Amy Newman

The latest server factory revenue statistics from IDC show a server market that has reversed itself from last year’s double-digit growth and slipped into double-digit decline. IDC cites the global economic situation as the culprit of the 16 percent decline. In the second quarter of 2001, worldwide server factory revenue decreased from its second quarter […]

IBM threw its hat in the sub-$1,000 server ring with its release of the eServer x200VL, an entry-level server priced at $699. Similar server offerings are already available from Dell and Sun Microsystems. Like those products, the eServer x200VL is designed for small businesses looking for an entry-level server. The eServer x200VL comes with an […]

Sun Microsystems Monday upped the performance specs for the Netra X1, its entry-level, single-processor, rack-mounted server, while leaving the $995 price tag intact. Processor speed has been increased 25 percent from 400 MHz to 500 Mhz; memory and drive capacity doubled from 1 GB to 2 GB and 40 GB to 80 GB, respectively; and […]

Compaq Computer Corp. Monday announced the soon-to-be-released ProLiant DL590/64, its first 64-bit industry-standard server incorporating the Intel Itanium processor. ProLiant DL590/64 servers will be available worldwide later this quarter. Monday’s announcement is not only the first step in Compaq’s recently announced 64-bit enterprise computing initiative, but also a step forward in the company’s strategy for […]

The Apache Software Foundation Thursday at ApacheCon 2001 announced the availability of the first public beta of version 2.0 of the Apache Web server. Apache 2.0 offers a variety of enhancements, improvements, and performance boosts over the 1.3 code base. The most visible and noteworthy addition is its support for the lightweight process model known […]

The release of IBM’s (IBM’s) new e-business server, eServer, earlier this week has Technauts crying foul. The Cary, North-Carolina-based server vendor has a two-year-old flagship product of the same name. “If IBM moves ahead with its eServer line, it will create confusion for our customers and the market worldwide,” says Larry Deaton, Technauts president and […]

Oracle Corp. (ORCL ) Wednesday released Oracle Internet Application Server 8i (Oracle iAS), an enterprise-level application server developed specifically for Linux. Oracle iAS is a Java-based application server designed to offer more than three times the functionality of other popular application servers at approximately half the cost. The combination of Oracle iAS and Oracle8i for […]

Red Hat Inc. this week released version 7 beta of its popular Linux platform. Code-named Penstripe, the latest installment has a number of features, including: A new multi-CD installation package XFree 4.0 and Xconfigurator USB Support Help Text Available in Text Mode Installation New GNOME Default Window Manager LDAP and Kerberos Configuration The complete release […]

In terms of percent gains, the past week was one of the best in memory for Internet stocks, as measured by internet.com’s Internet StockTracker weekly newsletter. All 12 sectors followed by StockTracker posted double-digit advances in the five days of trading ended Wednesday, led by Consultants/Designers (up 31.4 percent) and Advertising/Marketing (up 31 percent). Even […]

The PHP Association this week released PHP 4.0.0. PHP is a server-side scripting language for developing dynamic Web pages and Web-enabled applications. One of PHP’s greatest advantages is its cross-platform support of many Unix variants, Linux and Windows. PHP can run as an Apache module or as a native ISAPI extension for IIS and Zeus. […]

iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, has released iPlanet Application Server 6.0, the first application server to achieve J2EE certification. Meeting J2EE certification means that iPlanet Application Server 6.0 has passed the more than 2,300 required tests to prove its scalability and availability features. Such certification is designed to serve as proof of the product’s […]

Alteon WebSystems (ATON) introduced Web OS 8.0, a major new release of its traffic control software. The product is designed to deliver a comprehensive collection of traffic management features in a single Web switch, a statement issued by the company said. Available immediately to current Alteon stackable Web switches, Web OS 8.0 extends Web switch […]