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Test: Solaris 10 heads for Linux territory, 02/28/05
Sun is gunning for some of Linux’s rising popularity in the enterprise with the newest release of its Unix derivative, Solaris. In this Clear Choice Test, we found that Solaris 10 has been torn from its SPARC-only roots now runs very quickly and very easily on generic 32-bit x86 Intel- and 64-bit Advanced Micro Devices-based servers. It also has new security features and supports a range of Linux applications. And it’s free.
https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2005/022805solaristest.html?nl
Neterion launches another 10 Gigabit Ethernet NIC, 02/28/05
Keeping ahead of competitors – and possibly user demand – Neterion last week announced a version of its 10G Ethernet server adapter based on the emerging PCI Express standard.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805tengnic.html?nl
Marvell leverages PCI Express in network controller, 02/28/05
Marvell Semiconductor will announce and demonstrate at the Intel Developer Forum this week a server network controller that takes advantage of PCI Express’ multilane capability for high-speed throughput.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0228idf-mar.html?nl
Intel-based servers get IBM revamp, 02/28/05
IBM last week announced a computer system architecture and chipset that will form the basis of the next generation of the company’s xSeries servers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805-ibm-servers.html?nl
IBM expanding Workplace realm, 02/28/05
While IBM/Lotus has assured users that Notes/Domino has a future, it also has made it clear that the company’s Workplace strategy is its next-generation platform.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805-ibm-workplace.html?nl
IBM steps up commitment to midmarket, 02/25/05
IBM Friday promised to give its midrange iSeries servers a boost, saying that it would provide $1 billion in services and support to thousands of software partners over the next few years to help accelerate the development of applications and tools …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0225iseries.html?nl
IBM tops server vendors for 2004, 02/24/05
With Unix sales from rivals HP and Sun slipping, IBM was the top vendor in the $49 billion worldwide server market in 2004, according to research released by Gartner on Wednesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0224ibmtops.html?nl
HP rolls out unified server, storage management, 02/24/05
HP Thursday launched storage resource management software that it claims bridges the islands of server and storage management in data centers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0224hp.html?nl
Newsletter: Server virtualization start-up debuts, 02/24/05
Virtual Iron last week launched a system that trumps VMware’s ESX Server in that it lets an IT administrator not only partition individual processors but also span …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2005/0221server2.html?nl
