Jeff Burt

The disintegrating relationship between Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems continued Sept. 27 when HP officials said they have eliminated Cisco core routers and switches from their six data centers. Instead, those six facilities are running on HP networking gear from its ProCurve business and the technology acquired when HP bought 3Com for $2.7 billion in a […]

IBM is buying Blade Network Technologies in a move that gives it greater networking and cloud capabilities and more ammunition as it competes with the likes of Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems in the burgeoning converged data center space. IBM officials announced Sept. 27 that the company intends to acquire Blade in a deal that is […]

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is still in an acquisitive mood, and he now could be setting his sights on buying a semiconductor company. At a meeting with analysts Sept. 23, as Oracle’s OpenWorld show wound down in San Francisco, Ellison reportedly said his company would be interested in buying a processor company, igniting speculation around […]

Dell has tapped a Cisco Systems executive to run its networking business. Dario Zamarian, who was Cisco’s vice president of systems and network management, will become Dell’s vice president and general manager of its networking platform. The move shows Dell’s interest in the networking side of its business, which is growing in importance as the […]

Marvell Technologies is unveiling a tri-core, ARM-design processor that officials say is aimed at smartphones and tablet PCs. The 1.5GHz Armada 628, announced Sept. 23, will bring strong graphics capabilities and high application performance, according to Marvell officials. The processor offers two high-performance cores designed to run workloads over multiple cores and a third ultra-lower […]

Advanced Micro Devices is following rival Intel in predicting weaker-than-expected sales in the third quarter. AMD officials on Sept. 23 said they expect sales for the quarter will come in 1 to 4 percentage points lower than the $1.65 billion the company garnered in the second quarter. During the second-quarter earnings announcement, AMD officials said […]

As the computer industry continues chasing Moore’s Law and components continue to shrink, the march continues to the inevitable end point: the atom. IBM researchers say they now have made a significant breakthrough that brings the industry a step closer to that end point. In an article that will be published Sept. 24 in Science […]

Cisco Systems is rolling out a host of new products aimed at helping SMBs grow their businesses, improve security and reduce their costs. Cisco on Sept. 22 rolled out eight new products, including several networking switches, IP phones, and video cameras and software. The products are designed to help smaller businesses navigate their way through […]

Advanced Micro Devices officials have always seen price as a key differentiator in the company’s competition with much larger rival Intel. That mindset can be seen in the latest desktop PC processors unveiled by AMD Sept. 21, one of which is the six-core Phenom II X6 1075 processor. The processor includes AMD’s Turbo Core, a […]

Hewlett-Packard is unveiling a private cloud offering based on its BladeSystem Matrix integrated data center solution that is designed specifically for Oracle applications. HP’s Private Cloud Solutions for Oracle Applications are designed to enable businesses to quickly deploy Oracle software, including PeopleSoft Enterprise, Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Middleware. Announced Sept. 20, the offering […]

Intel officials are looking to pilot a program designed to let desktop PC users boost the power of their processors for a $50 fee. The program, in which the user would have to buy a card that includes a security key that can be used over the Internet to unlock certain features, is getting battered […]

Polycom, which has seen rivals like Cisco Systems and Avaya grow their reach in the unified communications space, is making high-profile moves of its own, reorganizing its business strategy and revamping its executive lineup. The biggest name to come to Polycom is Joseph Burton, CTO for Cisco’s UC business since 2007. On Sept. 20, Burton […]