Jeff Burt

Unisys Corp. is bringing Java capabilities to its midrange and high-end Windows-based servers. The Blue Bell, Pa., company has released a JVM (Java virtual machine) tuned for its Windows-based ES7000 systems, which can scale up from four to 32 Intel Corp. processors. The JVM, which as of early last week could be downloaded for free, […]

VMware Inc. this week is rolling out an enhanced version of its server virtualization technology that enables two processors to run on a single virtual system and includes support for blade servers. The Palo Alto, Calif., company is also unveiling a tool that will let enterprises copy the software image of physical servers and transfer […]

Acer America Corp. has laid out a plan to bump up sales of consumer devices and drive its products deeper into the enterprise, and the company sees reseller partners as a key to that plan. The San Jose, Calif., company last week launched the Acer Authorized Reseller Program, an initiative designed to encourage resellers to […]

MPC Computers LLC next month will start shipping an all-in-one commercial desktop PC designed to offer high performance in a small package. MPCs ClientPro All-in-One will come with a 17-inch LCD screen that is 1.9 inches thick and stands less than 9 inches tall, but will also be powered by a Pentium 4 chip up […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. is taking a renewed interest in users of Hewlett-Packard Co.s graying AlphaServer hardware, hoping that many of them will opt for Suns SPARC servers rather than transition to HPs Itanium environment. HP, which acquired the Alpha technology and Tru64 Unix operating system with its purchase last year of Compaq Computer Corp., said […]

Dell Computer Corp. will now be known as Dell Inc., thanks to a shareholder vote on Friday approving the change. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in May, officials with the Round Rock, Texas, company said the corporate name change was necessary, given that the company has grown from simply selling computer […]

Chip maker Transmeta Corp. lost $22 million in the second quarter and saw revenue drop by $2.4 million over the same period last year. However, the Santa Clara, Calif., companys loss, reported Thursday, was almost $14 million less than the $35.6 million it lost during the second quarter of 2002. The numbers during the three […]

Electronics manufacturer Sanmina-SCI Corp. wants to expand its server capabilities by buying server maker Newisys Inc. Sanmina-SCI, of San Jose, Calif., on Thursday announced an agreement to buy Newisys, which has focused on building servers armed with Advanced Micro Devices Inc.s 64-bit Opteron chip. Financial terms of the deal—which the companies expect to complete within […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lost $140 million in the second quarter, more than $40 million less than it lost in the same period last year. In addition, during the three months that ended June 29, sales jumped 7 percent, from $600 million last year to $645 million this year, the Sunnyvale, Calif., company announced on […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. is hoping to lure users of Hewlett-Packard Co.s Alpha server technology with an incentive program that includes no-risk assessments of migrating to the SPARC/Solaris platform. Sun, of Santa Clara, Calif., on July 21 will begin its HP Away program, which also will include financing, trade-in offers and application porting services. HP last […]

On a day when it marked its 35th anniversary, Intel Corp. celebrated quarterly earnings that showed a doubling of its income over the same period last year and an 8 percent jump in revenue. The giant chip maker on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $896 million, compared with $446 million during the same time […]

NEC is planning to roll out a notebook armed with a built-in fuel cell by the end of next year that will have a battery life of 5 hours and another fuel-cell-powered notebook with a battery life of 40 hours within two years. The company revealed the notebook earlier when it announced a new subsidiary, […]