Jeff Burt

Server revenue and shipments in the third quarter showed steep declines over the same period in 2008, but it was the growth over the second quarter that caught the attention of Gartner analysts. According to Gartner numbers released Nov. 30, server revenues in the third quarter were $10.7 billion, a 15.5 percent drop over the […]

Starent Networks has removed at least some of the legal hurdles in the way of Cisco Systems’ efforts to buy the company. Starent on Nov. 27 settled a class action lawsuit that was filed by shareholders unhappy with the proposed $2.9 billion acquisition by Cisco, which was announced Oct. 13. The suit, which was filed […]

Hewlett-Packard is looking to brings its converged data center technologies to computing environments running Microsoft offerings, including the newly launched Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2. HP on Nov. 30 unveiled a host of reference architectures and services under its Converged Infrastructure umbrella designed to make it easier for businesses to bring their […]

Sun Microsystems is continuing to push its virtualization capabilities, this time with a new version of its VirtualBox software that lets users move running virtual machines between a variety of different host systems. VirtualBox 3.1, introduced Nov. 30, offers what Sun officials call “teleportation” capabilities. The software enables businesses to move a running VM between […]

Days after announcing the sale of its optical networking and carrier Ethernet units, officials with bankrupt Nortel Networks are saying that another piece of their business is being sold. Nortel announced Nov. 25 that it is selling its GSM/GSM-R business to Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson and Kapsch CarrierCom AG, who jointly won the bidding for […]

Hang Up and Eat: Intel’s Mobile Device Etiquette for the Holidays Not at the Table More than half of those surveyed (52 percent) would be offended if someone at the dinner table secretly tried to use an Internet-enabled device. The Toilets OK Regardless of issues surrounding hygiene, awkward accommodations and awkward moments, 75 percent said […]

Intel and Dell are among a number of technology vendors involved in an initiative to greatly expand the reach of broadband Internet connectivity to underserved and rural areas in the United States. The Every Citizen Online project, headed by the Connected Nation organization, is seeking $24 million in federal stimulus money to fund the initiative, […]

The global semiconductor market may be wrapping up one of its worst years ever, but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been, according to market research company iSuppli. In numbers released Nov. 23, iSuppli analysts said 2009 revenue will fall by 12.4 percent-more than $32 billion-compared with 2008, and only one of the […]

The problems of power, cooling and space costs that have dogged data center administrators over the past few years will only get worse in 2010, according to analyst firm Gartner. Given that, the onus will be put on the data center managers to figure out how to soften the blow on their companies, Gartner analysts […]

IBM officials are saying the company plans to continue manufacturing and selling its Cell processor, refuting rumors circulating on the Internet that the technology was being killed. The future of the Cell processor has been a topic of speculation on the Web since a Nov. 19 report from the German Website Heise Online quoted an […]

Not everyone is impressed by IBM researchers’ claim that they are on track to develop a supercomputer that can simulate the human brain. At the Supercomputing show Nov. 18, IBM scientists said they had reached two milestones by simulating a brain similar to that of a cat. In their presentation, the researchers also said they […]

3Com is looking to create a single enterprise networking layer by integrating wired and wireless networking into a single solution. 3Com, which is in the process of being bought by Hewlett-Packard, is rolling out its H3C UNA (Unified Network Access) portfolio, which officials said has been built from the ground up and will include a […]