Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard Co. are each offering new thin-client computing technologies, but they're giving users different choices: server-based clients versus ones that are supported by rack-mounted blade PCs.
Unisys CEO Joe McGrath Wednesday detailed a strategy for improving his company's bottom line, including one initiative that involves making security systems developed for the government available to the private sector.
A deal announced Tuesday between Unisys and NEC to produce high-end servers may lead to a migration from the mainframe ClearPath CMOS processor to Intel-based chips.
In 2007, scientists will begin smashing protons and ions together in a massive, multinational experiment to understand what the universe looked like tiny fractions of a second after the Big Bang. The particle accelerator used in this test will release a vast flood of data on a scale unlike anything seen before, and for that scientists will need a computing grid of equally great capability.
Gartner analysts believe that most IT managers focus on technologies likely to affect their enterprises within 18 months or so -- not three years or a decade out. But that doesn't mean they're not interested in a future that, as seen by Gartner, includes sensor-rich devices and robots.
A top Hewlett-Packard Co. official has put to rest speculation, which came with Mark Hurd's appointment as CEO last spring, that the company might spin off divisions or fundamentally shift its technology direction.
Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd said that his company will "double down" its commitment to its server storage management software businesses, and he offered up a long-range vision of IT that includes automated data centers.
Citrix Systems has released a 64-bit version of its flagship product, which it says will enable users to significantly increase server workloads and reduce hardware needs.
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) has released a code of ethics and business practices that's designed to help companies improve outsourcing contracting and management.
Sun Microsystems on Tuesday released its UltraSparc IV+ processor, the first upgrade to its Sparc chip line in 18 months, and unveiled five new servers. Customers who upgrade their hardware will see a performance gain that's nearly twice as fast as the UltraSparc IV chip. In many cases, customers will be able make the change with a card swap.
Water-cooled server racks remain a rare thing in data centres. But IBM's move to offer an add-on water-cooling unit for its Intel-based xSeries servers and other systems should increase the technology's visibility as a potential solution to heat problems.
Arguing that computing power is no different than electric power, Sun Microsystems said it will allow users to buy CPU cycles on an hourly basis, either directly from Sun or through an electronic trading market.
IBM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard and Intel have combined forces to improve open-source grid development efforts and accelerate grid business adoption.
Demand for certain types of disk drives used on Intel-based servers may be running ahead of industry supply. At least that's been the case for Hewlett-Packard, which has been forced to delay shipments of some servers.
Now that IBM has decided to sell its PC division to China-based Lenovo Group, the company must now try to keep its corporate and government customers -- who helped make IBM the third largest PC vendor in the world -- from moving off of its standard-setting brand.
