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HP debuts first Opteron-based blade, 02/14/05
HP Monday debuted Opteron-based blade servers, the first of the major server vendors to roll out a blade based on AMD’s 32-/64-bit chip.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0214hpblade.html?nl
Grid gaining enterprise traction, 02/14/05
Grid computing is catching on among enterprise IT managers, whose stories prove you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to take advantage of the emerging technology.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/021405grid.html?nl
Opinion: Grid computing worth a long look, 02/14/05
Long discussed, grid computing is alive and kicking and coming to a data center near you. And sooner than you might think.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/021405edit.html?nl
Ibrix touts suite for clustering Linux, 02/14/05
Ibrix is rolling out software that lets IT administrators combine I/O and storage resources into a single massive shared environment that can be managed from a central interface.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/021405-ibrix.html?nl
Users hope Fiorina’s ouster will help in long run, 02/11/05
When it came down to it, Carly Fiorina couldn’t transform HP into a computer titan to rival IBM or its other major competitors.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/021405userfio.html?nl
First National Bank of Omaha throws Sun out, 02/10/05
First National Bank of Omaha said this week that it’s nearing completion of a complete changeout of its distributed server infrastructure for a mainframe and blade-server architecture based on Linux. While only 80% complete, the move is already …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0210firstnatio.html?nl
After Fiorina: Who’s next?, 02/10/05
Almost as quickly as Carly Fiorina’s tenure as CEO and chairman of the board at HP came to an end, the speculation began about who may be plucked to replace her. The company Weddnesday announced that the board has begun an “immediate” search for a …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0210afterfiori.html?nl
HP’s customers can count on calls from Dell, IBM, 02/10/05
Transitional periods at IT companies are usually followed by fervent attempts on the part of that company’s competitors to take advantage of the situation with jump in sales calls, promotions, and media spin. HP’s customers can expect all three in the …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0210hpscusto.html?nl
Newsletter: Sun outlines customer grid, 02/10/05
Sun last week unveiled the latest incarnation of its grid strategy – one in which companies can contract with Sun and its partners to use idle compute power and storage …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2005/0207server2.html?nl
Fiorina ouster raises questions about HP plans, 02/09/05
The recruiter who brought Fiorina to HP in 1999, executive search firm Christian & Timbers CEO Stephen Mader, sees HP at a transitional point and expects the company to recruit a CEO in the mold of Lou Gerstner, who came to IBM in 1992 with no …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0209fioriouste.html?nl
Fiorina’s fate was staked on merger’s success, 02/09/05
Three-and-a-half years after Carly Fiorina stood onstage with Compaq CEO Michael Capellas and unveiled a stunning plan to merge their companies, the final act of that saga played out Wednesday, as HP’s board brought down the curtain on Fiorina’s reign …
