John G. Spooner

David Foss needed new computers, stat. As the CIO at New London Hospital in New London, N.H., Foss had to devise a method for replacing the facilitys entire aging fleet of desktop PCs while better securing its sensitive patient data, easing the systems management load on its technology department and gaining a solid return on […]

A trip to a remote-controlled model airplane show more than three years ago will result in a new fan design in Hewlett-Packard blade servers later this summer. HPs Active Cool Fans design, which will first appear in the next generation of the companys BladeSystem servers, is one of several initiatives to combat rising data center […]

Chip startup Multigig said that its got an answer to rising data center power bills. The 12-employee, Scotts Valley, Calif., company, which emerged from secrecy on May 8, has created new processor clock technology that it says can halve processor power consumption by recycling most of the electricity used to regulate processor clocks. The technology, […]

Intel is regrouping its flash memory operation. The chip maker, which has been conducting a sweeping business review after suffering market share losses to rival Advanced Micro Devices in the recent past, is seeking to streamline its NOR Flash Products Group, one half its Flash Memory Group, by consolidating its NOR manufacturing, research and development […]

NEW YORK—Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Sun Microsystems, competitors who rarely see eye-to-eye, are seemingly putting aside their differences to promote greener corporate data centers. Dell, along with American Power Conversion and VMware, on May 2 joined the Green Grid Alliance, founded on April 19 by companies including Advanced Micro Devices, HP, IBM and Sun. The […]

Intel wants to lay a virtual trap for hackers. The chip maker, which launched its vPro brand for business desktops April 24, aims to increase PC security by stepping up the vPro machines ability to proactively guard against malware. The company will employ virtualization technology—which can partition a PC to run different types of software […]

Mea culpa, Intel. Executives at the chip maker, in taking responsibility for the companys poor performance of late, are making some changes. Intel CEO Paul Otellini, speaking at the companys annual financial analysts meeting in New York on April 27, hinted that the chip maker may reduce its 100,000-employee work force and jettison underperforming businesses […]

Intel wants to lay a virtual trap for hackers. The chip maker, which launched its vPro brand for business desktops April 24, aims to increase PC security by stepping up the vPro machines abilities to proactively guard against malware. The company will employ virtualization technology—which can partition a PC to run different types of software […]

Intel wants to reinvent the business desktop, and it has named a new candidate to do it. The chip maker on April 24 revealed vPro, a bundle of chips that incorporate features it promises will make business desktops more energy-efficient, more secure and easier to manage. With the launch of the new brand name, Intel […]

Software maker VMware is envisioning an IT world where desktops arent deployed—theyre hosted on a server. To that end, the company on April 24 announced the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Alliance, a pact between several companies to promote so-called virtual desktops, which are hosted on servers, but available to desk-bound workers. Among the alliance members are […]

On its first birthday, the PC companys immediate challenge is getting its brand known. Itll be business as usual at Lenovo Groups headquarters on May 2. However, the day will hold special significance, marking the first anniversary of its acquisition of IBMs Personal Computing Division. Since the closing of the $1.25 billion deal on May […]

IBM is updating its high-end Intel server line a greater emphasis on virtualization. The Armonk, N.Y., computer giant on April 21 unveiled System x, which will replace its eServer X Series. The new x86 line takes on a similar moniker to IBMs other server models, such as the System z and the System I. New […]