stages."
Gordon Brown is returning to London on Saturday and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn is to break off from his holiday in Italy.
The Cobra committee is to reconvene on Saturday morning to review latest developments.
Ms Reynolds advised farmers across the UK to examine their animals carefully and immediately report anything suspicious.
As well as the 3km protection zone, there is also a 10km surveillance zone where nearby animals are monitored.
The outbreak in 2001 led to between 6.5 million and 10 million animals being destroyed and cost as much as £8.5bn. Many farms and other rural businesses were ruined.
National Farmers' Union President Peter Kendall said of the latest incident: "This is a matter of grave concern. We have an industry still depressed from low prices.
"We have to ensure this is a small isolated incident. We are working with the government to ensure the right steps are taken."
Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of microbiology at Aberdeen University, said: "Speed is of the essence here.
"We have got to really stop this virus spreading, obviously first of all to stamp it out in the locality where it has been identified and then see whether the virus has got anywhere else."
Tim Bonner, from the Countryside Alliance, said: "Even the words 'foot-and-mouth' will send a chill through the spine of every farmer in the country.
"We hope for a better response this time from the government - the last time it was chaos."
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Saudis back US Middle East plans
"We welcome this initiative," said Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal.
The kingdom has no diplomatic relations with Israel, saying previously it would only establish them at the culmination of an Arab-Israeli peace settlement.
Prince Saud was speaking during a rare joint visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
He also announced Saudi Arabia would soon explore the possibility of diplomatic ties with the Shia-led government in Iraq, a move long sought by the US.
Saudi Arabia has recently relaunched a peace plan it first put forward in 2002, and our analyst says its rulers may now feel it is time to show they are serious, although the prince's remarks remained cautious.
"When we get an invitation from the minister [Ms Rice] to attend, when this takes place, we will study it - and we will be keen to attend," he said, speaking in Arabic.
Criticism
Prince Saud said he was "astounded" by recent remarks by US ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad, in which he accused Saudi Arabia of undermining efforts to stabilise war-ravaged Iraq.
Saudi Arabia has not had an embassy in Baghdad since the first Gulf War in 1990, despite pressure from the US after its forces led the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
"My explanation is that he must have been influenced by the atmosphere at the UN when he went to New York" [after serving as US envoy in Baghdad], he said.
Sunni Muslim-ruled Saudi Arabia has criticised the post-Saddam system in Baghdad for reducing Sunni Arab influence and increasing that of regional rival Iran.
Hamas issue
Before the tour began, the US offered a $20bn (£9.9bn) arms package to Arab Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, which is the world's biggest oil-producer.
Ms Rice has now arrived in Jerusalem to have talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
She will also travel to the West Bank, to meet Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas.
It is Ms Rice's first visit since the Hamas movement defeated Fatah to seize control of the Gaza Strip in June.
Hamas, the 2006 Palestinian election winner, refused to sign up to previous peace deals with Israel, and its military victory in Gaza deals a serious blow to Mr Bush's strategic vision of a two states, Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side in peace.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Libya details medic release deal
The Libyan PM strongly condemned Bulgaria for pardoning the medics - who always protested their innocence - as soon as they arrived in the country.
The six were freed last week after Libya reached a deal with the EU.
Libyan officials said on Saturday they had sent a memo to the Arab League calling for action against Sofia as well as a protest to the EU over the pardoning.
The authorities said that Bulgaria was in violation of international law and their bilateral agreement with Libya on prisoner exchange.
Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi revealed details of the agreement that was signed with the EU, which led to the extradition of the nurses and doctor.
Mr Mahmudi said the money primarily had come from Qatar, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic but he did not specify the size of the contributions.
He said France had promised to equip the Benghazi hospital - where the six medics worked and the children were infected - and provide training for Libyan medical staff over five years.
The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says that the EU is set to significantly ease restrictions on visas for citizens, which could see Libyans obtain them within 48 hours.
Earlier this month, Libya commuted to life imprisonment, the death sentences imposed on the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian-born doctor after the families of the infected children agreed to the compensation deal.
The medics' release to Bulgaria was made possible by a deal struck in Tripoli on improving Libya-EU ties, following years of negotiations.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
1st Test England v India
First Test, Lord's, day five:
England 298 & 282 drew with India 201 & 282-9
Scorecard
England were a wicket away from beating India in the first Test when bad light and rain forced a draw at Lord's.
Sourav Ganguly (40) and Dinesh Karthik (60) fell on the last morning to leave the Indians 145-5 chasing 380 but VVS Laxman and Mahendra Dhoni added 86.
Chris Tremlett (3-52), Ryan Sidebottom and Monty Panesar struck after lunch to take England to the brink of victory.
Dhoni (76) and Sree Santh survived 30 balls of spin before poor light forced tea early and there was no more action.
The teams now move on to Nottingham for the second instalment of the three-Test series, starting on Friday.
India will be relieved to still be on level terms after their much-vaunted batting line-up came off second best to the home side's inexperienced bowlers, particularly the pacemen.
The swing movement on offer throughout the game was again evident as Sidebottom got his 12th ball to straighten enough and pin Ganguly in front of off-stump.
James Anderson had problems with his line but he too was celebrating when Karthik chased a full one outside off-stump and Paul Collingwood held on at second slip.
Both bowlers tested Laxman and Dhoni with some short stuff and the latter led something of a charmed life.
He should have been back in the pavilion for 14 when he slashed a short ball from Panesar and Collingwood failed to grasp a chance he would normally swallow up at slip.
The aggressive wicket-keeper/batsman did make cleaner contact on several occasions, cutting a wide Collingwood long-hop and crashing Tremlett through the covers.
Laxman also had a bit of fortune when he slashed at Sidebottom and the ball went over gully for four, but he was much more in control than his partner.
Two orthodox back-foot drives off Tremlett and a pull off Sidebottom were pleasing on the eye and he continued to look good after the break.
After edging the first ball after the resumption through where a third slip should have been he produced trademark wristy strokeplay to dispatch Anderson and Panesar for three runs each through mid-wicket.
Dhoni continued to provide a mixed bag: flaying Anderson through cover-point and Panesar down the ground but almost edging Panesar and Tremlett behind as he reached his fifty off 120 balls.
Surprisingly, Laxman was the man to go, bowled comprehensively off his pad for 39 by one that Tremlett nipped back in and there was another boost for England with the second new ball when a Sidebottom inswinger hit Anil Kumble's pad in line with middle.
Zaheer Khan blocked out 14 balls before his first attempt to play an aggressive stroke resulted in him tickling the ball down the leg-side to wicket-keeper Matt Prior.
With the light fading, Michael Vaughan brought himself on and Dhoni promptly took a liking to him, cracking four boundaries off the skipper's part-time off-spin.
However, he was almost out of partners when RP Singh missed with a heave across the line at Panesar and Santh survived a confident lbw shout from the left-arm spinner.
It was no surprise when the umpires, who had been regularly checking their light meters, asked the question the Indians wanted to hear and their relief was betrayed by the huge roar their fans let out.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Fowler agrees to sign for Cardiff
Robbie Fowler has agreed to join Cardiff on a two-year contract.
The 32-year-old striker was released by Liverpool at the end of last season and has rejected moves to Leicester City and Sydney FC in Australia's A-League.
Fowler will be re-united with Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale, who was in charge at Leeds when he signed from Liverpool for £11m in November 2001.
He is expected to be officially unveiled at a news conference in Cardiff early next week.
"It's taken a lot of hard work but thankfully it's done now," Cardiff manager Dave Jones told BBC Wales Sport.
"I met Robbie on holiday in America, just a chance meeting, and asked him what he was doing.
"He wasn't sure so I went on the internet to check his record and found he wasn't a bad player so I thought we might chase him.
"Peter [Ridsdale] has worked really hard on it and I'm glad he's decided to we are the club he wants to join."
Fowler's arrival at Ninian Park comes just over a week after Cardiff sold last season's top scorer Michael Chopra to Sunderland for £4.5m.
Jones revealed he would have signed Fowler even if Chopra had stayed, and stressed the former England striker still has the hunger to be successful.
"He's certainly got that, that's not in question," added Jones. "And to bank £4.5m for Chopra and then to get Robbie Fowler on a free transfer is good business.
"It puts the club in a healthy position, which is what we've been fighting for over the last 12 months."
Sydney FC had hoped to lure Fowler, and the former England striker was impressed with the set up after travelling to Australia for talks.
But his representative George Scott revealed Sydney were unable to compete financially with the other offers for Fowler.
"The only thing against them is that Robbie is a Premiership player and he is used to Premiership money," said Scott.
"The Premiership is unique in terms of the crazy money it generates and there is nothing in the world that replicates it, not even Spain. That money is well beyond Sydney and the Australian league and we know that.
"It is really a battle between money and quality of life and believe me, quality of life counts for a lot of money. All the money in the world is not going to buy your family's happiness."
Fowler becomes Cardiff's sixth summer signing of the summer, following Trevor Sinclair, Gavin Rae, Steven MacLean, Tony Capaldi and Michael Oakes to Ninian Park.
Jones revealed he still wants to bring another goalkeeper and a striker before the start of the season, but categorically dismissed reports that Cardiff had agreed a £1m deal to sign Blackburn's Francis Jeffers.
"That is a total fabrication of a story," said Jones. "I just do not know where these people get it from.
"Someone asks you a question, you give an answer and all of a sudden two and two becomes 10. It's totally untrue and I find it absolutely amazing."
Fowler made his Liverpool debut as an 18-year-old in 1993, scoring 171 goals in 330 games before joining Leeds for £11m in 2001 and then Manchester City for £6m in 2003.
Fowler returned for a second spell at Anfield in January 2006, although his starting appearances were limited.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Lim Yo-Hwan
Lim Yo-Hwan (Revised Romanization: Im Yo-Hwan; Surname: Lim), known by the pseudonym SlayerS_`BoxeR` (usually shortened to Boxer), is one of the most successful players of the real-time strategy game StarCraft to date. Dubbed Emperor by his legions of admirers, he is the most popular Starcraft player with a fan club of more than 600,000 members and a DVD compilation of his greatest games released in South Korea.
Success
Lim had an impressive record with 500 wins and 336 losses in his professional career. This success has brought him the highest salary of professional gaming, exceeding an annual income of $300,000 US Dollars per year, excluding the 90,000 dollars contributed in endorsements. In 2004 he was voted the greatest gamer of all time by readers of ESReality, one of the most popular western electronic sports websites, and in June 2006 he was included in an MTV list of "The 10 Most Influential Video Gamers Of All Time."[1]
History
Lim first came to fame by dominating professional Starcraft while choosing to use the Terran race at a time when this was seen as a relatively weak choice in comparison to the other two Starcraft races. In fact, Lim admits in an interview that he actually chose Protoss as his race when starting to play early on, but later chose the more defensive Terran race over the offensive Protoss or Zerg. This reign of dominance earned him the nickname the "Terran Emperor". During this early time in his career he innovated heavily, creating many new strategies which are still used today, most notably making much more effective use of the Terran Dropship unit than had been achieved in the past. He also gained a reputation for being able to turn around matches against the odds and having excellent micromanagement (unit control) skills. In contrast, his weakness is thought by some commentators to be poor macromanagement (economy/unit production) skills in comparison to other top-level professional Starcraft players, although his macromanagement has improved over the last few years.
Though he is no longer the dominant force he once was, he was ranked 11th in the April 2006 Korean e-Sports Players Association (KeSPA) rankings, and made it to the finals of the EVER Ongamenet Starleague of late 2004 (losing to iloveoov by three games to two) and the finals of the 2005 So1 OnGameNet Starleague (losing to Anytime by three games to two).
Lim has played professionally since version 1.07 of Starcraft, and has managed to stay competitive by constantly changing his style, and has had a great influence of the development of modern playing styles, especially for Terran players. He is the all-time leader in games played and won. He is a two time OSL champion, MSL champion, two time WCG champion, and former leader of the SK Telecom "T1" team. He is considered to have a strong eye for talent in that position, as he drew Choi Yeon-Sung (iloveOOv), among others, from the amateur ranks. His team has consistently been the strongest in the Proleague. He now leads the Korean Air Force Team.
Last August Lim announced at the MSL group draws that he had received his draft letter from the government, and would be entering the Air Force by the end of the year. He later said he would try his best to return after his 2 and a half years of service.
After Lim joined the Air Force, he started putting his fame to work. After a month and a half an Air Force progaming team was created. Lim found some retired pro-gamers who joined the Air Force before him, including H.O.T-Forever, CLon, ChRh, fOru, Rage, Qoo) Sunny and MuMyung. Together they formed the first military progaming team ever. After 2 months the team was announced, ACE (Airforce Challenge E-sports) was official. ACE is playing in the 2007 ShinHan Proleague.
Major achievements
- Most wins on televised matches and most televised matches (500 and 886)
- Two times World Cyber Games champion (2001, 2002 and the only StarCraft player to do this)
- First player to achieve 100 wins in Ongamenet Starleagues (OSL)
- First player to win more than one OSL (Hanbitsoft 2001, Coca Cola 2001), and only so far to have won two consecutive OSL's
- Longest time to hold first place in KeSPA (Korea e-Sports Association) rankings (17 months)
- The first progamer in the world to earn a record income of over $US 200,000
- Won the first KPGA Tour (now MBC starleague)
- Has finished 2nd in Ongamenet Starleague 4 times (2001 SKY, 2002 SKY, 2004 EVER, 2005 SO1)
- Finished 2nd in the first KT-KTF Premiere league
- KPGA MBC Starleague Champion February 2002 to March 2002
Monday, July 16, 2007
Raymond Lam
Profile
- Real Name: Raymond Lam Wooi Man
- Celebrity Name: Raymond Lam Fung (林峯)
- Vietnamese Name: Lâm Phong
- Nicknames: Fung jai, chocolate
- Birthday : December 8, 1979
- Birthplace: Xiamen, China
- Height : 180 cm (5' 11)
- Weight: 155 lb
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Hobbies: Singing, Dancing
- Talent: Singing, Swimming
- Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
- Record Company: EEG- new contract
Favorites
- Food: Japanese,
- Colours: black, blue, white
- Animals: cats, dogs, horses
- Sports: Swimming, Cycling, Horse Riding, Basketball, Ice Skating
- Actors: Chow Yun Fat, Sean Connery
- Singer: Elvis Presley
- Countries: China (Xiamen), Japan, Italy
- TV Series: Twin of Brothers (大唐雙龍傳)
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Russia pulls out of key arms pact
Russia has been angered by US plans to base parts of a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
The Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty limits the number of heavy weapons deployed between the Atlantic Ocean and the Urals mountains.
A Nato spokesperson said that the alliance's secretary general would "very much regret the decision" if confirmed.
"The allies consider this treaty to be an important cornerstone of European security," he said.
In a separate interview, Nato spokesperson James Appathurai told the BBC the move was "a disappointing step in the wrong direction".
It sets limits for the number of tanks, heavy artillery and combat aircraft, as well as troops, deployed in the region.
The BBC's Europe editor, Mike Saunders, says that the US announcement of its plans for a missile defence shield within Europe was the last straw for Russia.
Mr Putin saw the plans as further unbalancing a treaty that already limits the conventional arms Russia can deploy on its own territory.
The Kremlin maintains that the 1990 treaty is outdated and restricts its ability to move troops around its own territory.
Russia ratified the 1999 revised version, but Nato has not done so.
Nato is first demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces from two breakaway regions with Russia-speaking majorities - Abkhazia in Georgia and Trans-Dniester in Moldova.
Friday, July 13, 2007
TeamLiquid Hamachi StarLeague
Map #2 [Python]
Map #3 [Nemisis]
Map #4 [Ride of the Valkyries]
The players of the HSL are:
Group A
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Argentina to meet Brazil in final
Andres Guardado hit the post as Mexico started well, but Argentina went ahead with a volley from Manchester United's Gabriel Heinze right on half-time.
Lionel Messi doubled the lead with a remarkable goal, lifting the ball home from the right-hand side of the area.
Rafael Marquez brought down Carlos Tevez four minutes later and Juan Roman Riquelme cheekily scored the penalty.
Alfio Basile's side largely outclassed the Mexicans to book their place in Sunday's showpiece encounter at the Jose Pachencho Romero stadium in Maracaibo.
Mexico had started the game well and had the first real chance, Juan Carlos Cacho taking advantage of a defensive mistake only to fire over the crossbar.
Javier Zanetti mis-hit a shot and Tevez fired at keeper Oswaldo Sanchez for Argentina before Guardado rifled against the right-hand post.
Argentina broke the deadlock on half-time, as Riquelme drifted a free-kick into the area and Heinze volleyed home at the far post.
Omar Bravo and Alberto Medina came on for Mexico at the break and they went agonsiginsly close again, Nery Castillo seeing his shot cannon back off the crossbar.
Just as they could see a way back into the game, Barcelona genius Messi put it out of their reach with a moment of pure inspiration.
Collecting Tevez's pass on the right-hand side of the penalty box, Messi cut across the ball to produce an outrageous chip that floated over a stranded Sanchez.
After 65 minutes it was all over, Marquez obstructing Tevez in the area and Riquelme stepping up to audaciously flick home the resulting penalty.
Substitute Rodrigo Palacio fired over when well-placed and Messi saw another effort drift wide as Argentina could have added more towards the end of the game.
They will now bid for a record 15th title when they meet arch rivals Brazil on Sunday.
Mexico must settle for a third-place play-off against Uruguay instead.
Argentina coach Alfio Basile:"It's the last link in the chain and playing in a classic derby against Brazil is the greatest.
"As for Messi's goal, only a genius, a superstar could do this. It was an extraordinary feat that moved everybody."
Mexico coach Hugo Sanchez:"We tried our best, but we must say the opponents were superior.
"There's nothing left but to recognize just how good this Argentina team really is."
Next fixtures (Kick-off times BST):
Saturday 14 July - Third-place play-offUruguay v Mexico (2105)
Sunday 15 July - FinalBrazil v Argentina (2105)