Jeff Burt

Unisys is working on a new server architecture that will use virtualization and management software to unite its Intel-based and legacy mainframe platforms on the same systems. The architecture, announced June 27 and planned for release later next year, will respond to what Unisys officials say is a growing trend toward more scale-up environments—where customers […]

Intel is preparing to launch its long-awaited dual-core Itanium 2 processor, dubbed “Montecito,” in July, the latest attempt by the giant chip maker to re-establish its technological dominance in the server space. Intel will announce the chip at an event in San Francisco July 18, according to two sources close to the company. An Intel […]

Platform Computing is aiming to help financial analysts with the latest version of its grid software, Symphony 3. The Toronto companys software enables users to decouple their applications from their hardware environments. Symphony runs on Platform EGO (Enterprise Grid Orchestrator), which enables users to virtualize their hardware and share all the IT resources for applications. […]

IBM continues to dominate the list of the fastest supercomputers in the world, with four of the top 10 computers on the list and almost half of the top 500. In addition, x86 technology—mostly from Intel, but a growing number from rival Advanced Micro Devices—continues to gain share on the semiannual Top500 rankings, released June […]

Fujitsu Computer Systems is joining the long list of systems makers who are putting Intels new Xeon processors into their servers. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company announced on June 27 five new Primergy systems running on both the Xeon 5000 (code-named Dempsey) and 5100 (“Woodcrest”) chips from Intel. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker released the […]

Unisys is working on a new server architecture that will use virtualization and management software to unite its Intel-based and legacy mainframe platforms on the same systems. The new architecture, announced June 27, will respond to what Unisys officials say is a growing trend toward a more scale-up environment—where customers put more workloads on fewer, […]

A company that specializes in bringing remote access capabilities to the health care industry is looking to use virtualization technology to give businesses an easier and more cost-effective alternative to such traditional methods as VPNs and Web portals. Sentillion on June 26 is rolling out vThere, a product that essentially virtualizes the desktop image and […]

Hewlett-Packard in August will begin shipping a blade server for the high-performance computing space based on its new BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. The HPC BladeSystem c-Class, introduced June 26 at the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, Germany, offers 4X DDR InfiniBand support in the midplane, which also features 5TB per second of throughput. The InfiniBand technology […]

IBM is adding more than 15 teraflops of computing power to its three supercomputing-on-demand centers as the company adjusts to growing demands on the service. The Armonk, N.Y., company will add more computing power to the Blue Gene supercomputing systems in the centers, as well as more BladeCenter blade systems powered by Advanced Micro Devices […]

VMware and Intel are combining forces in a program designed to encourage software developers to build their applications for virtualized environments on Intels Xeon platform. The two companies launched the Virtualize ASAP program June 21 with the goal of streamlining the software development process by optimizing tuning, feedback and technology for virtualized environments. The idea […]

Hewlett-Packard is taking another step in its companywide restructuring plans with the integration of its global operations into its business groups. The realignment, announced June 20, is designed to give each of the three business groups—Imaging and Printing, Personal Systems, and Technology Solutions—greater accountability over their operations while still maintaining companywide involvement for greater efficiency. […]

Blade system vendor Verari Systems has a new CEO and announces plans to roll out a host of new technologies in 2006 that are designed to enhance flexibility and resource utilization in the data center. The San Diego-based company on June 20 said former EMC executive David Wright is taking over as CEO of Verari, […]