Scott Ferguson

Intel is officially spinning off its NOR flash business. The chip maker and STMicroelectronics wrapped up work on creating the new company, Numonyx, March 31. Intel contributed all of the assets of its NOR flash division to the new venture, while STMicroelectronics will add part of its NAND flash business to the new company. “Click […]

Citrix Systems is looking to improve the virtual storage capabilities of XenServer by teaming up with NetApp to add new management features to the latest version of the virtualization software. Version 4.1 of Citrix XenServer, which is being released March 31, will include a new feature dubbed Citrix XenServer Adapter for NetApp Data OnTap, which […]

In its ongoing effort to cut costs, Dell plans to close its desktop manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, as part of a plan that will reduce the company’s costs by $3 billion during the next three years. The PC vendor announced March 31 that it would begin cutting costs and improving its efficiency in the […]

Hewlett-Packard, which has been building up a line-up of inexpensive hardware and software directed at businesses with limited IT resources, is now launching a pair of low-cost servers to add to the portfolio. The x86-based hardware includes a new blade server, the ProLiant BL260c G5, and the ProLiant DL120-a 1U (1.75-inch), single-socket rack-mount system. Both […]

It’s no longer just Advanced Micro Devices that Intel has in its sights. When Intel executives sat down recently to outline the upcoming spring Developer Forum, which starts April 2 in China, Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president of the Digital Enterprise Group, spent a significant amount of time talking about the graphics abilities of both […]

Intel is looking to offer its IT customers a new state of bliss via the Web. On March 31, the Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker is launching a new collaborative Web portal that its calls “IT Utopia,” which aims to create a new community of IT users, developers and potential customers who can use the […]

In an effort to remake both its mainstream and high-end desktop offerings, Advanced Micro Devices is releasing the first of its tri-core Phenom processors and is adding several new quad-core parts to its lineup. AMD will release two Phenom X3 triple-core processors, along with five additional Phenom X4 quad-core processors, March 26, as the chip […]

After months of turmoil that has included an exodus of top executives, declining sales, infighting with a top shareholder and a drop in its market position, troubled Motorola is now splitting into two companies. Officials with the company announced March 26 that it will split into separate businesses, spinning off its handset division, which has […]

Mendel Rosenblum still straddles two worlds. A professor within Stanford University’s Computer Science department, Rosenblum teaches and studies how modern operating systems work. He’s also chief scientist at VMware, a company he helped start 10 years ago (and where his wife, Diane Greene, is president and CEO). While 2007 was breakout year for Rosenblum’s once-small […]

Upgrading to Vista? Dell wants to hear from you. Starting March 25, Dell is offering a new service designed for large enterprises that are considering upgrading or migrating to a new desktop operating system. While Dell’s Client Migration Solution is designed to offer services, consulting and other tools for any sort of OS upgrade, it’s […]