* Dell adds low-end server while giving up plans at the high end Dell made changes at the low and high end of its server product lines last week. The company launched a small business server called the PowerEdge 400SC that starts at $500, and dropped plans to manufacture an eight-processor server.The PowerEdge 400SC is the first server from Dell, IBM or HP to use an 800-MHz front-side bus. It can be configured with a single Intel Pentium 4 processor that operates at up to 3.2 GHz with as much as 4G bytes of memory, or with a Celeron processor that has a 400-MHz front-side bus.The machine is intended as a file-and-print server for small businesses. Available in a pedestal chassis, the PowerEdge 400SC contains two IDE or SCSI drives, a Gigabit Ethernet adapter and three PCI slots. Users can choose IDE drives at 40G, 80G or 120G bytes – or SCSI drives at 36G or 73G bytes. A hardware RAID controller is optional.The PowerEdge 400SC comes factory-installed with Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003 or Red Hat Linux. It is available now. The company abandoned joint development with Intel of an eight-processor server, which was to use Intel Xeon processors. The company will instead focus on tying together machines with fewer processors into clusters that approximate the power of a larger machine. Related content how-to Doing tricks on the Linux command line Linux tricks can make even the more complicated Linux commands easier, more fun and more rewarding. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 08, 2023 5 mins Linux news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Network Security Network Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe