Jeff Burt

AUSTIN, Texas—Dell Inc. later this year will begin rolling out desktop PCs based on the BTX configuration, a chassis design aimed at reducing heat and noise problems in the computers. Dell executives, speaking Wednesday to analysts and reporters here, declined to be more specific about the date, but said the design makes sense as processors […]

AUSTIN, Texas—Dells evolution from computer maker to IT solutions provider will pick up speed over the next few years. At Dell Inc.s annual meeting with analysts here Thursday, executives said the company will continue to emphasize its growing businesses outside of PCs as it moves toward its goal of $80 billion in revenue within the […]

AUSTIN, Texas—Officials with Dell Inc. expect the companys strong growth to continue for the foreseeable future. First-quarter revenues are on target to come in at about $13.4 billion, and the computer maker expects to reach its goal of $80 billion in annual sales within the next two or three years, officials said here at a […]

Gateway this week is rolling out a two-way rack-optimized server powered by Intels 64-bit optimized Xeon processor. The 1U (1.75-inch) Gateway 9415 includes three hot-swap bay drives, RAID 5 capabilities and dual redundant power supplies. It offers up to 2MB of Level 2 cache and supports PCI Express I/O technology. Gateway officials are targeting the […]

Mark Hurd is no Carly Fiorina, and that is exactly what the Hewlett-Packard Co. board of directors was looking for in its new CEO. Fiorina arrived at HP six years ago as a rising industry star, a flashy and charismatic personality charged with injecting new energy into a company that seemed out of step with […]

With the introduction last week of five new processors, Intel Corp. has at last completed its transition to a full line of 64-bit chips for its servers. At a press conference last week in San Francisco, Intel unveiled its Xeon MP chips armed with Extended Memory 64 Technology, which enables the chips to run both […]

Savvis Communications Corp. last year launched its hosted data center, giving customers a virtualized environment that offers everything from compute power to storage to networking. Now the St. Louis company is looking to make it easier for businesses to sign on. Savvis this year will begin developing reference architectures for the application environments most greatly […]

Transmeta is ending production of most of its processors, launching an engineer services business and laying off 67 people as part of an expected restructuring of its business model. Transmeta Corp. officials also announced Thursday that Matthew Perry is leaving the company after three years as president and CEO, to be replaced by Arthur Swift, […]

For Mark Hurd, some of this might have a familiar ring. Several years ago, when NCR Corp. was having difficult financial times, many financial analysts suggested that the Dayton, Ohio, company spin off its profitable Teradata data warehousing unit, a move that Hurd, as NCRs president and later CEO, resisted. Instead, he kept the company […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is giving the industry a look at its upcoming chip virtualization technology during a Reviewers Day on Wednesday. The event, in Austin, Texas, is designed to give analysts and software developers a look at “Pacifica” before the first specification of the technology is released next month. The technology is designed to […]

Hewlett-Packard is tapping NCR president and CEO Mark Hurd as its new chief executive. The Palo Alto, Calif., company confirmed the appointment Tuesday afternoon, citing Hurds ability to manage a complex company that, like HP, offers a broad portfolio of products. HP has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday afternoon to discuss Hurds appointment. Hurd, […]

Intel on Tuesday brought 64-bit capabilities to its Xeon MP processors, rolling out five models that offer a range of frequencies and cache sizes. Unveiling the chips at an event in San Francisco, Intel officials were joined onstage by a number of OEMs rolling out new systems powered by the chips. A Microsoft Corp. official […]