Jeff Burt

Hewlett-Packard continues to lead a global server market that saw some growth in shipments last year but an overall decline in revenues, due in part to the ongoing consolidation of x86 systems in data centers through virtualization, according to Gartner analysts. In a Feb. 26 report, the analysts said that in the fourth quarter 2013, […]

Network-function virtualization and software-defined networking continue to get a lot of attention at the Mobile World Congress 2014 event, with vendors such as Wind River, Alcatel-Lucent and Radware offering new solutions and announcing partnerships. Much of the interest in NFV and SDN at the show comes from service providers, who are looking to move beyond […]

Dell and NetSuite are partnering in a services deal that could prove a boon for both vendors that are looking to extend their presence deeper into the enterprise. Through the partnership, announced Feb. 25, the two companies will create a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that will span from the customers’ data centers to […]

Advanced Micro Devices is unveiling a high-end discrete graphics card for embedded systems that is aimed at such applications as digital signage, medical imaging, commercial aerospace and the military. AMD officials at the Embedded World 2014 show Feb. 25 unveiled the Embedded Radeon E8860 “Adelaar” GPU, which is based on the vendor’s Graphics Core Next […]

Huawei Technologies came to the annual RSA Conference for the first time last year, part of its ongoing efforts to introduce enterprises in the United States to the broad portfolio the giant Chinese tech vendor offers. Huawei officials were back at the RSA show Feb. 24, unveiling the company’s AntiDDoS8000 Series of solutions aimed at […]

Juniper Networks, which has been building out its software-defined networking strategy around its Contrail controller, is expanding its portfolio with complementary hardware, software and services designed to help service providers create more scalable, flexible and automated networking environments. Juniper officials unveiled the offerings at Mobile Word Congress (MWC) 2014 on Feb. 24, saying telecommunications companies […]

Hewlett-Packard is looking to help telecommunications vendors and network operators leverage network-function virtualization technology to respond more quickly to changing demands, more rapidly spin out services for end users, and better compete against more agile competitors like Google, Facebook and Yahoo. The tech giant at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 Feb. 24 unveiled its OpenNFV […]

Qualcomm, the top chip maker for mobile devices, is expanding its portfolio with an eight-core 64-bit offering for high-end smartphones and tablets and a follow-up to its premium Snapdragon 800 lineup, which was introduced last year. Qualcomm officials at the Mobile World Congress 2014 on Feb. 24 unveiled the Snapdragon 615, which officials called the […]

Intel is continuing to push forward with its mobile efforts, launching its newest low-power Atom chip for smartphones and tablets; announcing new and expanded partnerships with Lenovo, Asus, Dell and Foxconn; and talking up the growing adoption of its LTE platform at the Mobile World Congress 2014 show in Barcelona, Spain. Intel executives at the […]

Broadcom and Huawei Technologies will be among the growing number of vendors bringing network-function virtualization offerings to the Mobile World Congress 2014 show this week. Broadcom will demonstrate a new platform designed to enable system makers and third-party vendors to create virtualized network function applications that can migrate across multiple system-on-a-chip (SoC) platforms, bringing greater […]

The next generation of Intel’s NUC mini desktop PC, which will be powered by the company’s 14-nanometer “Broadwell” processor, reportedly will be launched in the fourth quarter. The company later this year will roll out two models of the NUC (Next Unit of Computing) systems running on Intel’s Core i3 or i5 chips based on […]

Dell is joining the Alliance for Wireless Power, one of three vendor organizations that are developing and promoting standards for wirelessly charging electronic devices. The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) is developing a standard called Rezence that uses near-field magnetic resonance technology that proponents said will enable the simultaneous charging of multiple devices, without those […]