Jeff Burt

NEW YORK—Linuxcare Inc. officials said this week that their software designed to ease the management of Linux on IBMs eServer zSeries mainframes and high-end servers is generally available. IBM zSeries servers run z/VM, virtualization software that enables users to carve up the servers into multiple partitions, or “virtual” Linux servers. According to Linuxcare President and […]

NEW YORK—IBM is rolling out an integrated package of Linux-based technology designed to get businesses running the open-source operating system on its high-end zSeries servers. The program, announced Wednesday at the LinuxWorld conference here, is the second step in IBMs plans to offer such an integrated Linux platform on all of its eServer lines. In […]

NEW YORK—Dell Computer Corp. is touting its newly released blade servers and a new partner network in the high performance computing space. At the LinuxWorld show here, Dell introduced its HPCC (high performance computing clusters) network of partners that include such companies as Linux vendor Red Hat Inc., supercomputer maker Cray Inc. and interconnect company […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. is aiming to drive blade server technology deeper into the enterprise. The Palo Alto, Calif., company this week is unveiling a four-processor blade server that features Intel Xeon MP processors and SAN (storage area network) connectivity. The ProLiant BL40p is scheduled for general release in March, with prices starting at $8,999. At the […]

Voltaire Inc. is offering users of IBMs DB2 database technology a way to run their transaction-heavy applications on cheaper, entry-level servers linked by InfiniBand interconnect technology rather than on larger—and more expensive—high-end systems. At the LinuxWorld conference this week in New York, Voltaire will be part of a demonstration in which four enterprise applications—SAP R/3, […]

IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. are breathing new life into their respective high-end servers, with the hopes of giving users new reasons to stick with them. IBM this week will announce it is re-energizing its eServer iSeries line with five new servers that will be equipped with IBMs suite of enterprise software. In addition, some new […]

For businesses that need more computing power but dont want to buy more boxes to get it, IBM says it has an answer. The Armonk, N.Y., company earlier this month unveiled its supercomputing-on-demand service, which will let businesses lease computing power from IBM when they need it without having to buy or operate the necessary […]

Users of mobile technologies will see greater security and speed in their devices thanks to innovations from chip makers Transmeta Corp. and Intel Corp. Transmeta announced last week that it is building wireless security technology into its Crusoe TM5800 processor and future chips. The Santa Clara, Calif., companys cool-running, energy-efficient Crusoe chips are found in […]

Apple Computer Inc. lost $8 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2003 even as it saw revenue grow to $1.47 billion, a 7 percent jump from the same period last year. During the first quarter of 2002, the Cupertino, Calif., company had a profit of $38 million, Apple officials announced on Wednesday. CEO Steve […]

Intel Corp. is changing the road map for its 64-bit Itanium chip, adding in another Itanium 2 chip next year and putting dual-core processing technology into its Montecito processor, which initially was expected next year but now is due out in 2005. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker had intended to put the dual-core processing […]

Transmeta Corp., whose energy-efficient Crusoe chips are designed for the mobile market, on Thursday reported a $21.7 million fourth-quarter loss. The loss was substantially less than the $49.7 million Transmeta incurred in the same year-ago period and about the same as the $21.8 million lost last quarter. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker recorded revenue […]

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lost more than $845 million in the fourth quarter, much of that related to charges such as $331 million related to job cuts. Without those charges, the Sunnyvale, Calif., company would have lost more than $235 million, according to AMD officials. AMD also is trying to cut more than […]