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  Virtual reality and non-conductive liquids: data centers get innovative

  Google I/O is getting most of the attention this week, but a conference at the other end of Silicon Valley showed there's plenty of innovation happening in the word of data centers, too.

  By James Niccolai | 17 May, 2013 16:54

  Tags: 3M, Green data center, Uptime Institute, servers, hardware systems, I/O Data Centers, Hewlett-Packard, environment

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  Cisco cites data-center, wireless for quarterly revenue increase

  Data-center and wireless sales led growth at Cisco Systems in its fiscal third quarter, as it saw customers spending more in the U.S. and developing countries but reported continuing weakness in Southern Europe.

  By Stephen Lawson | 15 May, 2013 23:15

  Tags: business issues, Cisco Systems, servers, Networking, hardware systems, financial results

• In Pictures: 10 of the biggest pieces of heavyweight hardware

  The outsized, the hefty and the completely ridiculous

  By Jon Gold | 23 April, 2013 08:20

  Tags: hardware, componenets, servers, PC, slideshow

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  IBM-Lenovo deal likely to focus on low-end, commodity servers, analyst says

  Any deal by IBM to sell parts of its server business to Lenovo is likely to focus on low-end commodity x86 hardware, not higher-end x86 systems such as IBM's PureSystems and iDataPlex servers, an industry analyst said Thursday.

  By James Niccolai | 19 April, 2013 00:36

  Tags: business issues, servers, IBM, hardware systems, Lenovo, Low-end servers, Mergers and acquisitions

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  IBM may sell x86 server business to Lenovo, reports say

  IBM is in "advanced discussions" with Lenovo over a possible deal for it to purchase IBM's x86 server business, according to two news reports.

  By James Niccolai | 18 April, 2013 22:36

  Tags: business issues, servers, IBM, hardware systems, Lenovo, Low-end servers, Mergers and acquisitions

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  What IBM's x86 exit may mean for rivals

  IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 19 April, 2013 18:32

  Tags: IT industry, applications, servers, IBM, hardware systems, software, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, business intelligence, HP, Dell, Business Intelligence/Analytics, IDC

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  Oracle takes apparent step toward standardizing on a single chip design

  Oracle's unveiling of a batch of servers based on new Sparc processors marked what some analysts think is a step toward an expected standardizing of the vendor's two families of Unix servers onto a single chip architecture.

  By James Niccolai | 08 April, 2013 10:08

  Tags: hardware, servers, Sun Microsystems, hardware systems, Components, processors, Fujitsu, Oracle

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  After a tough year, Intel and HP push ahead on Itanium

  It has been a rough stretch for Itanium. HP and its customers were startled after Oracle abruptly announced its intent to discontinue software development on HP's Itanium servers. But neither HP nor Intel has backed away from Itanium, and last week's announcements appear to affirm that.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 12 November, 2012 11:13

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, servers, hardware systems, Components, processors, Data Center, intel, Oracle, HP

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  Samsung laying groundwork for server chips, analysts say

  Samsung's recent licensing of 64-bit processor designs from ARM suggests that the chip maker may expand from smartphones and tablets into the server market, analysts said this week.

  By Agam Shah | 07 November, 2012 17:51

  Tags: servers, Samsung Electronics, hardware systems, Components, processors

• Closer look at Microsoft 'Aurora' Small Business Server

  Microsoft has been paying more attention lately to the small business audience, as well as the cloud. With the "Aurora" Small Business Server (SBS)--officially named Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Microsoft delivers a solution that brings the two together--bridging local services and the cloud, and granting small businesses affordable access to big business tools.

  By Tony Bradley | 14 December, 2010 06:53

  Tags: servers, Microsoft, hardware systems, microsoft office, server

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