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• Intel 48-Core "Single-Chip Cloud Computer" Improves Power Efficiency Intel unveiled the 48-core SCC (single-chip cloud computer) prototype which includes some innovative features. The power management and energy efficiency is the most impressive feature, though.
• Paperless Office Solution Rescues Ambulance Service Georgia-based IT pros create a streamlined document solution for first responders.
• IBM Stays Tops as Server Market Stabilizes, Gartner Says IBM retained its lead over HP as the worldwide server market began to stabilize in the third quarter, Gartner said Monday.
• HP Reports Solid Q4 on Services Growth Hewlett-Packard reported an 18 percent jump in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks in large part to the strength of its services business.
• Dell's Q3 Profit Slides 54 Percent Dell reported third-quarter profits on Thursday that were down 54 percent from this time last year.
• Japan May Put Brakes on Fastest-supercomputer Project A Japanese government panel has recommended to freeze spending on a project to build the fastest computer in the world.
• HP Unveils New Scale-out Servers HP is adding a pair of new servers to its Extreme Scale Out portfolio.
• Two Rival Supercomputers Duke It out for Top Spot The top two systems on June's list of the Top 500 supercomputers swapped places on the latest list, released Monday.
• UK Environment Agency Plans to Halve IT CO2 Emissions A UK environmental agency plans to halve its IT CO2 emissions with a deal to outsource management of IT infrastructure and applications for 13,000 users.
• HP-Cisco Battle Spreads to China With 3Com Deal HP's purchase of networking gear vendor 3Com could unlock sales opportunities for its other hardware and services in China, where 3Com has a strong base.
• Acadia Gets Cloud Computing Venture Rolling in Asia Cisco, EMC and VMware hope to soon sign the first Asian customers for their cloud-computing partnership and Acadia joint venture.
• ArcSight Adds Unstructured Log Analysis With Logger 4 Event management vendor ArcSight's Logger 4 will mine unstructured computer logfiles for signs of hacking or illegal activity.
• China Claims Supercomputer Among World's Fastest China announced its fastest supercomputer yet on Thursday, a petaflop-class machine, in a show of China's goal to become a world leader in technology.
• EMC Teams With Intel for Power-efficient Cloud Storage Intel is working with EMC to develop a more power-efficient version of EMC's Atmos cloud storage platform, the companies said Thursday.
• Inside One Firm's Private Cloud Journey Travel booking and expense firm Concur Technologies uses virtualization and an infrastructure-as-a-service model to slash costs and deployment times for internal...
• Survey Revives Debate Over Mainframe's Future A survey by Afcom predicts a decline in mainframe use, though some analysts are skeptical.
• Asustek Teams With Nvidia on 1.1 Teraflop Supercomputer Asustek used 960 Nvidia graphics cores in its ESC 1000 supercomputer.
• Apple Releases Server Diagnostic Tool for Snow Leopard Apple released a server diagnostic download on Thursday that the company says will test servers running Mac OS X Server 10.6 for hardware issues.
• Dell Touts Services Tack After Acer PC Triumph A Dell executive dismissed Acer's rise past Dell in PC sales and said Dell will focus on pairing hardware and IT services rather than PC unit shipments.
• Mac OS X 10.6 Server Apple has made much of how Mac OS X 10.6 ( Macworld rated 4.5 out of 5 mice ) is a tuning of the operating system, removing older cruft, but not really adding...
• Tech Audit: Real Tech Makeovers For Real Companies PC World partners with tech pros in the field to bring you real-world business solutions from knowledgeable experts.
• Dell Slams Netbooks, Says Windows 7 Is Our Savior Michael Dell has trashed netbooks as underperforming and said Windows 7 will restore our faith in PCs.
• Microsoft and EU Settle, Phishing Scams, Busts Week's News Roundup: Capping our list of top IT news stories this week, Microsoft and the European Commission reached accord on the ongoing antitrust case against the company.
• IBM Faces DOJ Antitrust Inquiry on Mainframes The U.S. DOJ has begun an antitrust investigation into IBM's behavior in the mainframe market, a trade group says.
• HP Prepares New Integrity Servers for Tukwila Launch HP will update its Integrity servers next year to coincide with the launch of Intel's new Tukwila Itanium chip, an HP executive said.