Scott Ferguson

uXcomm, known mostly as a systems management provider, is preparing to offer its customers asset and capacity management tools for virtual environments. On April 2, the Beaverton, Ore., company is announcing that it has purchased the assets of Virtugo Software, a small San Francisco company that has been developing management tools for virtual environments since […]

Apple has released a new update to its Boot Camp software that will now support Microsofts Windows Vista operating system. The latest 138MB download of the Boot Camp 1.2 beta is now available through the Cupertino, Calif.-based companys Web site. The Boot Camp software allows Intel-based Macs to run Windows. In addition to having an […]

Dell is delaying the filing of its fourth-quarter financial report as the PC vendor continues an internal investigation into its own accounting and financial practices. In a March 29 statement, the Round Rock, Texas, company revealed that its own internal auditing committee had found a number of accounting errors, evidence of misconduct and deficiencies in […]

Gateway, the third largest PC vendor in the United States, according to Gartner, is launching a new small form factor desktop that includes Intels Core 2 Duo processors. The Irvine, Calif., company introduced the new line of desktops, the E-2160 family, on March 29 and the company plans on marketing the PC to a steadfast […]

By the second half of this year, Intel plans on producing the first of its Penryn family of 45-nanometer processors and the company also plans to move ahead with its next-generation architecture in 2008. On March 28, Intel executives delved into some additional details of its Penryn line of processors and also offered a glimpse […]

Hewlett-Packard intends to show its commitment to small and midsize businesses with updated versions of its Intel-based desktop and Advance Micro Devices-based laptops that are specifically geared toward this side of the IT marketplace. At its Art of Small Business conference in San Francisco, the Palo Alto, Calif., IT giant plans on rolling out 12 […]

Hewlett-Packard is looking to expand its small and midsize business portfolio with a low-cost server powered by Advanced Micro Devices processors. At the IT vendors Art of Small Business conference in San Francisco on March 28, company officials will take the wraps off of 12 new products specifically geared toward SMBs and emerging-market customers. Among […]

Dell is readying a new generation of its OptiPlex commercial desktops to meet new industry management standards. The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker is scheduled to announce on March 27 that the next generation of its OptiPlex desktops will incorporate the new DASH (desktop and mobile architecture for systems management hardware) management and security standards. […]

Sun Microsystems, which has found itself on an upswing within the server market, is looking to expand its telecommunication offerings. On March 27, Sun plans to roll out a new telecom server, the Netra x4200 M2. This new server will include Advanced Micro Devices dual-core Opteron processors. Specifically, Sun will use a high-end embedded Opteron […]

In its ongoing effort to expand beyond PCs and servers, Dell is planning to sell itself as an all-in-one provider of data center services and support. On March 27, Dell unveiled a new business unit, Dell Data Center Solutions Division, which will focus on designing and customizing data centers. The unit will also help manage […]