Scott Ferguson

Hewlett-Packard is looking to add an extra layer of virtualization to the data center. On Feb. 27, the Palo Alto, Calif., IT company will expand its Virtual Connect Architecture for its c-Class blade platform with new Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules. In keeping with its blade agenda, HP also announced that it will start to […]

Appro International, an IT company known for producing high-density computer and server clusters, is taking a aim at vertical markets with a new workstation based on dual-core Opteron processors from Advanced Micro Devices. The workstation, which will be based on 64-bit, x86 architecture, will utilize AMD’s Opteron 8000 series dual-core processors. In addition, Appro will […]

In a year of comebacks for once-struggling Sun Microsystems, the company’s server revenue grew 15 percent in 2006, which jolted the company into a tie for third place among the top five vendors, according to the latest IDC study. The survey, which IDC released on Feb. 26, showed Sun increasing its server revenue 24.4 percent […]

The number of server shipments worldwide grew nearly 9 percent in 2006, with Hewlett-Packard leading with 27.5 percent of the market, according to the latest study by Gartner. IBM led the annual survey in terms of revenue, with $16.9 billion worth of server sales in 2006. That number represented a 1.7 percent increase from the […]

Advanced Micro Devices, which announced a change in the pricing structure of several of its dual-core Opteron chips Feb. 7, is preparing to lower the prices on several of its dual-core and single-core desktop Athlon processors. The lower prices will primarily affect the Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker’s dual-core Athlon processors. However, the price restructuring will […]

NEW YORK CITY—In the coming 18 months, virtualization, already a mainstream tool for IT administrators looking to consolidate applications within a data center, will continue to be adopted within enterprises as companies expand the technology to plan for business continuity and create high-availability servers. In addition, virtualization will become more available in desktops and within […]

Advanced Micro Devices, the world’s second-largest maker of PC and server processors, is looking to offer new, lower power-per-watt configurations in its dual-core Opteron server chip line. The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker will release the new power-per-watt configurations, along with new pricing, on Feb. 7, company officials said. They said the new thermal envelopes, combined […]

VMware, which has been a leader in virtualization software in the enterprise, is making a bolder move into the small and midsize business space. The Palo Alto, Calif., company on Feb. 5 is rolling out a bundle of software, along with support, with a price that the VMware officials hope will attract SMBs that face […]

Dell, which has watched as rival Hewlett-Packard has drained away its once dominant market share, announced late on Jan. 31 that its namesake founder will return as the company’s CEO. Michael Dell will return as the company’s CEO immediately, the company said in a statement released Jan. 31. Kevin Rollins, who took over as CEO […]

Despite a recent financial setback, Advanced Micro Devices gained on Intel in the x86 space in the fourth quarter, according to a new analysis by Mercury Research released Jan 31. By the end of the fourth quarter of 2006, AMD held 25.5 percent of the x86 market, an increase of more than 8 percent compared […]

After a four-month beta run, VMware is preparing to release the full version of its Converter 3 virtualization software Jan. 29. The Palo Alto, Calif., company, the leader in x86 server virtualization software, is releasing the full version of its product after beta testing the software since Oct. 2. The software allows automation of physical-to-virtual […]

After years of animosity and public sniping that often came from the highest levels of both companies, a partnership between Sun Microsystems and Intel made too much business sense for the tech giants to ignore. For Sun, the announcement of the partnership Jan. 22 is a way of expanding its growing x86 server business beyond […]