Clint Boulton

The snail-like pace of integrating identity management software into one complete suite will be a major topic of discussion at the Burton Group’s annual Catalyst Conference next week, according to an analyst with the research firm. But when companies do get around to shoring up their ID management portfolios, identity services may be delivered as […]

Microsoft is reaching out to medium-sized businesses with a new Windows Server System promotion for small IT staffs that require a self-contained software system. The new bundle includes the Windows Server 2003 operating system, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 application server and Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Workgroup Edition to manage the system. The offering includes […]

In a deal that symbolizes how digital music providers originally intended to make a legal buck, Napster has joined forces with Dell to provide music files to colleges and universities. Napster SuperPeer software will be deployed at the University of Washington’s (UW) Seattle campus, powered by 10 Dell PowerEdge 1855 blade servers. SuperPeer ferries music […]

Oracle agreed to acquire ProfitLogic, which makes a type of business intelligence software that gauges customer patterns to help retailers boost profits. Financial terms of the deal were not made public but Boston-based ProfitLogic applications and 250 employees will be integrated into Retek’s merchandise planning and optimization teams. Oracle expects to close the deal by […]

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) next Monday will introduce new midrange systems from its TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform line, a family of machines designed to be a game-changer in the fast-growing field of storage virtualization. The TagmaStore Workgroup Modular Storage (WMS100) consists of a single or dual controller, with scaling cache from 1 to 2 gigabytes, […]

Microsoft reiterated its delivery date of November 7 for three of its most important applications: SQL Server, Visual Studio and BizTalk Server. The company, well known for its numerous product delays and non-stop testing until the gold code is solid, promised to deliver the software updates this fall after an original launch of this summer […]

A “young” install base on the computers that serve as the processing brain for legions of desktops could lead to a slowdown in spending on servers this year, according to a report by Merrill Lynch. Analysts at the securities firm said in the report that the declining average age of the server installed base suggests […]

Microsoft will pay IBM $775 million and extend a $75 million credit for Microsoft software at IBM to resolve claims stemming from the United States v. Microsoft antitrust case in the mid-1990s. In a statement, IBM said it will not assert claims for server monetary damages for two years and will not seek to recover […]

Dell said its PowerEdge 1855 blade server may now connect to a McData switch, part of a bid to lure new customers with the promise of more flexibility. Customer can now connect and run up to two McData 4314 fibre channel switches in the Dell blade enclosure, allowing customers to tap into a storage area […]

IBM’s autonomic computing practice has come a long way since it was formed in 2001. Big Blue has since underlined its servers and software with the notion of self-healing and managing computer systems. Now the company has new software, services and a partner program to help customers build and set up self-managing autonomic computing environments. […]

AMD Japan filed two claims against Intel’s Japanese subsidiary for violating Japan’s antimonopoly act, just days after the company filed a suit in the U.S. against the top chipmaker for forcing customers to pick its chips. It filed the suits against Intel K.K. in two separate Tokyo courts, said the No. 2 chipmaker in a […]

A handful of vendors pushed disk storage revenue to $3.54 billion for the first quarter of 2005, a year-over-year increase of 11 percent, according to a new Gartner report. Double-digit revenue increases from Dell, Network Appliance, IBM and EMC spurred a “healthy rebound” from a stagnant second half of 2004, analysts said. Compliance regulations continue […]