Jeff Burt

Hewlett-Packard officials are looking to clarify details in a new company policy regarding firmware updates for its ProLiant servers that has generated significant negative backlash in the media and on social networks. In a blog post earlier in the week, Mary McCoy, vice president of support technology services for HP servers, wrote that as of […]

Pertino a year ago came out of stealth mode with a limited release of its namesake cloud-based networking technology that enables organizations to spin up secure networks over the Internet and manage them through a single interface. After a year in beta, the company’s Cloud Network Engine is now generally available. The technology leverages cloud […]

Intel, a year after unveiling its own distribution of the Apache Hadoop, is introducing a suite of open-source software designed to make it easier for organizations to gain actionable insight from their big data environments. The Intel Data Platform expands on the chip maker’s Hadoop distribution by giving enterprises tools to improve reliability and security […]

Samsung Electronics is joining the OpenPower Foundation, a group founded by IBM and four other tech vendors to expand the reach of Big Blue’s Power chip architecture in the data center. Samsung will join IBM, search giant Google, GPU-maker Nvidia, networking vendor Mellanox Technologies and server and motherboard maker Tyan as members of the group, […]

Cisco Systems continues to be battered by a shaky global economic environment in emerging markets even as the networking giant expands its reach in the data center and pushes its transition into areas such as mobile, security, the cloud and the Internet of everything. Cisco reported Feb. 12 that revenues in the fiscal 2014 second […]

By the time Big Switch Networks rolled out its first software-defined networking products in November 2012, the company was among the better known startups looking to gain traction in a burgeoning part of the enterprise networking market. In an SDN space that even now is still sorting itself out, the vendor was a vocal advocate […]

Cray is getting contracts worth more than $40 million from the Department of Defense for supplying three supercomputers and two high-end storage systems. Under one contract, Cray will bring an XC30 supercomputer and a Sonexion storage system to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, according to […]

Polycom is addressing the increasing demands in video conferencing for cloud-based and virtualized software solutions with new offerings designed to make it easier to buy and deploy the technologies in its RealPresence platform. At the same time, the company is returning to its hardware roots with a massive immersive room system designed to challenge rival […]

Aruba Networks is expanding its outdoor WiFi portfolio with new 802.11ac access points that are easy to install and can withstand environmental issues such as rain, heat and high humidity. Aruba officials are rolling out the company’s new 270 Series access points, which are designed to bring enterprise-grade wireless connectivity to such public outdoor areas […]

ARM, which last year unveiled the Cortex-A12 chip design aimed at midrange smartphones and tablets, is introducing the next iteration that officials expect will be in mobile devices next year. ARM on Feb. 11 announced the Cortex-A17, which officials said will bring high-end features to mobile devices at midrange prices and will offer up to […]

Broadcom is developing chipsets that officials said will make it easier for device makers to bring 4G connectivity to low-cost smartphones. Company officials said the new reference platform, which supports Google’s Android 4.4 “KitKat” mobile operating system, is in development now and will be part of Broadcom’s larger presentation of its mobile technologies during the […]

Hewlett-Packard will no longer provide firmware updates for ProLiant servers unless the systems’ care is covered by a warranty, Care Pack Service or a support agreement, according to officials. Previously, any customer with an x86-based ProLiant system—whether or not it was covered by a warranty—was able to get firmware updates for free. However, as of […]