Amy Newman

Beginning this week, anyone turning to BEA for answers will have a new source of information. For the past few months, BEA has been working with answerFriend to create AskBEA, a self-help product for end users. AskBEA makes BEA”s Web site fully searchable using the natural language technologies answerFriend provides. Users” search terms may bring […]

After two-and-a-half months of beta testing, Ipedo this week unveiled its first product: Ipedo Directory Cache. Ipedo Directory Cache is the first-ever dynamic LDAP directory cache and the first of several dynamic content delivery products Ipedo is in the process of developing. The push behind Ipedo Directory Cache is the company’s belief that while Web […]

PHP vendor Zend Technologies this week opened its online store with the hope of simultaneously reaching the developer and senior management communities. Zend Cache, Zend Encoder Unlimited, and Zend Support Online Services are enterprise-level products being marketed to senior management, while Zend IDE, Zend Support Online Services, and Zend LaunchPad are aimed at developers. Zend […]

iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, Wednesday announced a newly expanded multitiered line of Web and application server software designed to support a range of operating requirements for delivering open, smart Web services. The expanded product line includes an updated version of the iPlanet Web Server and three new editions of the iPlanet Application Server. […]

Nominum, Inc. this week announced the availability of its Global Name Service (GNS) service. GNS is an option for enterprises looking to fully outsource their DNS operations. It provides both primary and secondary service for enterprises seeking a fully outsourced DNS solution. Every GNS level of service comes with a guarantee of near-perfect uptime. Nominum, […]

The worldwide server industry had revenue of $53.8 billion in 2000, an increase of 11 percent over 1999 revenue, according to a report issued today by Dataquest, Inc. (ITB), a unit of Gartner, Inc. (IT). The server industry benefited from a strong fourth quarter, with revenue reaching $14.8 billion, an 18 percent increase over the […]

IBM and Hitachi agreed to join forces to leverage the manufacturing and development capabilities of their respective server lines. The strategic relationship is designed to reduce expenses, improve product time to market, and broaden the range of products offered to customers. IBM and Hitachi agreed to join forces to leverage the manufacturing and development capabilities […]

Wireless Internet network solutions provider Axis Communications AB Thursday unveiled its Mobile Access Server at CeBIT 2001. The wireless server is the heart of Axis’ Local Mobile Networks offering. Mobile Access Server is designed to enable anyone, from an individual to a small organization to a large enterprise, to become a mobile ISP. Wireless Internet […]

In a move that it hopes will fill an open niche, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, in partnership with Sun Microsystems, is releasing PrimePower 800, a server aimed at the midrange market and capable of supporting two to 16 CPUs. The PrimePower 800 is the latest addition to the PrimePower product line, a set of six servers […]

Gateway Inc. (GTW) Monday announced the 7450R, a powerful yet moderately priced 1U rackmount server aimed at growing enterprises. The product is designed to maximize space without sacrificing features or performance. It is priced starting at $1,999. Gateway Monday announced the 7450R, a powerful yet moderately priced 1U rackmount server aimed at growing enterprises. The […]

IBM Tuesday introduced IBM eServer clusters for Unix and Linux as part of the first-ever system designed to tie together an enterprise’s entire IT infrastructure. The eServer clusters connect Web servers to vital back-end workloads performing enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management applications. IBM Tuesday introduced IBM eServer clusters for Unix and Linux as […]

IBM Friday announced four new eServer systems based on the latest Intel technology. With this announcement, IBM becomes the first vendor to offer a single Intel server line that scales from one to 64 processors. The eServer xSeries delivers the most powerful industry standard server system capable of processing a record 688,220 transactions per minute, […]