Jeff Burt

Unisys Corp. is bringing Linux to its ES7000 line of Intel Corp.-based systems. At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco Monday, Unisys announced that it can now run Linux operating systems from Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc.s SuSE Linux unit on the ES7000 servers, which can scale from four to 32 processors. “This is […]

Rackable Systems Inc., which builds high-density rack-optimized server systems through its unique back-to-back mounting design, is rolling out a new systems model that increases the density. The San Jose, Calif., company on Monday is unveiling its Scale Out Server Series, which can offer greater density through its side-by-side and back-to-back designs and with a cooling […]

IBM is creating technology that will enable microprocessors to monitor, regulate and heal themselves. The Armonk, N.Y., company on Friday unveiled its eFuse chip-morphing technology, designed to enable processors to dynamically adjust themselves in response to problems or systems demands. eFuse is a patented technology that combines software algorithms and microscopic electrical fuses that will […]

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is rolling out its Sempron line of PC processors, a year after deciding to phase out the low-end Duron desktop chip line. Although the Duron chips are still sold into emerging markets, the Sempron family eventually will replace that line, according to Bahr Mahony, marketing manager for the Sunnyvale, […]

Blade server maker Egenera Inc. is developing a two-way system powered by Intel Corp.s 64-bit Itanium processor. Officials with the Marlboro, Mass., company announced the development plans Tuesday, saying its customers that run high-end databases and transaction-based applications will benefit from the performance and memory addressability offered by the chip. They also said that when […]

NEC Solutions America Inc. over the next six months will roll out two fault-tolerant, high-availability servers aimed at small and midsize businesses. The systems will push forward NECs efforts to fill niches in the server market that larger vendors, such as Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc., have not significantly targeted, NEC […]

Hospitals are notoriously tough environments for desktop PCs and the administrators who manage them, and the Medical Center of Central Georgia is no exception. Work space is limited in areas such as nurses stations and surgery centers, which can force computers onto the floor and underneath desks, where they are vulnerable to damage from kicks […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. this week will grow its Opteron-based server line by adding a four-way system and two workstations, the latest in Suns makeover of its server lines. The Santa Clara, Calif., company will roll out the Sun Fire V40z system and the workstations—the single-processor W1100z and the dual-processor W2100z—as it continues development of a […]

Computer maker Gateway Inc. this year is continuing the sponsorship of the U.S. Olympic team that it began in 1999, not only at the Athens games but over the months leading to the event as well. For the Poway, Calif., company, the sponsorship is a two-pronged effort. First, there is the ongoing work it does […]

Gateway Inc. continued to feel the financial impact of its acquisition of eMachines Inc. in the second quarter, particularly in the results of the closing of its 188 direct retail stores, the layoffs and the first full quarter of adding sales of eMachines computers into the financial mix. The Poway, Calif., company on Thursday reported […]

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp. on Tuesday is rolling out a two-way rack server powered by Intel Corp.s 64-bit Itanium 2 chip, a companion system to the four-way server unveiled in January, and what officials say will be a key building block in the companys Triole utility computing strategy. The 2U (3.5-inch) Primergy RXI300 is targeted […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. saw revenue and income jump in the fourth quarter, fueled in large part by its $2 billion settlement with rival Microsoft Corp. The Santa Clara, Calif., company announced Tuesday that it earned $795 million on $3.11 billion in revenue, compared with a loss of almost $1.04 billion on $2.98 billion in revenue […]