Jeff Burt

It was a muddied, busy and, at times, confusing world for hardware makers and their customers before Microsoft Corp. came out with its Windows operating system. Without a standard software platform to build on, OEMs were forced to build not only their machines but also components specific to the various programs out on the market. […]

Silicon Graphics Inc. next week will introduce a redesign of its Altix server line based on a bladed form factor. The new line will kick off with the unveiling of the Altix 4000 platform at the SuperComputing 2005 show in Seattle. The new system will become generally available late in the first quarter, said Jill […]

Hewlett-Packard Co.s upcoming Itanium-based blade server is the latest step toward what the OEM views as the next wave in blade computing, where more and more data center components are offered in a bladed fashion. The Palo Alto, Calif., company last week unveiled the Integrity BL60p, the first blade system to run on Intel Corp.s […]

Vendors are rolling out new hardware and software aimed at driving adoption of server-based computing architectures. Concerns over the platforms—thin clients in particular, but also PC blades—have focused on poor desktop experiences for users. However, new offerings from companies such as Hewlett-Packard Co., ClearCube Technology Inc. and Wyse Technology Inc. are aimed at giving users […]

Systems maker Appro International Inc. is planning an on-demand supercomputing service aimed at the oil and gas industry. The companys Compute on Demand Center, housed in CyrusOnes data center in Houston, will enable businesses to access large amounts of compute power for their compute-intensive applications without having to buy more systems. CyrusOne is an IT […]

A new server vendor this week launched its first systems, the cornerstones of the companys vision of a highly flexible and dynamic data center infrastructure. Officials with Fabric7 Systems Inc. claim that the new Q160 and Q80 systems, combined with the partitioning and management capabilities from the Mountain View, Calif., company, will help build data […]

Thin-client vendor Wyse Technology Inc. is continuing its migration away from appliances and toward software. Wyse President and CEO John Kish is in New York Wednesday to unveil a host of software offerings and partnerships designed to drive forward server-based computing, an increasingly competitive space that has yet to gain wide acceptance. Server-based computing—in particular, […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. early next year will begin shipping a new blade server that runs on Intel Corp.s Itanium 2 processor and runs the HP-UX 11i operating system. The two-way Integrity BL60p will broaden HPs BladeSystem offerings, which currently run on Xeon chips from Intel and Opteron processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. It also grows […]

Virtual Iron Software Inc. is rolling out the next generation of its virtualization and data center management software with broader processor and platform support. Virtual Iron Version 2.0 supports Advanced Micro Devices Inc.s Opteron processor and IBMs BladeCenter blade server environments. The moves are the latest step by the Lowell, Mass., startup as it works […]

IBM is bringing Neterion Inc.s 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology to its xSeries servers. The two companies announced Monday that IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., will deploy Neterions Xframe II Ethernet adapters in its x366, 260 and 460 servers. “This is the beginning of something very big, a move to 10G,” said Tom Bradicich, chief technology officer […]

Intel Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its dual-core processor for systems running four or more chips, and more than a dozen OEMs rolled out new or enhanced servers based on the technology. The new Xeon 7000 Series, formerly codenamed “Paxville MP,” is the first to ship with Intels chip-level virtualization technology, although officials dont expect end […]

Services will be a key to Xerox Corp.s future as it grows beyond its roots as a printer and copier company, according to its top executive. In an interview here last week, Chairman and CEO Anne Mulcahy said that since Xerox initiated its push into the services arena three years ago with the launch of […]