Scott Ferguson

After a bruising month where it had to admit a series of missteps with its quad-core microprocessor strategy, Advanced Micro Devices got a boost Jan. 3 from Hewlett-Packard. On Thursday, HP announced that it would begin selling a consumer desktop – the Pavilion Media Center m8330f – that will use AMD’s new quad-core Phenom processor. […]

It was just after the Marine Corps left to help those devastated by the 2005 tsunami in Southeast Asia that Maj. Carl Brodhun first heard about virtualization. While trying to support some 10,000 Marines—along with other workers from the United Nations—who were called to help with the relief efforts, Brodhun and his team were faced […]

Dell appears ready to increase its storage business in 2008, announcing Dec. 21 that it would acquire a privately held storage consulting firm to help increase its presence in the market. The Networked Storage Company is a consulting firm in Epson, England, that offers a range of services designed to help companies implement data storage […]

While the global semiconductor market is expected to grow in 2008, concerns about the U.S. economy—especially the sub-prime mortgage crisis—is leading market research company iSuppli to reduce its revenue forecast for next year. In a Dec. 20 report, iSuppli now reports that worldwide semiconductor revenue will grow 7.5 percent in 2008, to $291.4 billion. In […]

Acer, which has been focusing on the consumer market and fighting for space in retail stores, is turning its attention back to the North American small- and midsized-business market. On Dec. 20, the Taiwan PC vendor announced that it would begin selling its low-cost Extensa 4620 notebook into the North American market for the first […]

In the months leading up to the launch of Advanced Micro Devices’ quad-core Opteron processor, code-named Barcelona, company executives continually harped on its design as distinguishing it from Intel’s quad-core offerings. When 2007 began, AMD looked poised to follow up on the success of its dual-core Opteron chip by manufacturing a quad-core processor that would […]

NEW YORK—Intel is planning to use the 2008 Internal CES to highlight its efforts to dominate the emerging mobile market. At a briefing for reporters Dec. 14, the Santa Clara, Calif., company announced that the first devices to use its new “Menlow” mobile platform will be on display at CES and then hit the market […]

Ed Coleman, who came to Gateway as the CEO in 2006 and tried to steer the ailing PC company toward offering more server and storage products for the professional market, is leaving the company. Coleman’s department, which was announced Dec. 14, comes after Gateway was acquired by Taiwan’s Acer for $710 million in August. The […]

NEW YORK—Advanced Micro Devices is looking for redemption in 2008. After a year that saw a disappointing reception for its quad-core server and desktop microprocessors, and delays in delivering the chips these chips to its OEM partners, AMD stood before Wall Street analysts Dec. 13 with promises of refreshing a large portion of its lineup […]

NEW YORK—Advanced Micro Devices stumbled in bringing quad-core chips to the market this year, executives said while speaking with Wall Street analysts here Dec. 13. However, CEO Hector Ruiz and other company officials said AMD will return to profitability next year while refreshing its product portfolio. During its annual meeting with financial analysts, Ruiz and […]