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IBM mainframe adds Gigabit Ethernet, InfiniBand links
May. 07, 2008
Ten weeks after unveiling the System z10 mainframe, IBM announced new Gigabit Ethernet hardware for LAN connectivity and new InfiniBand coupling links.

InfiniBand vendor Voltaire files to go public
Jul. 26, 2007
InfiniBand vendor Voltaire has filed to go public.

New switch upgrades Cisco high-end server-to-storage computing
Nov. 14, 2007
Cisco is introducing a gateway switch that boosts the performance of applications that rely on interactions between InfiniBand-clustered servers and network-attached storage- and Fibre Channel-based storage devices.

InfiniBand start-up launches three products for clustered computing
Nov. 13, 2007
A start-up in Austin Texas last week rolled out three storage appliances designed to interconnect clusters and improve performance.

Cisco helps speed up Oracle 11g
Nov. 13, 2007
Cisco did its part for Oracle users as the OpenWorld conference opened Monday, announcing a protocol it developed with the software company for running Oracle databases over larger server clusters.

Data center switch start-up expands line
Nov. 12, 2007
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Sun shoots for the stars with Constellation HPC
Nov. 12, 2007
Sun is shipping its new Constellation high-performance computing product, marking a return to the HPC market it had left in the late 1990s to serve the growing dot-com market. Sun hope the Constellation warrants ...

Xsigo launches I/O virtualization product
Sep. 10, 2007
Start-up Xsigo Systems launched the Xsigo VP780 I/O Director, which is an I/O virtualization appliance that reduces server connectivity bottlenecks by replacing cabling and network and storage interfaces with virtual ...

Cisco airs server management appliance
Jul. 25, 2007
Cisco introduced an appliance that lets servers be provisioned off storage on the network.

Wall Street's need for speed in spotlight at SIFMA Conference
Jun. 19, 2007
SIFMA Conference puts spotlight on Wall Street's need for speed.

Start-up says it has biggest 10G Ethernet switch
Apr. 17, 2007
Start-up Woven Systems this week is expected to launch its 10G Ethernet data center switch -- a box the company says one-ups the switching power of Cisco, Force10 Networks and Foundry Networks 10G gear and matches the ...

Vendors readying InfiniBand switches
Apr. 05, 2004
InfiniBand switch vendors Topspin Communications and Voltaire today are expected to announce switches that expand their product lines to support bigger clustered systems. The companies say the moves will breathe new ...

Buzz 2001: InfiniBand set to give PCI the boot, 09/24/01
Sep. 24, 2001
Call it the elixir for one of the last network bottlenecks. InfiniBand, the next evolution in PC I/O architecture, is poised to overthrow PCI as the de facto standard for servers. But despite growing credibility, the ...

InfiniBand takes center stage
Nov. 29, 2005
InfiniBand stepped into the limelight earlier this month as LSI Logic, SGI, Verari and Voltaire introduced server and storage systems that use the interface.

InfiniBand makes a splash in the supercomputing world
Nov. 22, 2005
InfiniBand took center stage at Supercomputing 2005 in Seattle last week as LSI Logic, SGI, Verari and Voltaire introduced server and storage systems that use the interface.

Lustre high performance file system to support InfiniBand
Nov. 22, 2005
What do systems from Bull, Cray, Dell, HP, IBM, Linux Networx, SGI and Sun all have in common? The Lustre file system.

Cisco bolsters InfiniBand fabric with switches and mgmt. software
Nov. 15, 2005
Cisco last week bolstered its InfiniBand switch portfolio with the announcement of two switches and a management software package.

Cisco rolls out data center architecture
Sep. 28, 2005
Cisco Wednesday released a computer networking and virtualization architecture it calls VFrame. The architecture combines a set of InfiniBand-based server fabric switches (SFS) with the VFrame virtualization software ...

InfiniBand, EtherFabric, iWarp: Which high-speed interconnect will pump up your net? - ...
Sep. 26, 2005
InfiniBand, EtherFabric, iWarp: Which high-speed interconnect will you choose to pump up your net?

What Cisco-Topspin deal means for InfiniBand
Apr. 26, 2005
You wonder when InfiniBand consolidation will stop, what with Cisco's recent $250 million acquisition of Topspin Communications.

The spin on Cisco's latest acquisition
Apr. 25, 2005
With its acquisition of Topspin Communications last week, Cisco is leaping deeper into the corporate data center beyond its traditional role as a high-speed Ethernet switch vendor.

Chipset puts 10G InfiniBand on motherboards
Mar. 08, 2005
Mellanox last week introduced a low-power, low-cost InfiniBand host bus adapter and chipset for blades and other servers.

Sun, others widen InfiniBand use
Feb. 17, 2005
InfiniBand took a turn for the better with announcements from three companies committed to seeing the technology become more than a niche play.

Buzz 2001: InfiniBand set to give PCI the boot, 09/24/01
Sep. 24, 2001
Call it the elixir for one of the last network bottlenecks. InfiniBand, the next evolution in PC I/O architecture, is poised to overthrow PCI as the de facto standard for servers. But despite growing credibility, the ...

InfiniBand vendor unveils storage platform
Nov. 02, 2004
Mellanox turned its InfiniBand eye towards storage last week when it introduced a platform to link disk drives with a server processor's bus.