Amy Newman

As SWsoft prepares to change its name to Parallels, it is focusing in on the technology whose name it will be taking. On Wednesday, the company released a beta version of Parallels Server, a hypervisor-based server virtualization solution. Like its desktop counterpart of the same name, Parallels Server is designed to run on Apple hardware […]

The Xen hypervisor may be the poster child for open source virtualization, but it’s not the only option. Since its launch in late 2005, the SWsoft-backed OpenVZ project has been gradually growing its presence. This week, OpenVZ set out to expand its reach by adding support for Ubuntu Linux 7.10. The same technology that powers […]

Editor’s note: Amy Newman, the managing editor of ServerWatch, has covered virtualization since 2001. With the number of days left in 2007 approaching single digits, it’s time to put this year to bed and look ahead to 2008. It would be hard to argue that 2007 was a watershed for virtualization technology. From chipmakers to […]

Last Friday, HP unveiled HP-UX 11i version 3. Despite coming less than two months after version 2’s infusion of new security features and right before the start of a holiday weekend, many took notice. The refresh offers improvements to storage, performance and virtualization features of the Unix operating system. Version 3 delivers a 30 percent […]

Hewlett-Packard Thursday revealed plans to bring open grid standards to all of its consumer and commercial product lines, further enabling core enterprise infrastructure technologies for grid computing. The initiative, part of HP’s Adaptive Enterprise strategy, will integrate industry grid standards, including the Globus Toolkit v3.0 and Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA), across HP’s entire product […]

Gateway Monday unveiled the Gateway 995 server, an offering nicknamed the “4 x 4” aimed at enterprise-class customers needing maximum performance in minimal space. The vendor also revealed an alliance with IBM Global Services under which Big Blue will provide on-site and field support for Gateway’s systems and networking division. Gateway Monday unveiled the Gateway […]

Fujitsu and Intel late Thursday revealed plans to work together to develop mission-critical enterprise servers for the worldwide computing market.The new Fujitsu systems will contain industry-standard Intel processors and run Linux operating software. This represents a major strategy shift, as up until now, all of Fujitsu’s servers have had SPARC-based processors and the Unix operating […]

Intel Monday began shipping the second-generation of its Xeon Processor MP platform, code-named ‘Gallatin.’ The Xeon MP is Intel’s 32-bit processor for the 4-way and up processor market. The previous version, known as Foster, was released in March. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel claims a 19 percent to 38 percent (depending on the application being run) […]

With IT spending still sluggish, IDC’s latest batch of stats reveals a server market that may soon see the light at the end of the tunnel, thanks to increased spending in the entry server space. According to IDC’s latest Quarterly Server Forecast, spending for the Standard Intel Architecture Server server market will grow to $5.0 […]

A CERT advisory issued Monday evening warns of several vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine 2000 are affected. CERT Advisory CA-2002-22 warns of several serious vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server that enable remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, alter database content, compromise […]