Scott Ferguson

Dell is readying a new generation of its OptiPlex commercial desktops to meet new industry management standards. The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker is scheduled to announce on March 27 that the next generation of its OptiPlex desktops will incorporate the new DASH (desktop and mobile architecture for systems management hardware) management and security standards. […]

If virtualization is the one of the hot technologies to watch for in 2007, then VMware President Diane Greene may have the best seat in the house. Greene, who along with her husband and three other engineers, founded VMware in 1998 as a company that could take the concept of virtualization-the ability to run multiple […]

Hewlett-Packard is ramping up its desktop line with additions to four models that will emphasize energy efficiency and long life cycles for business customers. As it has with other models in its Compaq line, the Palo Alto, Calif., company will offer Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors in two of these desktops. In addition, one model, […]

When it comes to mainframe systems, IBM is taking a global view. The Armonk, N.Y., company is planning to unveil a new set of services for its System z mainframe systems March 8. The backdrop for this announcement is set to take place in Mumbai, India, where IBM executives believe there is a large potential […]

In what is turning into a bare-knuckle contest of blade server vendors, Hewlett-Packard is touting the results of a study it sponsored that claims its systems use 27 percent less power that IBM’s blades. The study compared HP’s c-Class blades to IBM’s BladeCenter H servers. The study looked at power consumption and external air flow […]

Dell, which has watched as other PC vendors continue to take away its market share, wrapped up a difficult financial period March 1 by announcing that its net income for the fourth fiscal quarter dropped 33 percent year-over-year. In addition to its income, the Round Rock, Texas, PC maker reported that its earnings of 30 […]

The number of server shipments worldwide grew nearly 9 percent in 2006, with Hewlett-Packard leading with 27.5 percent of the market, according to the latest study by Gartner. IBM led the annual survey in terms of revenue, with $16.9 billion worth of server sales in 2006. That number represented a 1.7 percent increase from the […]

Hewlett-Packard, which has overtaken Dell as the world’s largest producer of PCs, soared to profitability on Feb. 20, with earnings of 55 cents a share and revenue of $25.1 billion. Excluding one-time items and other charges, the Palo Alto, Calif., IT giant posted first-quarter earnings of 65 cents a share or $1.8 billion, which beat […]

The amount of electricity used to power the world’s data center servers doubled in a five-year span due mainly to an increase in demand for Internet services, such as music and video downloads, and telephony, according to a new report. If current trends continue, the amount of power to run the world’s data center servers […]

When IBM rolls out its first 45-nanometer processors in 2008, the company’s customers, in addition to getting a much smaller and more powerful chip, can now expect increased performance in memory as well. At the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco on Feb. 14, the company’s engineers plan on introducing a paper that […]

NEW YORK CITY—In the coming 18 months, virtualization, already a mainstream tool for IT administrators looking to consolidate applications within a data center, will continue to be adopted within enterprises as companies expand the technology to plan for business continuity and create high-availability servers. In addition, virtualization will become more available in desktops and within […]

IBM is preparing to ramp up its virtualization capabilities on Feb. 6. The Armonk, N.Y., company is using the IDC Virtualization Forum in New York City to launch two new products aimed at increasing its presence within the virtualization field with new security software and tools for mainframe virtualization. On the security front, IBM is […]