Jeff Burt

Rajiv Goel, the former Intel executive charged in a massive Wall Street insider trading case, has pleaded guilty to two charges. Goel made his plea Feb. 8 in U.S. District Court in New York. The guilty plea was expected after federal prosecutors filed papers Feb. 4 saying Goel was waiving indictment, an indication that a […]

IBM is rolling out the first systems based on its new Power7 processors, setting the stage for a new round of competition in the rapidly changing high-end server space. IBM will officially unveil the four new Power7 systems at an event Feb. 8 in New York. At about the same time, at a press conference […]

In 2006, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer told state officials and private companies that he no longer wanted the Rocky Mountain region in the Upper Midwest to be the great American supercomputing desert. Schweitzer saw high tech as a way of revitalizing the region’s economy, attracting businesses and creating jobs, and doing so while minimizing the […]

It took a little longer than expected, but Intel officials have finally released “Tukwila,” the next-generation Itanium processor that offers significant advances in performance and scalability and a host of features that improve everything from virtualization capabilities to reliability. A week after announcing that the company had begun shipping Tukwila-now called the Itanium 9300 series-Intel […]

Rajiv Goel, the former Intel executive named in a massive Wall Street insider trading scandal, could plead guilty to charges as early as Feb. 8, according to published reports. Federal prosecutors filed papers Feb. 4 in U.S. District Court in New York indicating that the 51-year-old, who was placed on administrative leave after his arrest […]

Intel is bringing its vPro platform to its new Core processors, a move aimed at making it easier for businesses to secure and manage the systems. Intel announced Feb. 4 that it will put the vPro technology in its 32-nanometer dual-core Core i5 and i7 chips, which the company officially rolled out at the CES […]

Global IT spending will increase 3 percent in 2010, with much of that growth coming in such emerging markets as China and India, according to research firm IDC. In a report issued Feb. 3, IDC analysts said that continued worries around the global recession as well as tight cash and credit flow will hold down […]

IBM is opening a data center that officials say offers customers a way to improve their IT operations while driving down capital and operational costs. The new facility, in Raleigh, N.C., dovetails with IBM’s larger Smarter Planet initiative, having been built with such new computing models as cloud computing in mind, in a modular fashion […]

With Sun Microsystems now in the fold, Oracle officials are in the process of deciding which Sun projects to continue and which to cancel. Sun’s Project Darkstar, an open-source effort to design a more scalable, flexible and easier-to-program architecture for massively multiplayer online games, is one of the casualties. The shutting down of the project […]

Intel is looking to quickly expand the number of its 32-nanometer “Westmere” processors, and will offer a six-core version for both two-socket servers and high-end desktops. In addition, the company will roll out a dual-core chip for mainstream desktops and mobile PCs. Intel will present papers on the upcoming Westmere offerings at the International Solid […]

Intel is finally shipping the much delayed “Tukwila,” the latest generation of its high-end Itanium processor. In a blog posting Feb. 2, Intel officials said the company had begun revenue shipments of the quad-core Tukwila, which they said more than doubles the performance of the current “Montecito” Itanium processor. The chip also adds a host […]

Cisco Systems will add 2,000 to 3,000 jobs over the next few quarters as it continues to push into new markets and as officials see the economic recovery gaining steam, according to CEO John Chambers. Chambers’ comments came Feb. 3 during the conference call with analysts and journalists announcing the company’s solid fiscal 2010 second-quarter […]