The virtualization phenomenon is getting too real for hardware server builders, as one Canadian research firm predicts server sales will fall by the end of next year.
IBM Corp. is drawing closer to releasing a new chassis for its blade servers, with an announcement possible as early as next week when the company is set to stage a major hardware launch in New York Feb. 8.
Dell Inc. is ending its support for Intel Corp.'s Itanium processor, an Intel spokeswoman said, closing the door on a product line that was a marginal part of Dell's server strategy.
Intel Corp. plans to improve the speed of the front-side bus on its high-end Itanium 2 processor next week, in preparation for the launch of its first dual-core Itanium processors, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Sun Microsystems Inc. is readying an upgrade to its enterprise-level application server and is touting new downloading figures as evidence of the company
Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday became the third major vendor to announce products based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s Opteron processor, joining IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.