Sun Microsystems has launched a new business unit to sell its Sparc processors, a return to an idea it had dropped years ago.
Central Queensland University (CQU) is set to retire a number of "disparate servers" as its implementation of Oracle 10g (version 2) nears the end of the hardware deployment phase.
A report this week suggested the Australian operations of financial services specialist Aviva would not renew a key outsourcing contract with Hewlett-Packard when it expires this November.
Hewlett-Packard announced two dual-processor Itanium servers on Thursday, along with a faster version of Unix to run on the systems.
IBM plans to release its fourth-generation high-end Intel-based server this year, a model geared for use with the quad-core "Tigerton" Xeon processor, and will help software companies better support machines of its ilk.
Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.
Vulnerabilities have been found in HP's high-end Unix operating system that could allow attackers to take over a server or knock it offline.
The move to Itanium has meant a rocky road for Hewlett-Packard's high-end server group. But the man leading the company's transition to the Intel chip believes the worst potholes are in the rear-view mirror.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation plans to integrate Intel's Itanium family of processors into its IT department -- despite a general lack of popularity for the platform.
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to acquire AppIQ, a provider of storage management technologies, for an undisclosed amount, the companies said last week.
Hewlett-Packard and Veritas tailor products for the new Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003, giving a boost to Microsoft's bid to move into the higher-end of the storage market.
Hewlett Packard have announced a new direction in its printing and imaging strategy. It has combined its latest web-enabled printers with new printing e-services to relegate the “just a printer” concept to the Dark Ages. To ensure the commercial success of the strategy, HP is building a suite of Internet services that will turn its new generation of printers into on-line printing devices.
Hewlett-Packard has made its first new product introductions since merging with Compaq Computer.
Hewlett-Packard and Compaq's merger plans raise questions about which firm's handheld range will survive in the long term, but both are likely to continue for the present.
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Sun Microsystems announced Monday that it will resume selling servers with Intel's Xeon processor, restoring a hardware partnership and extending it to software collaboration.
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