Scott Ferguson

Hewlett-Packard is expanding its efforts to win additional customers in emerging markets such as Latin America and Eastern Europe. With all those potential customers in mind, the IT giant is launching a new fault-tolerant server specifically designed for small and midsize telecommunications companies that have started to build their infrastructure. The HP NonStop NS3000AC, which […]

The world might not be ready for a “Milan” coffee-table PC in every living room just yet, but that wont stop Microsoft from trying. With the launch of its new surface computing product May 30, it appears that Microsoft is positioning its new technology for widespread use both in the enterprise as well as the […]

Neoware, one of the largest producers of thin-client PCs in the United States, is launching a new hardware platform that includes three revamped models with additional RAM and flash memory capacities. The company, based in King of Prussia, Pa., is launching the three refreshed models—Neoware c50, e90 and e140—starting May 29. All three models will […]

ClearCube, a developer of hardware and management software for blade-based computing environments, is strengthening its ties with virtualization giant VMware. When ClearCube launched the updated 5.5 version of its Sentral management software April 9, the Austin, Texas, company announced that it was supporting VMwares ESX Server 3 along with VMware Server virtualization software. Now, starting […]

The health care industry can expect to get a big shot in the arm in the coming months from IT vendors as more and more top-tier OEMs look to invest considerable time and money in solutions for patients and doctors. In just the past several months, some of the biggest names in IT—IBM, Intel, Advanced […]

Hewlett-Packard has signed a new, seven-year deal with NASA worth $5.6 billion and will provide the federal agency with a wide range of hardware, the company announced May 23. Under the agreement, HP will provide NASA and other federal agencies with desktops, workstations and blade PCs with Linux and Unix capabilities. In addition, the Palo […]

The first quarter of 2007 proved another winner for both IBM and Hewlett-Packard as the two IT giants led the industry in both server shipments and revenue, according to separate reports by IDC and Gartner. IBM led Gartners survey with $3.8 billion in server revenue during the first quarter of 2007, an increase of 8.4 […]

IBM is looking to expand its reach into the consumer and embedded microprocessor market with a new series of cooperative agreements to co-develop new chip manufacturing technologies. The agreements, announced May 23, include partnerships with Samsung, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Infineon Technologies. IBM announced a similar partnership with Freescale Semiconductor on Jan. 23. Together, these […]

Hewlett-Packard announced May 23 that it has agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning its handling of Tom Perkins resignation from its Board of Directors. Under the agreement, the Palo Alto, Calif., company agreed to a cease-and-desist order by the SEC in regards to the federal investigation of Perkins resignation from […]

Advanced Micro Devices is reassuring the IT industry that it can deliver both its 65-nanometer and 45-nanometer processors on time and that its manufacturing facilities can keep pace with larger rival Intel. In a meeting with analysts May 21, AMD announced that it is on schedule to fully ramp up two of its fabs for […]