Scott Ferguson

Advanced Micro Devices believes its next generation quad-core desktop processors are a true phenomenon in the IT industry. With those high expectations in mind, AMD is preparing to launch its quad-core desktop processors, which will go by the name “Phenom,” later this year and just after the company unveils its quad-core Opteron processor “Barcelona” for […]

Hewlett-Packard is moving to show its blade customers that theres more to its service offerings than hardware repairs. Starting May 11, the Palo Alto, Calif., company will start offering blade customers a new set of services dubbed HP Proactive BladeSystem Services, which executives said will help customers address and solve problems in areas ranging from […]

Intels long-awaited new mobile platform is about to hit the street. As CEO Paul Otellini promised at the companys spring meeting of financial analysts, Intel officially launched its fourth-generation Centrino platform May 9 at several shows both inside and outside the United States. In addition to the official unveiling of the new platform, previously code-named […]

Dell is bringing to its enterprise customers a greener notebook that will also help cut down on electrical bills. The Round Rock, Texas, PC vendor announced three new notebooks May 9 that company officials said can be configured to meet the Environmental Protection Agencys Energy Star 4.0 requirements. These updated configurations, which go into effect […]

VMware has added to the latest version of its workstation virtualization software support for Microsofts Windows Vista operating system. The Workstation 6 desktop virtualization software, or hypervisor, which the Palo Alto, Calif., company officially launched May 9, allows multiple operating systems or other applications to run on the same physical machine. VMware, which is owned […]

It did not take long for PC vendors to jump on Intels Centrino Pro and Duo bandwagon. Starting May 9, several top-tier OEMs announced new notebooks or updates of older models that will include the new mobile platform. Several vendors also announced that they would include most, if not all, of the features contained in […]

Hewlett-Packard is expanding its line of business notebooks with an emphasis on greater mobility and security. At its Mobility Summit in Shanghai, China, which starts May 8, HP will roll out several new laptops geared toward business users. Included in this mix is a new tablet PC, the HP Compaq 2710p, which weighs 3.6 pounds […]

Less than a year after announcing that it was finally ready to put chips from Advanced Micro Devices into its hardware, Dell is continuing to reinvent itself as it combats declining market share, disappointing financial results and image problems resulting from customer service complaints and a federal investigation into its accounting practices. The latest moves […]

Intel is steadily moving toward converting the last of its products to its Core microarchitecture. Following Intels meeting with financial analysts on May 3, Thomas Kilroy, the vice president and general manager of Intels Digital Enterprise Group, told eWEEK that the company is on schedule to release its “Caneland” platform for MP servers in the […]

At a gathering of analysts in New York, the worlds largest chip maker unveiled plans to use its 45-nm technology to enter new markets, while increasing the number of processors and platforms for laptops and ultramobile devices. At a meeting of financial analysts in New York on May 3, CEO Paul Otellini said the companys […]