Jeff Burt

Hewlett-Packards line of ProLiant servers running on Advanced Micro Devices Opteron chips is getting a speed bump. The Palo Alto, Calif., computer maker is upgrading all of its AMD-based systems with the latest dual-core Opterons, which offer a jump in frequency from 2.4GHz to 2.6GHz. The new chips, unveiled by AMD earlier this month, are […]

Silicon Graphics is rolling out a blade server designed to speed up compute-intensive applications in the high-performance computing space. The RASC RC100 blade takes advantage of new FPGA (field-programmable gate array) technology from Xilinx; SGIs own servers and technology added to that can offer significant improvements in the performance of applications used in such fields […]

Fujitsu Computer Systems in October unveiled a two-socket Opteron-based blade server that could be combined to make a four-way system. In the next quarter, the company will roll out a version of the Primergy BX630 that can be combined to make an eight-socket system. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company was able to take advantage of the […]

As server virtualization becomes more mainstream in the x86 space, technology vendors are beginning to look at other areas the technology can be applied to. At the Intel Developer Forum here, Intel unveiled plans to extend its Intel Virtualization Technology beyond the system level and into the interconnect. The Santa Clara, Calif., companys move follows […]

For its telecommunications customers, Sun Microsystems is planning to roll out blade servers powered by Advanced Micro Devices Opteron chips and Suns own UltraSPARC T1 processors. In an interview at the companys Santa Clara, Calif., headquarters, David Yen, executive vice president of Suns Scalable Systems Group, said the Opteron-based Netra server will launch in the […]

IBM officials say theyve found a method for speeding up the way large computer networks retrieve and share information by as much as 600 percent, a move that could impact data-intensive, high-performance computing environments. For its “Project Fastball,” IBM used the combination of the compute power of ASC Purple, the massive IBM-designed Blue Gene supercomputer […]

SAN FRANCISCO—As server virtualization becomes more mainstream in the x86 space, technology vendors are beginning to look at what other areas the principles of the technology can be applied. At the Intel Developer Forum here, Intel unveiled plans to extend its Intel Virtualization Technology beyond the system level and into the interconnect. The Santa Clara, […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Server makers are giving kudos to Intel for advances made in the area of performance and energy efficiency in its new chip architecture, and are planning major product launches around the upcoming Woodcrest server processor due out in the third quarter. In interviews here at the Intel Developer Forum during the week of March […]

IBM is expanding the number of low-end volume systems in its Express Portfolio in North America and offering introductory price discounts of up to 10 percent in an effort to woo more SMB customers. Previously, IBMs Express Portfolio—aimed at helping channel partners get IBM products to SMBs (small and midsize businesses) quickly and ready to […]

SAN FRANCISCO—As Intel prepares to roll out the next generations of processors based on its new Core Architecture, officials are commenting on what the company is doing to enhance such areas as hardware-level virtualization and quad-core chips. Speaking here at the Intel Developer Forum on March 7, Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager […]

Editors note: Due to a printer error, this story didnt appear on Page 11 in the Feb. 27 issue as intended. Here is a shortened version of the story. The full story can be found on eWEEK.com. Hewlett-packard CEO Mark Hurd is receiving accolades from industry experts for orchestrating the companys finances during his first […]

Intels Itanium chip, which has been hobbled over the past 11 years by poor performance, delayed releases and bad press, is undergoing a rejuvenation of sorts. Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., is gearing up for the next generation of the chip to be released in the middle of 2006, while a group of OEMs […]