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Linux Takes Diverse Routes To Business Success
News HP's David Mosberger is leading the charge on developing Linux for Intel's Itanium server processors, as well as helping out efforts with file systems and connecting to printers. For these customers, the Linux software isn't as important as the...
[October 11, 2002, 16:08]
Tru64 UNIX Transition Strategies For BEA WebLogic Server (WLS)
White Papers In the coming years, HP will be phasing out Tru64 UNIX and the AlphaServer enterprise system products in favor of the new HP Integrity servers based on Intel Itanium 2 processors. HP is also integrating leading technology from Tru64 UNIX, such as...
[June 7, 2006, 0:00]
Sun To Supercharge UltraSparc With Afara Acquisition
News IBM, the overall leader in servers, is applying sustained pressure on Sun's Unix server stronghold, while products from Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer and IBM based on Intel processors have encroached on Sun's low-end systems.
[June 26, 2002, 9:43]
In Linux Land, The Battle Is On For Survival
News Linux began as a programming project in 1991 by Finnish computer science student Linus Torvalds, who wanted a clone of the venerable Unix operating system to use on his Intel computer. Over the years, students and enthusiasts spread Linux across...
[March 13, 2001, 13:47]
IBM Expanding Further Into Intel's Server Market
News They're the most common foundation for Linux, the Unix-like operating system IBM has wholeheartedly embraced, and Gartner Group expects more revenue from sales of Intel servers than from Unix servers, which for years have been the largest segment...
[March 14, 2003, 8:48]
Sun Slashes Midrange Server Price
News Unix servers occupy a lucrative middle ground in the market -- being more mainstream than mainframes but more powerful than Intel servers. Sun's biggest competitors, IBM and Hewlett-Packard, aren't holding back in their efforts to reclaim the...
[May 16, 2003, 8:12]
Tech Giants Prep High-powered Databases
News Oracle says it will be the first out of the gate when it ships later this month a 64-bit version of its flagship Oracle 9i database optimised for Intel's Itanium 2 on HP-UX, Hewlett-Packard's version of the Unix operating system.
[December 13, 2002, 8:32]
HP Was No. 1 In 1997 NT Workstations - IDC
News Jones said that the market had been grown by Intel's faster Pentium II processors and associated developments such as the 440LX chipset, the AGP graphics chipset, and increasing acceptance of Windows NT.
[February 2, 1998, 17:27]
Penguins: Name Your Price
News If low-cost Linux continues to gain momentum on Intel servers, it could injure SCO's Unix sales. The bigger question, however, is Sun's strategy for Solaris on Intel. Sources say Sun insiders are mulling a move to support Linux--in addition to...
[November 29, 1999, 17:14]
HP Cuts Prices On Midrange Unix Servers
News But pressured by curtailed corporate spending and rising pressure from Intel servers, Unix server makers are slashing prices to be more competitive. It follows a similar step that IBM already took with its Power4 chip, that Sun is taking this year...
[April 3, 2003, 7:37]
Fujitsu Siemens: PC Boom Days Are Over
News There is no question that the sweet spot with Linux will remain on the Intel platform. This is all about ISV (independent software vendor) attractiveness, and they're focusing on the Intel space, not RISC platforms.
[June 12, 2003, 15:15]
Intel Funds Anti-SCO Fight
News Intel has become involved in the legal battle between the SCO Group and Linux, contributing money to a defence fund geared to protect users of the open-source operating system. Intel has been largely quiet in the legal case, but it and several...
[January 12, 2004, 7:20]
IBM Snubs AIX For UnixWare
News The move is expected to almost guarantee UnixWare as the standard flavour of Unix running on Intel-based servers. IBM's decision follows a number of leading vendors to support UnixWare as standard, including Compaq, Intel, Siemens-Nixdorf and...
[July 7, 1997, 16:13]
Microsoft Shows Linux Just A Little Respect
News In my mind, IBM is ultimately trying to consolidate the Unix marketplace around Intel-based Linux offerings from IBM. For us the key challenge in 2003 will be speaking to Unix users about why they ought to use Windows on Intel rather than Linux on...
[January 22, 2003, 15:21]
Sun Looks To N1 For Storage Solution
News Oracle chief executive) Larry Ellison dialled in the Linux question," quipped Zander, referring to Ellison's remark in January that the company will move its core business operations from Unix systems to cheaper Intel systems running Linux.
[February 7, 2002, 12:35]
SCO At Your Service
News SCO, the leading Unix for Intel vendor, also sees services as its future. Foster says he believes that "with tons of Unix experience, we have a lot to offer both the Unix and the Linux community. AIX, Linux, any and every flavour of Unix: SCO...
[January 17, 2000, 13:35]
Red Hat Linux Arrives For Alpha, Itanium
News Linux vendor Red Hat has released the latest version of its Linux operating system for two 64-bit platforms: Compaq's Alpha and Intel's Itanium. It is also a boost for Intel's Itanium, its first entry into high-end server chips, which has...
[January 9, 2002, 13:20]
Red Hat Updates Premium Linux Distro
News Another change with the new version is support for Intel's Montecito processor, the first dual-core Itanium model. It's expected to ship from Intel in the second quarter and arrive in HP servers in the third quarter.
[March 13, 2006, 9:50]
SGI To Shutter Irix This Year
News Meanwhile, Linux, an open source alternative that closely resembles Unix, has risen to prominence in part because it runs on mainstream x86 processors such as Intel's Xeon and AMD's Opteron. SGI has been moving its product line to Intel's Itanium...
[September 11, 2006, 12:00]
Intel To Make Itanium 2 Servers
News Intel will manufacture complete servers and other components based on its upcoming Itanium 2 processor as a way to smooth acceptance in the market for the server chip. Intel and others, though, assert that the experience with Itanium 2 will be...
[June 18, 2002, 9:07]
