Sun Microsystems launches new x64 servers
Sun Microsystems have announced the launch of their new x64 servers.
The company has launched a series of new Sun Fire x64 blade servers, rack servers, and workstations.
These are powered by the recently launched Intel Xeon processor 5500 series.
These new servers are available at prices starting at $1,488.
John [...]
Apple has launched Intel Nehalem powered Xserve servers
Apple had posted some information about these new servers last week on one of their international sites.
They have now officially launched their new updated Xserve servers powered by Intel Nehalem processors.
Apple claims that these new series of servers are more powerful while being more efficient featuring [...]
Cisco Systems to offer servers with virtualization software!
The New York Times has reported that Cisco would soon start offering servers with virtualization technology inbuilt.
This would put them in direct competition to companies like Hewlett Packard and IBM.
The reports in the media claim that Cisco would offer servers powered with technologies from VMWare.
Cisco has not [...]
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 [...]
AMD Shanghai for the server market
AMD has finally launched their Shanghai range of microprocessors for the server market.
This new processor range is expected to give them potent weapons to take on Intel’s domination in this segment.
AMD Shanghai is thankfully launched on schedule for the company which has suffered massively due to delays in their newer [...]
Dell launches PowerEdge R805 and R905 servers optimized for virtualization
US based PC maker Dell has announced that they are now shipping two new server products named PowerEdge R805 and R905.
These servers are optimized for virtualization and would ship with either VMware ESXi 3.5 or Citrix XenServer Dell Express Edition hypervisors preinstalled.
The company said that the [...]
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 [...]
Dell now offering five new Quad-Core Opteron processor servers
Microprocessor maker AMD has said that Dell is now offering five more versions of servers powered by their Quad-Core Opteron processors.
With this, Dell is now offering as many as 13 versions of servers which are using this processor family.
Market analysts believe that this could mean that good [...]
IBM System i and System p server lines being merged
US based tech giant IBM has announced that they are now merging their System i and System p server lines into a single family of products.
Both of these server lines are decades old but they continue to be powered with similar software solutions.
They are also based [...]
