Test version of Windows XP SP2 releasedMicrosoft released an updated test version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and said it is on track to deliver the security-focused update in the third quarter. The long-awaited Release Candidate 2 version of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP was made available to beta testers.Infineon chip cuts standby power use A new chip designed by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG promises to significantly reduce the power consumption of numerous consumer products and portable computing devices operating in standby mode. Standby power consumption of devices equipped with the new Coolset F3 chip is one-third lower than that of competitors’ products, the Munich-based chip maker said.Linux InfiniBand effort launchedA group of users and technology vendors led by Sun Microsystems, Dell, and Intel launched an effort to make the InfiniBand input/output architecture easier to use with Linux, company officials said. The effort, called the OpenIB Alliance, will work to build a common set of software utilities and InfiniBand hardware drivers as well as implement a number of networking protocols, including IP over InfiniBand, and the MPI (Message Passing Interface) protocol used in high-performance computing. Technology Industry