June 29th, 2011 in Server's news | 10 Comments »
Larry’s Unix enemy is Big Sam’s too
With Oracle pulling the rug out from underneath Intel’s Itanium processor in an effort to undermine rival HP’s Unix-server business, two obvious questions arise: What makes Itanium so special that it has roused the disaffections of the software giant? And why hasn’t Big Blue’s Power Systems platform been tarred with the same brush?…

June 29th, 2011 in HP server news | No Comments »
HP Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer Scott Taylor will testify on Wednesday, June 29 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in support of federal privacy legislation.
June 29th, 2011 in Server's news | 6 Comments »
Larry’s Unix enemy is Big Sam’s too
With Oracle pulling the rug out from underneath Intel’s Itanium processor in an effort to undermine rival HP’s Unix-server business, two obvious questions arise: What makes Itanium so special that it has roused the disaffections of the software giant? And why hasn’t Big Blue’s Power Systems platform been tarred with the same brush?…

June 28th, 2011 in Server's news | No Comments »
Tilera v Atom v ARM, with worried Xeon watching
There’s been a lot of talk about how well future servers based on Atom, ARM, Tilera, and other processors might compete against workhorse Xeon or Opteron servers. What there hasn’t been a lot of is benchmark data that shows how those so-called microserver processors stack up – until now.…
June 28th, 2011 in HP server news | 3 Comments »
HP today announced a quotation system developed exclusively for its distributors and resellers worldwide that enables them to quickly deliver quotes that reflect regional product availability, price, promotions and incentives.