Servers

Sun Microsystems showed off new server technology at a press event in New York this week where the firm took the opportunity to tout growth in its server business over consecutive quarters. As a backdrop to talk about its path to a positive future, Sun announced new Sparc-based Sun Fire workgroup s...

Amid its pretexting controversy and board shakeup this week, HP on Thursday said it has revamped its entire line of HP Integrity servers with more powerful models. The new machines boast more than twice the performance of the previous generation of HP Integrity servers, according to the company. Tha...

Intel unveiled its newest chips this week in announcing its new "Tulsa" server processors, the latest dual-core, 64-bit Xeon chips from the company. The firm also announced that its "Merom" mobile processors are now shipping to notebook manufacturers including Dell for its recently acquired Alienwar...

IBM this week revealed five new, higher-end, Opteron-based server systems for increased energy efficiency. The releases further highlight the company's commitment to Advanced Micro Devices' server processor products. IBM said its AMD-based server expansion, to include x86 blade servers with new IBM ...

Hewlett-Packard, like other leading server vendors IBM and Dell, sees a server future that is thin, cool and efficient as the blade server market continues to grow at a steady pace. Thanks to cost-savings, scalability and manageability, thin blade servers are appealing not only to typical, larger hi...

Intel rolled out its new server processors this week with hopes of stemming market gains by rival Advanced Micro Devices' popular Opteron server chips. Intel's new dual-core Xeon 5100s, previously codenamed "Woodcrest," are the first Core microprocessors to hit the market. They represent a big step ...

Computing heavyweight Hewlett-Packard is touting new blade server technology that it hopes will serve to ease management of more modular blades, which are also more energy-efficient and cooler thanks to new technology. HP said the BladeSystem c-Class took three years to develop, and centers on the t...

Virtualization technology is becoming a hot topic in the software arena, and now Microsoft is upping the ante with its promise to use VT to reduce the cost and complexity of IT management. Microsoft on Monday announced it has committed significant resources to making virtualization more broadly acce...

Dell announced along with its lackluster first quarter financial results this week plans to sell enterprise servers powered by Advanced Micro Devices processors. The new high-end, multi-processor servers from the world's largest PC manufacturer will feature AMD Opteron chips and will be available be...

IBM is trying to prove that its powerful, multi-tasking Cell computer chip is not just about fun and games. The company, whose Cell chips will be incorporated into the next-generation PlayStation 3 from Cell collaborator Sony, announced this week a new family of blade computing systems -- thin, ligh...

In a bid for mobile business customers, RealNetworks this week unveiled its next generation Helix Server. The Helix Server Unlimited is Real's enterprise solution for delivering streaming experience to wired, and now, wireless devices. The new version supports 3GPP technology. That allows enterprise...

Sun Microsystems unveiled its updated UltraSPARC T1 processor this week, touting multi-threading technology that cuts power use for ecological and economic benefit. The new chip, formerly code-named "Niagara," will power Sun's new line of Sun Fire servers, to be released by the end of the year. The ...

Microsoft this week unveiled SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 for developers and enhanced BizTalk Server 2006, claiming the new software delivered "unprecedented integration" between server infrastructure and developer tools. The company said SQL Server 2005 and its database technology would allo...

Hewlett-Packard announced today that it has added an HP-UX blade server to its Itanium arsenal, a move that gives it a slight edge over IBM, one analyst said. "When you compare where they were Monday vs. where they are today, this does give HP salespeople something in their kit bag which not only di...

Dell in Midst of x86 Battle

Dell yesterday said it has added multi-core technology from Intel to its portfolio of dual-socket servers and workstations. Meanwhile, AMD also said yesterday that IBM, HP, and Sun are using its new dual-core Opteron. The announcements undoubtedly heighten the competition between AMD and rival Intel...

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