Advanced Micro Devices announced six-core Opteron chips, which make them the fastest server chips the company has released to date. …
Microsoft targets Windows, Linux management
Microsoft opened its annual management confab saying it would ship the next version of Operations Manager by the end of …
EMC, Symantec kick-off security barrage
With the RSA Conference cranking up, EMC’s security division RSA and Symantec rolled out security product releases. Symantec also said …
VMware’s version of flexibility doesn’t include Microsoft Hyper-V
VMware promises new levels of flexibility in the data center with vSphere, its cloud operating system, but is still promoting …
Mobile’s future is in links, ex-Nokia CTO says
The standard architecture that will realize the promise of mobile phones won't be hardware or software but a cloud-based platform …
Trend Micro expands SaaS security strategy
Trend Micro expanded its software-as-a service strategy to reach a wider range of business customers while taking steps to keep …
Inside HP Labs: 8 cool projects
Innovation is both an exciting, revolutionary event and a mundane step-by-step process. For every remarkable, headline-making discovery — flash memory! …
Microsoft to present open source blueprint for down economy
Microsoft plans to use this week's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) to outline its move into the next phase of …
New blade server is key to Cisco data center plan
Cisco Systems Inc. has unveiled its first blade server, which will serve as the centerpiece of a system the company …
What Cisco’s UCS means to management vendors?
Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) launch earlier this week impacted several vendors across the management software market. Not only did …
Windows Azure goes down for early adopters
Users of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure cloud-computing network suffered an overnight outage over the weekend during which their applications being …
Cisco competitors downplay new blade server
Cisco introduced a blade server that is based on future Intel Nehalem processors and includes memory improvements to support applications …
Cisco’s data-center push holds promise, perils
Cisco Systems' move into the heart of data centers, expected to be laid out at an event next Monday, holds …
Microsoft tests Intel Atom netbook processor for ‘green’ servers
Microsoft Corp. researchers are experimenting with low-powered servers using Intel Corp.'s inexpensive, efficient Atom processors designed for netbooks. Though slow …
Ballmer: Azure ready for release by end of year
Microsoft Corp. plans to release its Windows Azure cloud-computing platform before the end of the year, CEO Steve Ballmer said. …
Managing software assets
The current climate of company mergers and downsizing is putting CIOs under pressure to keep the lid on software costs …
Windows 7 Will Not Sway XP Users
The chances of Windows 7 suddenly winning over Windows XP users in droves are slim to none. Windows 7 is …
Google Launches M-Lab Measurement Tools
Google launched a new public service aimed at testing your ISP's practices and performance. The Internet community has been struggling …
Turning up the heat to save energy
The temperature's rising in online brokerage Scottrade Inc. 's data center — and that's a good thing. The move has …
IBM introduces LotusLive
IBM has introduced LotusLive, which it describes as a portfolio of integrated Internet-hosted services for social networking and collaboration in …