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A Multilayer Approach To Reducing Data Center Heat

11/29/2007
Emerson Network Power's Cooligy is working with server manufacturers to integrate its close-proximity cooling techniques into "off-the-shelf" products starting next year.
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AMD Sees Growth In Specialized Chips

11/28/2007
While AMD is certainly not proclaiming the death of the standalone processor, the company believes it is at the end stages of the "one size fits all" computing model.
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Texas Instruments Puts Its Weight Behind Power Management

11/26/2007
The chipmaker claims its new UCC28070 circuit can help save 25% or more power in communications equipment, servers, and other industrial equipment.
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IBM Enhances Management Of Blade Servers

11/19/2007
IBM introduces I/O virtualization capabilities that lets businesses manage up to 100 separate blade chassis from a single console.
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HP Improves Management Of Blade Servers

11/12/2007
HP's Virtual Connection technology can now manage up to 1,600 bladed servers from a single console.
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IBM Launches 'Next Wave' Of Autonomic Computing

11/7/2007
IBM says the new capabilities will expand the role of self-managing, self-healing computing systems.
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Understaffed Data Centers Threaten Service Agreements, Study Finds

11/6/2007
More than half of the respondents to a Symantec survey admitted their data centers are currently understaffed, and 86% say they have difficulty finding qualified applicants.
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HP Combines Blade Servers, Unified Communications Software

11/2/2007
Communications software from Microsoft and Ericsson is package with HP's BladeSystem to provide a complete system for businesses.
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Green Grid Members Open Energy Efficient R&D Data Center

10/26/2007
APC and Schneider Electric's new 100,000-square foot facility is part of the consortium's charter to improve overall efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
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LANDesk Touts Its Management Gateway Appliance For Mobile Workers

10/25/2007
The SSL VPN hardware was developed in part by Avocent, which acquired LANDesk last year.
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IBM Extends Information Server To System Z

10/17/2007
The software is intended to enable "information on demand" SOA frameworks for banking, retail, telecommunications, and the public sector
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Seagate Expands Full Disk Encryption To Data Center Hard Drives

10/15/2007
The multipartner initiative will offer FDE technology utilizing IBM's encryption key management system.
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Sun Aims UltraSparc T2 Servers At Infrastructure Markets

10/9/2007
The new systems include built-in virtualization capabilities and are suited for use in Web and application tiers, online transaction processing, and technical workloads.
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EMC Adds Avamar In Acquisition Spree

11/1/2006
EMC plans to spend $165 million in cash to acquire Avamar, a provider of data protection software. The company has spent about $2.8 billion on a dozen acquisitions in 2006.
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HP Adds Storage To BladeSystem

10/31/2006
By implementing the BladeSystem product line, customers can attain up to a 40% reduction in power and cooling costs when compared to traditional rack or tower servers, HP says.
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IBM Extends Services For Virtualized Client Infrastructure

10/31/2006
IBM's Global Technology Services will provide consultation, assessment, planning, design, and implementation of a "virtual infrastructure" of thin-client computers.
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IBM, Chartered, Samsung Chip Collaboration Snares Qualcomm

10/26/2006
Qualcomm will use a processor developed jointly by the three companies in its high-volume cell phone chipsets.
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Dell To Support AMD In Servers

10/23/2006
Dell is late in offering AMD-based servers. The competition made the move long ago.
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Dell Offers Its First AMD Servers

10/23/2006
Can the chipmaker still deliver the performance differences it once did?
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Sun Builds Data Centers Inside Shipping Containers

10/17/2006
An instant "data center in a box" can be packed with storage, networking gear, and as many as 250 servers.
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Sun Expands Virtualization Products, Services

10/16/2006
Sun is introducing enhanced virtualization technology for its UltraSparc T1 CoolThreads servers that will let customers run up to 32 applications simultaneously on a single processor.
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Sun's Fowler Maps The Future Of Computer Systems And Virtualization

10/16/2006
Sun on Tuesday is announcing a new suite of virtualization products it believes will enhance its newest server systems.
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AMD Acquisition Of ATI Gains Shareholder Approval

10/13/2006
ATI shareholders gave approval of the move on Friday, and final court approval is expected by the end of the month.
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IBM Global Services Offers Data Center Power And Cooling Services

10/10/2006
IBM launches five services and products to help businesses deal with the growing amount of energy needed to power and cool their data centers.
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Nanowires Could Lead To Microscopic Chips

10/6/2006
Caltech researchers create prototype 10-nanometer transistor.
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Intel Touts Advancements In Energy Efficiency At Developer Forum

9/29/2006
The new chips provide more power and consume less energy, CEO Otellini says.
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Intel Sets Sights On Quad Core With New Processors

9/29/2006
Intel hopes to become the defining force in an emerging market for mainstream multicore processing with its first quad-core chips, slated to hit the market in about a month.
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Panduit Licenses IBM Server Cooling Technology

9/28/2006
Panduit plans to incorporate the technology into its line of networking and electrical products for the data center.
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Intel To Land First Blow In Quad-Core Fight With AMD

9/26/2006
Intel's first quad-core x86-based processors will hit the market in November and be used in high-end gaming systems. Its first mainstream desktop version will be ready in the first quarter of 2007.
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CA Adds Configuration Management Database

9/26/2006
The database includes more than 70 relationship templates, 140 predefined configuration item groups, and multiple adapters for integrating the collected information.
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New Cooling Technologies Tackle Data Center Heat

9/22/2006
From water-cooled systems to spraying liquids directly on chips and motherboards, IT managers need to consider new ways to cool off their data centers.
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Intel Laser Chip May Transform Data Center Management

9/22/2006
Intel says it will create transceivers that can operate at 1 terabit-per-second speeds -- or about 1,000 times faster than the Ethernet connections now used in data centers.
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AMD's New Chip Ploy--Open Source Sockets

9/20/2006
By publishing its Opteron socket specification, AMD is making it easier for chipmakers to design processors that just snap into an AMD motherboard.
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Intel Laser Chip Could Transform Future Data Centers

9/19/2006
The chipmaker says it can create transceivers that operate about 1,000 times faster than the 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps connections currently used in data centers.
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BladeLogic Enhances Data Center Management Platform

9/18/2006
Release 7 adds functionality designed to allow timely and accurate application releases across the network.
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With New Software, PDAs Can Manage Windows Servers Remotely

9/18/2006
The Avocent software runs on a BlackBerry or any Windows Mobile 5-based device. Two packages provide different levels of administration features and functions.
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IBM Adds Problem Resolution Toolkit In Drive For Self-Healing IT Systems

9/18/2006
The toolkit helps developers build a database of common problems and their solutions.
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Brief: Intel Cutting 10,500 Jobs

9/13/2006
The company, facing tough competition from AMD, says it needs to get more "agile and efficient."
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AMD Virtual Trade Show Targets IT Decision Makers

9/11/2006
The online trade show is aimed at high-level tech buyers who often don't attend shows in person.
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AMD Taps Into Sun Utility Grid

9/7/2006
Sun will also let software vendors list their applications, then create connection points to allow potential customers to access the Sun grid compute resources to run the specific applications.
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Intel Announces vPro Business PC Platform Availability

9/6/2006
PCs built on vPro will offer a 50% increase in performance on base-level office applications and as much as twice the performance for processor-intensive applications compared to the existing Intel 2005 Professional Business Platform.
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HP Extends Integrity Line With Dual-Core Itaniums

9/6/2006
Sales of Integrity servers are doubling every quarter, and more than half of the largest 100 businesses in the world now use them, the company says.
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Intel Cuts 10,500 Jobs In Continuing Restructuring

9/5/2006
The company expects to generate $5 billion in savings over the next two years by reducing head count to 92,000 by the middle of 2007.
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Gaming Computer Vendor Alienware Targets Enterprise

8/31/2006
Alienware execs describe life three months after Dell acquired the company. Best known for turbocharged gaming PCs with science-fictional designs, Alienware now finds that enterprises value its systems for high-performance computing.
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Intel's New Tulsa Chip Bolsters Fight With AMD

8/29/2006
Major server manufacturers Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM all announced new systems based on Tulsa.
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ONStor Offers Entry-Level NAS For $40,000

8/28/2006
ONStor is targeting the midlevel enterprise, a portion of the market served largely by Network Appliances for NAS systems.
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IBM Expands Storage Offerings, Adds Quad-Core Servers

8/25/2006
While the company is spending billions to buy software companies, it isn't neglecting its hardware products.
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Apple Laptops Added To Battery Recall

8/24/2006
The recalled Apple notebook batteries were sold from October 2003 through August 2006.
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IBM Brings Quad-Core Servers To The Entry-Level Market

8/23/2006
The new servers come out ahead of Intel and AMD quad-core offerings that are in the works.
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Sun Overtakes Dell In Worldwide Server Revenue

8/23/2006
IBM is still the market leader, followed by Hewlett-Packard, but Sun was the only major server vendor to show an increase in worldwide revenue.
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IBM Launches Major Expansion Of Its Storage Product Line

8/22/2006
With tiered storage, new warranties, and pricing options, IBM is trying to reduce the total cost of ownership of its storage systems.
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HP Gains Ground As Dell's Woes Continue

8/18/2006
The battle lines are shifting in the PC wars as HP rebounds while Dell struggles.
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Thin, Bendable Chip May Give Cameras And Cell Phones Computing Power

8/18/2006
An effort to create ultrathin and flexible chips may make it possible to add computing, sensing, and imaging capabilities to electronic equipment.
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Dell Customers Have To Wait Four Weeks For Replacement Batteries

8/18/2006
Computer maker cautions customers not to use faulty laptop batteries.
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Dell Announces New AMD-Based Desktops And Servers As Quarterly Financial Results Disappoint

8/17/2006
Dell plans new AMD-based desktops beginning next month and two-socket Opteron servers by year-end.
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Notebooks, Blade Servers Propel Solid Quarter For HP

8/16/2006
Many HP products in the third quarter reached "their highest levels in years despite this being typically a slow seasonal quarter," says CEO Hurd.
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Opteron Designer Details Next-Generation Advancements

8/14/2006
Among the advancements, AMD's Randy Allen says, are major performance boosts without needing major changes in the underlying architecture.
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Next-Generation AMD Opteron Paves The Way For Quad-Core

8/14/2006
AMD's first major upgrade to its Opteron server processor includes hardware-assisted virtualization and use of second-generation double data rate memory.
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AMD's Answer To Intel's Woodcrest: Opteron Rev-F

8/14/2006
Opteron Rev-F is AMD's first server processor to include integrated virtualization technology that was developed under the code name Pacifica.
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Grid Computing Doubles Capability Of Hurricane Research

8/11/2006
The project is also a test bed for IBM's Power-based servers and their ability to work with open-source Globus.org software in a heterogeneous grid used by a large number of organizations.
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Unreleased AMD Opteron Gets Software Support

8/10/2006
AMD says the new chip design will provide a "seamless" upgrade path from its current dual-core implementations to quad-core processors scheduled for availability by midyear 2007.
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AMD Adds Lenovo To Commercial PC Strategy

8/7/2006
AMD has done pretty well peddling servers for business and hopes the Lenovo deal will improve its market share on the business desktop.
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AMD's Opteron Gains Ground Against Intel

7/31/2006
Advanced Micro Devices keeps momentum going for its Opteron processor, growing its share of the x86 server processor market in 2Q.
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Price War Makes Intel, AMD Chip Industry's Biggest Losers

7/31/2006
While most chip suppliers grew revenue in the second quarter, the fierce competitors saw declines.
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New Intel Chips Fuel Price War

7/28/2006
Intel slashed prices on its older chips when it introduced its new dual-core processors for desktop and notebook PCs, so buyers should be looking for bargain computers.
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AMD Hopes ATI Acquisition Will Juice Up Future Chips

7/28/2006
ATI acquisition is designed to enable AMD to expand its position in commercial desktop and mobile computing applications.
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Chip Price War Helps Customers, Hurts Intel And AMD

7/25/2006
Both chipmakers hope back-to-school sales in the third quarter and holiday purchases in the fourth quarter will improve their bottom lines.
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Power.org Creates Standard Specifications

7/25/2006
The goal is to create a single instruction set for all Power-based processors.
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AMD Takes Graphics Chipset Plunge With ATI Acquisition

7/24/2006
The buy should also expand AMD's manufacturing capability, as well as integrate microprocessors and graphics engines in a single chip. The acquisition is set to be wrapped up by year's end.
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Intel Scraps Co-Manager Roles In Executive Shake-Up

7/20/2006
The moves will speed decision making and give CEO Paul Otellini more time to focus on strategic issues.
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Intel Will Beat AMD To Market With Quad-Core Processors

7/19/2006
Intel plans to ship quad-core chips for the x86 market later this year.
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Texas AG: Laptop Computers Not Equivalent To Textbooks

7/19/2006
Money set aside for books can't be used to buy hardware or other equipment, the state attorney general ruled.
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Sun's 'Try Before You Buy' Program Wins Back DigiTar

7/6/2006
The messaging services outsourcing company, once "anti-Sun," decided to consolidate on Solaris 10 and Sun's new T2000 servers after testing the hardware in advance.
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Chalk, Savvis Target Federal Accounts With Utility Computing

7/5/2006
E-learning specialist Chalk Media has turned to utility computing resources from Savvis to provide it with scalable infrastructure resources.
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EMC Shows Hope For Storage-Security Marriages

7/3/2006
Eyebrows raised when Symantec bought Veritas, but the EMC-RSA merger indicates it's not such a strange idea after all.
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Dell, HP Clean Up Tech Waste

6/30/2006
Dell and Hewlett-Packard last week expanded their recycling programs for consumers and put in place efforts for commercial customers.
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Brief: EMC Adds Security With $2 Billion Acquisition Of RSA

6/29/2006
EMC plans to use RSA to transform itself from a company providing storage management to a company providing overall information management, of which security is a part.
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HP Expands Integrity Virtualization, Oracle Capabilities

6/28/2006
Around half of all HP Integrity servers being shipped are used for Oracle database installations, so the vendor believes that making it easier to create and manipulate virtual environments will help sales.
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IBM Bets Big On Chinese Startups

6/27/2006
One Chinese company in the location-based services market has been able to grow its customer base by 30% and increase revenue by about five times with help from IBM.
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Dell Expands Support Services For Business

6/27/2006
The premium service is available to a broader set of customers than Dell's previous premium service, which required a minimum of 200 servers. Platinum Plus will require only 100 servers.
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IBM Expands Compute On-Demand Capacity

6/26/2006
The expansion gives customers access to Unix-based capacity, as well as utility computing capacity of more than 15 teraflops.
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Network Appliances Serves Up Storage For Small Businesses

6/26/2006
The StoreVault S500 product line starts at $5,000 and is designed for businesses with between 50 and 999 employees that have small or part-time IT staffs and limited budgets.
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Intel Makes Big Bet On New Server Platform

6/23/2006
Woodcrest offers better performance and energy efficiency to let Intel better compete with AMD.
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The 64-Bit Solution--AMD Solves SAP Migration Problems

6/21/2006
With its SAP applications bogging down, CLP Power Hong Kong turned to HP servers with AMD's 64-bit chips to speed things up.
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CA Taps Nugent As New CTO

6/20/2006
Alan Nugent brings years of experience working at CA and as CTO for a variety of other large companies.
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Sun, Stanford Create Earth Science Research Center

6/19/2006
A new earth sciences facility backed by Sun may lead to new applications for a variety of industries, including oil and gas exploration and earthquake prediction.
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HP, IBM Revamp Their Blade Server Platforms

6/16/2006
The market leaders focus on improving manageability and cutting costs.
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HP Overhauls Server Blade Platform

6/13/2006
The new c-Class platform will replace the p-Class family, enabling users to cut acquisition costs, energy consumption, and cooling requirements. It will offer higher densities, enhanced management capabilities, and the ability to mix and match server and storage blades within the same chassis.
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IBM's BladeCenter Attracts $100 Million Venture Fund, 10 Gbps Switch, New Partners

6/12/2006
IBM is trying to turn its BladeCenter architecture into an industry standard like it did with the personal computer.
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CA To Private-Label Arkivio File Management Software

6/7/2006
The Auto-Stor software will be added to CA's BrightStor product line and will compliment CA's e-mail management and archiving software.
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Google To Sell New Dell Servers As Search Appliance

6/7/2006
Dell and Google ink a new pact under which the search leader will use the computer maker's new PowerEdge servers for its search appliance.
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Seagate Disk Drive Rollout Includes 750-Gbyte Capacity

6/6/2006
The company's largest-ever new product introduction includes storage systems for businesses, consumers, and digital entertainment devices.
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Dell Adds Servers, Storage To Revitalize Product Lines

6/6/2006
Dell hopes a tighter integration of its server and storage product lines can help refuel its growth engines.
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AMD Will Continue To 'Reinvent' The Tech Industry, Ruiz Pledges

6/1/2006
AMD's product road map includes new manufacturing capabilities, a continued push on multicore processors, and an opening up of its technology for greater coupling with third-party products.
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IBM Touts Missing Link To Utility Computing And Shared IT Resources

5/31/2006
The Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager lets users measure and bill for virtual server, storage, network, software, middleware, and e-mail consumption by company, department, or individual.
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AMD Live! Home Entertainment Platform Expanded With Services

5/31/2006
The collection of services and applications is designed to make it easier to view, record, manage, secure, and store TV programs, photos, music, and movies on Web-connected devices.
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University Launches Data Center Lab, Consolidation Effort

5/26/2006
With funding from tech vendors and government agencies, Carnegie Mellon opens its Data Center Observatory to improve energy efficiency, reduce management costs, and consolidate server clusters.
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Brief: Dell Will Finally Use AMD Chips

5/22/2006
The decision seemed increasingly inevitable, as AMD gained server market share.
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Power Line Broadband Expands

5/19/2006

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Dell Finally Confirms Its Use Of AMD Processors

5/18/2006
Dell plans to support Opteron processors in its servers by the end of the year.
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