Clint Boulton

Sun Microsystems  is taking the wraps off of its new x64 server line at a press briefing in New York today, where it is introducing machines with dual-core options to boost their performance while conserving space and power consumption. Grid computing is girding Sun’s foray into dual-core servers. If there is a theme beyond dual-core […]

At least one competitor wasted no time trying to capitalize on the news that Dell will stop making servers based on Intel’s Itanium processor. IBM may be spinning Dell’s pullback on Itanium as a major blow to HP, but analysts aren’t so sure. Dell’s decision was described as “a staggering blow to [Itanium] co-designer Hewlett […]

Following through on its CEO’s pledge to make more purchases in core technology areas, HP said it has inked an agreement to acquire blade server pioneer RLX Technologies. In latest of a string of buys, HP will acquire software to better manage Linux systems on blade servers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, […]

Reaffirming its allegiance to Sun Microsystems, Oracle said today that it has picked Sun’s open Solaris 10 operating system (OS) as its preferred development and runtime platform for most x64 architectures. It’s official: Sun’s Solaris 10, not Linux, is Oracle’s preferred open source operating system. Oracle’s development group will use Solaris 10, and the Redwood […]

Determined to regain its swagger in the Unix server space, Sun Microsystems today introduced new computing machines that pack a rack of servers on one chip to run Internet programs with greater efficiency. The new machines were officially unveiled today. Capable of scaling up to eight cores or 32 threads, they aim to cut down […]

Among the announcements made at Tuesday’s NCQ405 in New York City, Sun Microsystems extended its open source policy to silicon, pledging to open up the architecture to its new UltraSparc T1 multicore processor. The systems vendor has pulled out all of the stops with its new Unix servers, including open sourcing its T1 chip. Sun […]

IBM Monday unveiled its latest Lotus collaboration software, which facilitates information in real-time and reuses assets to fit customers’ service-oriented architectures. Big Blue is adding a host of improvements to its collaboration software. The products comprise IBM’s messaging and collaboration software. They cover instant messaging (IM), e-mail, Web conferencing, and other applications to help corporate […]

IBM upgraded its Unix server series with the System p5 560Q 4-core module machine, which the company claims rivals the performance of most 16-way systems on the market. With the release of the 560Q and some promotional pricing, Big Blue is tapping into the SMB space. The new machine, now the king of the Q […]

HP and Oracle stepped up their commitment to sell more HP Integrity servers running Oracle software. Oracle apps will now run on HP’s Itanium-based Integrity server line. Oracle said that its E-Business Suite, improved by the company’s purchases of PeopleSoft and Siebel Systems, will run on HP Integrity servers going forward. Oracle’s Database, Application server […]

Virtualization and automation tools are enabling U.S. data centers to trim down and run faster, according to research firm IDC.  The Framingham, Mass., company said data centers are becoming more utilized, and therefore run denser and hotter. The number of pieces of data center equipment is also slimming down to include fewer machines. Research firm sees […]

Red Hat agreed to acquire open source middleware provider JBoss for $350 million, plus approximately $70 million subject to the fulfillment of performance metrics in the future. In a deal valued at $350 million, the OS vendor will pick up distributed computing platforms for its customers. Red Hat will pay 40 percent in cash and […]

The executive carousel continues its merry-go-round at Sun Microsystems, with the latest changes coming under the aegis of new CEO Jonathan Schwartz. The systems vendor today tabbed John Fowler as executive vice president of Sun’s Systems Group, a role that combines the Sparc and x64 systems groups. Sun Microsystems named John Fowler to oversee its […]