Clint Boulton

HP is moving into the x86 extensions arena by employing AMD’s Opteron processor in Proliant servers, despite already supporting the competing Intel Itanium architecture for 64-bit computing. As previously reported, the Palo Alto, Calif., systems giant is outlining its latest plans to roll out Intel Xeon 64-bit extensions into current ProLiant models in conjunction with […]

Dell Monday trotted out two new single processor servers for small- and medium-sized business (SMBs) and home offices, part of the continued trend of packing more power into an entry-level server box. The Round Rock, Texas, company rolled out the PowerEdge 700 and 750 servers along with fast Ethernet switches in order to help zip […]

In what has become serve-and-volley battle to win the influential stockholders, PeopleSoft Monday begun mailing proxy materials for a critical March 25 vote. The company is encouraging shareholders to vote for its nominated board candidates and to ignore the candidates recommended by Oracle . Oracle, which has been trying to acquire its applications rival since […]

VMware has upgraded its virtualization server for mid-range customers, bumping the software’s memory to 3.6 gigabytes per server for large applications and adding Microsoft Windows integration for performance monitoring and event logging. GSX Server 3 allows IT administrators to consolidate Windows and Linux-based servers in large departments of large enterprises by providing the ability to […]

Java steward Sun Microsystems has announced a major upgrade to its Java-based mobile gadget services to accommodate what the company describes as more than 1.5 billion devices that run the popular programming language. On Monday, the company said Java is gaining traction in the enterprise among mobile operators, device makers, application developers and content providers […]

VERITAS Software has reupholstered its flagship storage management software to conform to the company’s utility computing strategy for providing computing services on the fly. Announced Monday, Storage Foundation, formerly called Foundation Suite, provides the basis for boosting the availability, manageability and performance of systems and storage through shared infrastructure. These are all aspects of utility […]

Dell executives Friday elaborated on their enterprise and services strategy, vowing to wrest market share from IBM and Hewlett-Packard by standardizing products and providing managed services for customers. Basking in the glow of the computer maker’s record fourth quarter, Russ Holt, vice president, enterprise engineering, Dell Product Group, discussed several figures from the company’s server […]

UPDATE: Cisco has closed its purchase of Andiamo Systems, paying $750 million for the storage switch maker 18 months after it agreed to acquire it. The stock deal, first announced in 2002, launches the San Jose, Calif., networking giant into the market for intelligent switches, gear that routes data to storage networks. The lag between […]

Microsoft released its first Virtual Server 2004 beta this week, in the hopes that the product will convince customers to migrate to Windows Server 2003. The Redmond, Wash., software concern created the product, which will allow customers to run several Unix and Linux operating systems at the same time on a single Intel x86 hardware […]

Ciena moved to acquire two companies this morning for a combined $636.7 million in stock to bolster its high-speed broadband access and optical Ethernet infrastructure businesses. The Linthicum, Md., networking concern agreed to acquire Catena Networks for $486.7 million and Internet Photonics for $150 million. Both are privately held and are expected to join Ciena […]

IBM is looking lure compliance-conscious customers with its preservationalist vision. The company Thursday unveiled a storage box equipped with software to meet and maintain government regulations regarding information retention. Companies who offer storage products have shown considerable interest in creating compliance software and services since regulators cracked down on accounting scandals by installing rules that […]

Oracle moved to spark interest in its latest $9.4 billion offer for rival PeopleSoft by sending a letter to PeopleSoft shareholders asking them to support its revised bid and suggested board candidates. The letter, signed by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and CFO and Chairman Jeff Henley, reaffirms the enterprise software maker’s “final” $26 per share […]