IBM using quad-core Opteron Shanghai processor in new server products
IBM has announced two new blade servers which are powered by the just launched AMD quad-core Opteron Shanghai processors.
AMD claims that this new range of server processors delivers up to 35 percent more performance with up to a 35 percent decrease in power consumption.
The company [...]
IBM now working on broadband over power lines
US based tech giant IBM is now working on bringing broadband over power lines to rural America.
The company aims to serve millions of customers in the US market through this initiative.
IBM has signed a deal with International Broadband Electric Communications for this venture.
IBM and IBEC would together [...]
IBM launches Linux mainframe System z10 Business Class
IBM has announced the launch of a new mainframe system named System z10 Business Class.
The company said that it is a baby mainframe which costs much cheaper than their regular products.
It is targeted at mid sized companies which cannot afford getting a regular mainframe system.
This system is optimized [...]
IBM opens Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time
US based tech giant IBM has announced the launch of Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time.
Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time is the virtual version of the Forbidden City in China.
IBM had been working with Chinese authorities since the last couple of years to develop this virtual version.
The [...]
IBM aims to become a major player in Cloud Computing
US based tech giant IBM probably wants to become a major player in the cloud computing segment of the online market.
The company has now launched an initiative to extend its traditional software delivery model.
IBM said that the businesses today face a variety of challenges as [...]
AT&T joining the cloud computing bandwagon?
Wall Street Journal has reported that the US based telecom giant AT&T is now becoming the latest company to get into cloud computing business.
Google, IBM and Amazon are three of the most popular companies in this business and now AT&T wants a piece of this pie.
The report claims that one [...]
Sprint providing Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Notes on some handsets
US based mobile service provider Sprint has said that they are now enabling the owners of some of their mobile devices to connect to Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Notes accounts.
This new service is being called Sprint Mobile E-Mail Work and it is now available [...]
IBM develops Roadrunner supercomputer for US Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced their plans to use a new supercomputer named Roadrunner which they claim is the fastest of its kind in the world.
Roadrunner has been developed by IBM and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. It would be used to simulate U.S. nuclear-weapons [...]
Toshiba planning a Cell processor based Laptop
Japanese tech giant Toshiba is expected to bring to the market a new notebook model powered with a processor based on the Cell technology.
Cell processors are already being used in the Sony Playstation 3 gaming console and some servers made by IBM.
Market sources say that the Toshiba Qosmio G40 [...]
IBM to launch iDataPlex range of server products
Wall Street Journal has reported that IBM is scheduled to launch a new range of computer products for web 2.0 companies.
These computers would be part of their iDataPlex line and they would go on sale sometime next month.
They are designed for companies which require vertical racks with dozens [...]
