Stories by Dan Neel

Intel unleashes new mobile chips

With an emphasis on the freedom of wireless technology, Intel has kicked off a campaign to push a new, faster set of Pentium 4 Processor-M (mobile) chips to the mobile computing market.

Digital Fountain quenches need for WAN speed

To meet the growing demand for technology that can move large files quickly and effectively over long distances, Digital Fountain Inc. on Monday introduced its Transporter Fountain 500.

Grid Forum, New Productivity Initiative join forces

The quest for a common standard for distributed grid computing gained significant ground on Thursday as the Global Grid Forum (GGF) and the New Productivity Initiative (NPI) announced that the two organizations will pool their efforts to accelerate grid computing in the enterprise.

Microsoft plans NUMA for Windows

Microsoft has embarked on an effort to let Windows server customers begin to take advantage of the increased multi-processor capabilities of Intel's Xeon MP chips.

Microsoft plans NUMA for Windows

Microsoft has embarked on an effort to let Windows server customers begin to take advantage of the increased multi-processor capabilities of Intel's Xeon MP chips.

Interview: Veritas CEO content with storage technology

Storage management software is hot. Over the last year the industry has witnessed significant advances in storage management software technology, and an A-list of hardware companies from EMC Corp. to Sun Microsystems Inc. and Compaq Computer Corp. continue to scramble to add new storage software tools to their separate arsenals as hardware margins plummet.

Dell distances itself from utility computing

The current hype surrounding the evolution of utility computing and its steady march to the enterprise has left a bitter taste on the tongues of Dell Computer Corp. executives.

Platform adds Cognos to grid arsenal

Grid company Platform Computing Inc. on Tuesday added business intelligence technology from Cognos Inc. to its rapidly evolving suite of grid computing software.

Compaq ushers in AlphaServers

As sparks flew this week between IBM and Sun Microsystems in the RISC-based server market, Compaq Computer quietly began letting potential customers of its future RISC-based EV7 AlphaServers kick the tires of the yet-to-be released systems.

Veritas expands offerings for Windows 2000

Storage software giant Veritas Software on Tuesday expanded its storage software offerings for Microsoft Windows 2000 environments, according to Matt Fairbanks, the product line manager for high availability solutions at Veritas, in Mountain View, Calif.

Study: Handheld software sales tripled in 2001

Setting off the middle-weight round of a brawl that began last October between IBM and Sun Microsystems, Big Blue on Monday plans to unveil a mid-range server aimed right at the mid-section of rival Sun's server market.

IBM to roll out mid-range Regatta server

Setting off the middle-weight round of a brawl that began last October between IBM and Sun Microsystems, Big Blue on Monday plans to unveil a mid-range server aimed right at the mid-section of rival Sun's server market.

Sun to detail mid-range Unix server

Countering this week's march on Sun's mid-range Unix market by rival IBM, Sun on Tuesday will unleash a half-pint version of its high-end Starcat Unix server that company officials have dubbed "Starkitty," according to sources familiar with the company's plans.

Compaq adds CommVault's Galaxy to SANworks software

Adding to the growing number of bundled, mixed-vendor storage software products, Compaq Comptuer last week announced that CommVault Systems's Galaxy backup and recovery software is available with Compaq's SANworks storage software suites.

Sun, Sybase team for data warehouse blueprint

Helping to lower the cost and reduce the risk associated with enterprise data warehousing, Sun Microsystems Inc. and Sybase Inc. on Wednesday jointly issued their Enterprise Data Warehouse Reference Architecture (EDWRA).

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