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HP's new virtualisation servers provide path to cloud

Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced new servers that come pre-configured with Microsoft software to help companies deploy virtualised workloads more quickly.
Cisco expands Unified Computing System networking range

Cisco this week expanded its Unified Computing System networking portfolio in an effort to improve the scalability and performance of the data center consolidation system.
HP takes on Cisco with own-brand unified data centre networks

At Interop this week, HP unveiled products supporting a new architecture that attempts to unify enterprise data centre, campus and branch networks under a common and consistent operating environment.
Google Chrome and Firefox security sidestepped by new phishing fraud

A new phishing scam that targets bank and PayPal passwords and other consumer data that criminals use to loot private accounts is designed to beat security built in to Firefox and Chrome Web browsers.
Police seize Gizmodo computers in Apple iPhone 4.0 prototype leak

Acting on a warrant issued Friday, California police seized personal computers belonging to the Gizmodo editor who broke the iPhone prototype story last week, a district attorney for San Mateo County confirmed.
Oracle Exadata database engine to integrate Flash storage

The second iteration of Oracle's Exadata database engine will feature flash storage embedded within the server machine, eliminating the need to source data from storage disks and cutting query processing time significantly, a company executive revealed.
Microsoft and HP to offer 'deep' integration for cloud services

HP and Microsoft have teamed up to offer closer integration of their products.
IBM calls new database an Oracle killer

As Oracle's OpenWorld user conference opens, IBM unveiled a new clustering feature that it contends will help its flagship DB2 database trump Oracle's rival product on scalability, speed and price.
HP overhauls server line with Nehalem chips

HP is touting the improved performance and more efficient power management capabilities of 11 new servers that incorporate Intel's highly anticipated Nehalem architecture.
HP makes desktop virtualisation move

HP is set to launch new software to improve video playback and allow the use of USB peripherals such as webcams. The company is also rebranding its desktop virtualisation suite as the HP Virtual Client Essentials, and adding Linux support for its broker software, called Session Allocation Manager, which currently runs only on Window.

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A first look at Windows 8 - the OS for everything

The first public beta for Windows 8 is expected to be released in February, but we've been testing pre-beta code in our lab. Our overall impression is that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere and takes on all of Microsoft's key rivals.
Would you like a data centre with that server?

Faced with the continued commoditisation of servers, IT vendors this year will try to differentiate their offerings by moving toward more highly integrated, unified compute platforms.
Fujitsu Siemens set to move up the server sales charts?

Fujitsu Siemens Computers' server marketing manager was in London recently, so we grabbed the opportunity to talk to him about the company's fourth pace in the server sales charts, about blade servers, and FSC's emphasis on green issues -- among other things.
Rackspace: a realistic green pioneer

Rackspace is building a brand new datacentre and hopes to save 20 percent of expected power costs through more efficient cooling. It's going green at a pace that makes business sense.
Inside a green data centre

San Diego Supercomputing centre constructs one using energy-efficient materials and techniques, plus such retro ideas as windows that actually open
HP dynamically provisions EVA arrays

HP has introduced disk capacity-saving provisioning with three new models in its mid-range EVA disk array line.
IT on a chip

Embedded functions in micro-processors are helping do things from improving security to virtualising servers
Sneak peek: Windows Home Server

Business storage may take on some Home Server ease of use features.
Can HP shake up the high-end server business?

The mid- to high-end Unix server market is due for a bit of a shake-up with a new HP server due -- but will it change anything?
Linux starts to take a more central IT role

IT managers are now running key applications and databases on Linux-based systems as open-source software penetrates deeper into corporates.

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