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    Sun Microsystems on Tuesday in the US plans to launch the second phase of its x86 server line, three higher-end models that show the company's commitment to and ambitions for the market.

  • Virtualisation: Is it all about the hardware, or the OS?

    The virtualisation specialists are fighting back. Companies like VMware, and more recently XenSource, got their start with standalone virtualisation software -- but Linux sellers and Microsoft, unwilling to cede their influential position selling the foundational software of a computer, are trying to make virtualisation a feature of the operating system.

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    After years of hoping to crush Linux, Microsoft is trying to show it can get along with its open-source rival.

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    VMware's leader discusses the hows and whys of the industry's move toward virtualisation.

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    Hewlett-Packard executives are mulling plans to improve over the next 18 months the technology the company uses to manage its direct sales, while it continues with commercial printing efforts and acquisitions of software companies.

  • FAQ: Will your Intel-based Mac run Windows?

    Since Mac and Windows OSes now run on Intel-based hardware, shouldn't it be easy to run both on the same computer?

  • Turning a corner with the new Itanium

    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.

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