Servers

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...

After four straight years of declining revenue, Sun Microsystems said Wednesday it plans to cut 4,000 to 5,000 jobs in the next six months. The layoffs are part of a series of cost-cutting measures the company's board of directors approved to stimulate growth and a return to consistent profitability...

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...

Windows has overcome Unix to claim the server sales crown for the first time, according to IDC's latest Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. The Windows server market continued to show solid growth, with factory revenues increasing by 4.7 percent year over year. Overall, Windows servers accounted for...

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 ...