Cross country runners fight for Big Ten births (Daily Illini)
It's that time of the year again - when collegiate cross country is competing at the highest level and runners give their all for success in the Big Ten, Midwest and National championships. For some members of the Illinois men's and women's cross country teams, however, Friday will be the conclusion of their individual season.

Little-known Bailin now top of Iowa cross-country (The Daily Iowan)
At the beginning of the 2008 men's cross-country season, Larry Wieczorek found himself looking for missing pieces to a puzzle. With the Hawkeyes returning All-American Eric MacTaggart, Andy Napier, and Jesse Luciano, along with the off-season acquisition of blue-chip recruit Nick Holmes, Wieczorek's squad came into the season with high expectations.

VMware Virtualization Platform Helps Independence Blue Cross (SYS-CON Media)
VMware has announced that Independence Blue Cross (IBCis using VMware's industry-leading datacenter virtualization and management suite, VMware Infrastructure 3, to improve the efficiency of its business operations. IBC covers 3.4 million members and processes more than 32 million claims each year. As the company has grown, IBC found its computing environment becoming increasingly cumbersome and ...