Scott Ferguson

In a week that saw several bleak reports about server system revenue and shipments, IDC has released a new report predicting that the ongoing financial crisis will have a significant impact on the PC market in 2009 that could continue into 2010. According to the Dec. 3 report, IDC expects worldwide PC shipments to grow […]

Fujitsu, which reorganized its North American operations into a single company in September, is looking to push its technology further into the data center with a new management tool that will give IT managers the ability to control both physical blade servers and applications into virtual environments. This management tool, called the Fujitsu Resource Coordinator […]

VMware has launched the latest version of its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure suite, called VMware View, which includes new features and tools for better management of physical and virtual clients, storage, and enterprise applications. VMware View 3, scheduled for release Dec. 2, includes existing products, such as VMware ThinApp and VMware Infrastructure, and new tools such […]

The ongoing financial crisis and concerns about the overall health of the economy in the United States had a big impact on the worldwide server market in the third quarter of 2008, with revenues declining 5 percent from a year ago. All five of the world’s major server vendors-Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu/Fujitsu […]

Lenovo is looking to arm its ThinkPad notebooks with new anti-theft technology from Intel that will provide a range of security features to protect data in case a laptop is stolen or lost. Starting later in December, Lenovo will begin offering Intel’s Anti-Theft PC Protection technology with its line of ThinkPad T400 laptops. The Intel […]

With the 2008 holiday season fast approaching, the time for buying a new PC for a special someone is here, and it’s no secret that there are an impressive number of new laptops on the market for smart shoppers. While there are a number of notebook PCs on the market already, including several new offerings […]

11 Desktops and Laptops That Enterprises Should Take Notice of This Holiday Season 11 Desktops and Laptops That Enterprises Should Take Notice of This Holiday Seasonby Scott Ferguson No Title This is a first look at the Hewlett-Packard TouchSmart tx2 laptop, which features multitouch capabilities and allows the user to work in either PC or […]

Hewlett-Packard is revamping its workstation product line to include support for Advanced Micro Devices latest quad-core Opteron processor, formerly called “Shanghai.” While there are a number of system vendors, including HP, that have lined up to support the new AMD Opteron processor with new or revamped servers, HP is the first vendor to roll out […]

10 Laptops and Desktops to Check Out This Holiday Season 10 Laptops and Desktops to Check Out This Holiday Seasonby Scott Ferguson No Title The aluminum Apple MacBook Photo: Joe Wilcox No Title The Apple MacBook Photo: Joe Wilcox No Title The Apple MacBook Photo: Joe Wilcox No Title The Special Edition Dell Studio laptop […]

Lenovo is adding a new layer of security to its ThinkPad notebooks that will allow users to disable their laptop by simply sending a text message through a cell phone. On Nov. 25, Lenovo plans to announce the new security offering for its line of ThinkPad notebooks called Constant Secure Remote Disable. Lenovo, along with […]