Jeff Burt

IBM has been tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy to build the two fastest supercomputers in the world. Under the $290 million contract, IBM will build one computer that will be used for simulation and modeling work in connection with the countrys nuclear weapons program. The other will be used in scientific research to […]

Xerox Corp. on Tuesday said it would cut about 2,400 jobs over the next three months and shut down some facilities as part of its initiative to cut about $1 billion in costs. The job cuts—which represent more than 3 percent of its global workforce of 69,900 employees—will come through a combination of voluntary programs […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to make it easier for enterprises to scale their computing power when its needed. At the Supercomputing show in Baltimore this week, Sun will announce it is expanding its Capacity on Demand program to include most of its midrange and high-end servers. The initiative, which Sun officials said previously had been […]

WorldCom Inc. last week continued to distance itself not only from its own scandal-ridden recent past but also from the telecommunications business itself by naming former Hewlett-Packard Co. President Michael Capellas to its chief executive spot. A strong figure in IT but a relative stranger to telecommunications, Capellas gives the carrier a distinctly new look […]

A Silicon Valley startup last week introduced technology aimed at helping data centers better manage their computing resources. Topspin Communications Inc. rolled out its Topspin 360 Switched Computing System, which links a data centers servers, storage systems and networking devices, according to officials with the Mountain View, Calif., company. Topspins technology is a high-bandwidth, switched, […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM are taking aim at highly technical users of graphics-intensive workloads this week with new midrange and high-end workstations, some of which are based on a new processor and chip sets from Intel Corp. HP, of Palo Alto, Calif., is revamping its workstation line to complete the integration of its workstation offerings […]

IBM last week rolled out what it says is the most powerful eight-processor Unix server in the industry. The eServer p650 is equipped with the latest version of the Armonk, N.Y., companys 64-bit processor, the Power4+, and features the same autonomic computing capabilities found in IBMs high-end server, the p690. Those features include the ability […]

Michael Capellas cut a high profile during the proxy battle that preceded Hewlett-Packard Co.s $18.5 billion buyout of Compaq Computer Corp., and in the six months since the two companies have officially become one. But Capellas departure as president of HP, which was announced last week, will have little immediate impact on the Palo Alto, […]

NEC Solutions America Inc. on Monday unveiled a new series of high-end servers based on Intel Corp.s Itanium 2 chip. The Sacramento, Calif., company also rolled out a Linux-based fault-tolerant server that features many of the same capabilities found in its Intel-based servers, including lock-step processing to ensure processors work simultaneously and hot-swappable components. At […]

Intel Corp. on Monday rolled out a host of new Xeon microprocessors and chip sets, and OEMs are following with new workstations based on the technology. Among the rollouts are four new Xeon processors for two-way servers and workstations at speeds of 2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.6GHz and 2.8GHz, all with a 533 MHz front-side bus for […]

Dell Computer Corp. saw revenues and income jump in the third quarter, and officials with the computer maker said they expect to see similar results for the fourth quarter. In the quarter ended Nov. 1, the Round Rock, Texas, company generated revenues of more than $9.1 billion, a 22 percent increase over the $7.4 billion […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., mired in the continued IT spending slowdown and its ongoing battles with rival chip maker Intel Corp., on Thursday said it will slash 2,000 jobs—or about 15 percent of its global workforce—by the middle of next year. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said that about 1,000 workers were notified of their impending […]