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Intel Defines 22nm Innovation with '3D' Tri-Gate Transistors May 17, 2011 The IT industry loves the concept of "innovation," but many vendors' hearts largely belong to just the most conventional sorts of wisdom. That adoration takes a number of shapes: Stone Age business models; dusty Neolithic technologies and architectures; fossilized go-to-market strategies. In point of fact, such vendors are more similar to staid industries and companies, where dependability trumps progress.

Seagate Shores Up HDD Operations With Samsung Deal April 19, 2011 Seagate will take over Samsung's hard disk drive operations as part of an expansion of the companies' strategic relationship announced Tuesday. The HDD deal is one of multiple transactions totaling $1.375 billion, which will be paid by Seagate to Samsung, half in stock and half in cash. This could be Seagate's return fire at rival Western Digital, which is acquiring Hitachi's disk drive business.

Cisco's Flip Flop: Lack of Brand Strategy? April 14, 2011 This week Cisco pulled the plug on the Flip camera, a pocket-sized video camera. It was an abrupt and surprising reversal, given the popularity of the camera and the fact that Cisco acquired it from Pure Digital just a few years ago for $590 million. Cisco's explanation: It is realigning its operations to focus on core -- that is, corporate and network-centric -- products.

Oracle's Itanium Slug Leaves Intel Bruised, HP Battered March 24, 2011 Oracle threw a punch that left HP's knees wobbling with the announcement that it's going to stop developing software to run on Intel's Itanium processor family. Intel's future roadmap focuses on x86 processors, Oracle explained. Intel promptly reiterated its support for the Itanium processor.

IBM's Watson Takes One Small Step for a Computer February 15, 2011 Instantly sorting 15 trillion memory bytes to find the right answer to a "Jeopardy" question: Elementary, my dear Watson. Or so an IBM supercomputer named "Watson" set out to prove Monday, tackling trivia with the popular television game show's all-time human champs, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings.

The Year in Business IT: Looking Back, Looking Ahead December 28, 2010 Annual summing-ups are common currency during this season, but for some industries and some years they seem particularly valuable, such as business IT in 2010. Following 2009's devastating financial meltdown, many in IT hoped the new year might spark a partial recovery or at least provide some badly needed breathing room.

Oracle SPARCs a Hardware Race December 03, 2010 When Larry Ellison introduced new servers and clusters at the old Sun Microsystems auditorium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Thursday, he poked fun at competitors IBM and HP, depicting Oracle as a cheetah, IBM as a stallion and HP as a turtle. He noted that HP products are slow and the company is vulnerable in the marketplace.

HP Serves Up Windows on a Slate October 22, 2010 HP on Friday launched the HP Slate 500, a tablet PC aimed at the enterprise. Priced at $799, the Slate has a 3MP still camera and a VGA webcam and can Windows 7 Professional 32. The HP Slate 500 is based in a 1.8 GHz Intel Atom Processor and weighs 1.5 pounds in the basic configuration. HP's new tablet has an Intel Atom Z540 processor with a 512 KB L2 cache and a 533 MHz front-side bus.

Will RIM's PlayBook Flip, Fly or Flop? September 29, 2010 With the announcement of its PlayBook device, Research In Motion this week joined the ever-growing list of companies rushing to bring out tablets of their very own. The company seems to be focusing on the enterprise, with the hope that corporate users will love their PlayBooks so much that it will spur consumer demand, much like what happened with the BlackBerry smartphone.

The Data Center Retirement Plan September 25, 2010 An often-overlooked aspect of data center transformation is what to do with the older assets as newer systems come online. Much of the retiring IT equipment can possess sensitive data, may be sources of significant economic return, or need at least need to be recycled according to various regulations.

Larry Ellison Deconstructs Fusion September 23, 2010 Cloud computing and Fusion Apps were the major points of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's keynote speech at Oracle OpenWorld 2010 on Wednesday. Ellison also took several swipes at Salesforce.com and its CEO, Marc Benioff. His speech concluded with an extensive demonstration of Fusion Apps, assisted by several Oracle executives.

Computer Brands Get High Votes From Satisfied Customers September 22, 2010 American consumers seem to be generally happier with their recent computer purchases lately than in years past, but it appears buyers of some brands are happier than others. The spring launch of Apple's iPad helped the Cuptertino company boost its already formidable customer satisfaction rating in the 2010 edition of the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which was delivered this week.

Intel Sells Software Key to CPU's Full Power for $50 September 21, 2010 Tech circles are buzzing about a pilot project Intel is trying out at select Best Buy stores, initially brought to light by Engadget. Intel is apparently marketing a $50 "upgrade" card for the Pentium G6951 dual-core LGA1156 Clarkdale processor that powers the Gateway SX2841-09e. The card offers the consumer a chance to boost the PC's performance.

If Client Virtualization Is What You Want, Better Watch Your Back End September 18, 2010 We've all heard about client virtualization or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) over the past few years, and there are some really great technologies for delivering a PC client experience as a service. But today's business and economic drivers need to go beyond just good technology. There also needs to be a clear rationale for change -- both business and economic.

HP's Wallet-Busting Win September 03, 2010 The insane tug-of-war between Dell and HP for enterprise storage company 3Par has finally drawn to a close. We have a winner, if you want to call it that -- the final sale price is more than double the figure Dell initially put forward when it announced its intentions to buy 3Par a couple weeks ago, so who knows how much of that is real value and how much is just financial one-upsmanship.

Intel Doubles Down on Netbook Processors August 23, 2010 Intel on Monday announced that 12 new netbooks based on its dual-core mobile Intel Atom processors, code-named "Pine Trail," are now available. These are available from eight vendors, including Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba. Other vendors will announce their new netbooks running the N550 soon, Intel said. Netbooks built around the Atom N550 are aimed at heavy online use and at gamers.

Networking Your Way to a More Flexible Data Center August 21, 2010 As data center planners seek to improve performance and future-proof their investments, the networking leg on the infrastructure stool can no longer stand apart. Advances such as widespread virtualization, increased modularity, converged infrastructure and cloud computing are all forcing a rethinking of data center design.

Intel Makes Strategic Mobile Move With McAfee Buy August 19, 2010 Chipmaker Intel on Thursday announced that it will acquire computer security vendor McAfee for about $7.8 billion. The deal will create a behemoth that may improve the semiconductor's position in the burgeoning mobile and cloud computing fields. "Security now joins our more well-known strategic focuses on energy efficiency, performance and Internet connectivity," Intel spokesperson Bill Kircos said.

3Par Buy Could Propel Dell Into High-End Storage Turf August 16, 2010 The $1.15 billion that Dell has pledged to spend for data storage vendor 3Par could turn out to be a wise investment if Dell is able to use 3Par's assets -- its product line and its sales and support staff -- to carve out a position at the high end of the storage market. Dell announced its intent to purchase 3Par on Monday.

Ballmer: The Windows 7 Tablet Will Have Its Day July 30, 2010 Microsoft's tablet project is a top priority for the company, CEO Steve Baller told financial analysts at a presentation Thursday. However, he remained coy on the details. Redmond is working with several OEM partners, and the new tablet will run Windows, Ballmer said. Several vendors, including Toshiba and Archos, already offer tablets running Windows CE or Windows 7.