<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>transaction processing · michaelprimeaux.com</title><link>https://michaelprimeaux.com/en/tags/transaction-processing/</link><description>Parallel and Distributed Systems</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><managingEditor>michael@michaelprimeaux.com (Michael Primeaux)</managingEditor><webMaster>michael@michaelprimeaux.com (Michael Primeaux)</webMaster><copyright>&#169; 2026 Michael Primeaux</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:06:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://michaelprimeaux.com/en/tags/transaction-processing/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><image><url>https://michaelprimeaux.com/sixafter-logo-150x150.png</url><title>michaelprimeaux.com</title><link>https://michaelprimeaux.com/en/</link></image><item><title>Tribute to Honor Jim Gray</title><link>https://michaelprimeaux.com/en/posts/2007-11-23-tribute-to-honor-jim-gray/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:06:00 +0000</pubDate><author>michael@michaelprimeaux.com (Michael Primeaux)</author><guid>https://michaelprimeaux.com/en/posts/2007-11-23-tribute-to-honor-jim-gray/</guid><description>A dear friend and former colleague (opens in a new window) notified me of an upcoming event for Jim. From Werner Vogels‘ (opens in a new window) site:</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A 
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 notified me of an upcoming event for Jim. From 
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<p>On May 31 2008 a tribute will be held at UC Berkeley to honor 
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, who went 
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 during a solo sailing trip in January of this year. Although Jim is listed as missing, and will be until 2011, a Tribute be held to honor him before too much time has passed. There are two parts to this event:</p>
<p>The morning event, which will be in a very large hall, is open and public; the technical session, which is in a smaller hall, and for which you need to register. More details at the 
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<p>I expect to attend.</p>
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