IDC's research on server workloads shows it's used predominantly for web hosting and network architecture functions like caching and firewalls. The Linux source code and binary are freely available for downloading, licensed under the GNU Project's...
By comparison, IBM's market-leading BladeCenter can accommodate 14 dual-processor servers in a chassis 12.25 inches tall. In 2003, IBM was the top blade server seller, with $202m in revenue to HP's $179m, but IBM has begun making gains, according...
Cisco plans to introduce a Gigabit Ethernet switch module that can fit into an IBM BladeCenter server rack sometime this month. IBM and Cisco are expected to announce details this week of a new internet telephony services partnership.
The cost of building 3G network infrastructure is falling as the price of 3G processors fall, and operators revive their spending plans, according to a study published by IDC. IDC's Worldwide Base Station Semiconductor 2004-2008 Forecast and...
The university has upgraded its IBM BladeCenter with 700 JS21 blades, equipped with 3,040 IBM PowerPC 970 processor cores, each running at a 2.3GHz clock speed. The University of Reading now has the most powerful academic supercomputer in the UK...
Meanwhile, a survey of more than 350 telecom industry professionals, conducted by Tellabs and research company IDC, has found just over half of telecoms workers believe increasing bandwidth demands will eventually 'break' the internet, with many...