John G. Spooner

VMware, in a nod to the Linux operating systems way of working, is unlocking its server virtualization software. The EMC Corp.-owned software maker on Monday said it would open its virtualization technology for x86 servers—virtualization partitions a server to run different types of software and thus tackle different jobs simultaneously—by making its VMware ESX Server […]

AMD is working to make servers based on its chips be more available to businesses. The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip company is adding features to its future Opteron processors, and critical components that work with them inside servers, which will increase the reliability and stability of Opteron servers. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which recently moved its […]

Not all PCs will gain a full view of Windows Vista. Microsoft Corp. has yet to finalize the minimum requirements for a PC to run its forthcoming operating system. But numerous PC industry watchers predict a dichotomy for the OS, which is due in late 2006. Although it will be able to run on all […]

Intel is reprioritizing its chip set manufacturing, in an effort to keep up with demand for its most popular models, despite the potential for a shift to delay others. The measure, which the chip giant says will ensure it has enough manufacturing capacity to meet demand popular notebook and desktop chip set models, will lead […]

Timing is everything when it comes to wringing the most out of a PC. TimeLab Corp., a 4-year-old Andover, Mass., startup founded by researchers from Zoran Corp., a maker of chips for products such as DVD drives, is expected to later this month unveil TotalClock, a digital clock chip it says replaces the traditional timing […]

Despite a notable gain in server processor shipments, AMD slipped slightly in overall x86 chip shipments during the second quarter. Intel Corp. gained seven-tenths of a point of share during the second quarter, while Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shipments fell by an equal amount, reversing the companies first quarter positions, data made public Monday by […]

The same principals that brought the Linux operating system to the computer world are helping to propagate a new generation of computer hardware. Numerous processor designs are now being made open for anyone to modify and use, and available for free—or in some cases for small royalties—making it possible for device makers to select from […]

Intel Corp. says its chips are better together when it comes to servers. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip giant has begun pitching new server platforms, which bundle processors such as its forthcoming dual-core Xeons, with other silicon bits and add special features such as virtualization, to businesses early. As expected, the chip maker got the […]

Advanced Micro Devices says it has cracked the 10 percent mark in x86 server processor shipments. The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker, citing fresh figures from Mercury Research Inc. in Cave Creek, Ariz., said it garnered just over 11 percent of x86 server shipments in the second quarter, versus about 7 percent in the first quarter. […]

IBM is expected to set out with new server hardware, including an update for its mainframe line, on Tuesday. The company is planning whats anticipated to be a fairly broad business systems and strategy update, including a buffed-up zSeries 990 mainframe, as part of a New York event Tuesday morning. Despite the trend toward less […]

Hewlett-Packard is changing the way of its research labs. The Palo Alto, Calif., computer giant will lay off about 10 percent of its 700 HP Labs researchers, close down several projects and part ways with its well-known Research Fellow, Alan Kay, as part of a reorganization. The action is part of a wider restructuring, announced […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. will lay off nearly 10 percent of its staff in a restructuring plan designed to increase its ability to compete in the computer market and boost profitability. The Palo Alto, Calif., computer giant on Tuesday announced the plan, which includes cutting 14,500 positions from is global work force of 150,000, and reorganizing its […]