Jeff Burt

Enterprises could see their options for 64-bit computing on the x86 architecture grow during the year. In an interview with a financial analyst on Wednesday, Paul Otellini, president and chief operating officer at Intel Corp., said the chip-making giant probably will offer 64-bit extensions in its 32-bit processors—such as Xeon and Pentium—once operating systems and […]

IBM is bulking up its eight-way eServer p655 system with a faster 1.7GHz Power4+ chip and double the memory. The Armonk, N.Y., computer giant on Tuesday will also offer the enhanced p655 for the same price as the current eight-processors system—at about $75,000, said Karl Freund, vice president of pSeries products and strategy. At the […]

A pair of systems makers are rolling out new 4U (7-inch) servers designed to provide users with high performance and flexibility. SuperMicro this week will unveil the SuperServer 7043M-8, a two-way system that can come in a rack-mount or tower configuration and is powered by Intels 3.2GHz Xeon chip, with 1MB of cache and 12GB […]

IBM engineers are looking to add high-end virtualization, greater scalability and enhanced I/O capabilities into the next generation of chip sets that run in many servers powered by Intel Corp.s Xeon chips. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., is planning to roll out servers featuring the third generation of its EXA (Enterprise X Architecture) chip sets early […]

IBMs increased interest in InfiniBand could help in making the high-speed interconnect technology, heretofore confined primarily to high-performance-computing applications, more easily available to a broader enterprise audience. IBM last week said it had entered into a five-year deal to resell Topspin Communications Inc.s InfiniBand switches for use with its mainframe zSeries servers; Intel Corp.-based xSeries […]

Intel Corp. plans to create a smaller core, add new power management features and reduce the price of its 64-bit Itanium processor. But the 4-year-old chip could still fail to meet earlier projections for its uptake by customers due to competition and a less robust server market than previously forecast. New technologies such as common […]

IBM engineers are looking to add high-end virtualization, greater scalability and enhanced I/O capabilities into the next generation of the companys chipsets that run in many servers powered by Intel Corp.s Xeon chips. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., is planning to roll out servers featuring the third generation of its EXA (Enterprise X Architecture) chipsets in […]

Silicon Graphics Inc. is the latest systems maker to use Linux as a vehicle into new corners of the enterprise. The Mountain View, Calif., company this week will roll out the Altix 350, a Linux-based server targeted at the midrange, high-performance technical computing space, a segment of the industry SGI officials said generates about $2.6 […]

Chip Makers Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Transmeta Corp. are unveiling a wider range of processors as they jostle one another to add features that appeal to mobile computing users. Intel last week rolled out a low-cost mobile Celeron chip targeted at low-end value notebook users. The Celeron M is available at 1.2GHz […]

Thin-client vendor Wyse Technology Inc. next week will expand the application management features in its terminal server management software. At the Citrix Solutions Summit in Orlando, Fla., officials with the San Jose, Calif., company will unveil Wyse Expedian 3.0. Key new features of the software, which runs on all Microsoft Corp. Windows servers running Terminal […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is fueling the expansion of its 64-bit processor line with the Athlon 64 3000+, a budget version of its desktop chip. The Athlon 64 3000+ has the same frequency as the 3200+, which the Sunnyvale, Calif., company launched in September, but it also has a smaller Level 2 cache, according to […]

SOMERS, N.Y.—One year after shipping its first blade server, IBM is looking to vastly expand its BladeCenter offerings this year and to stretch the technology further into the companys overall eServer strategy. IBM this week will roll out its first four-way blade server, the HS40, that is powered by Intel Corp. Xeon chips. Later this […]