AMD continued pushing its way into the Intel-dominated server chip market, releasing the latest in its Athlon MP processor line, the 2200+ Tuesday.

Dell Monday unveiled the PowerEdge 600SC, its latest server designed for small business, that carries a starting price point of less than $600.

Big Blue comes out with expanded clustering capabilities for POWER4 processor-based p690.

To fend off competition on multiple fronts, Sun announced that the Sun ONE Application Server will be available for free, a move the vendor believes will fortify its position on the software playing field.