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IBM Going “Green” to Build Its Largest Data Center

Mon, June 25, 2007 - IBM is using a variety of green technologies for an $86 million data center expansion in Boulder, Colo., that will make the facility the company's largest data center in the world, the company announced Friday.

HP, VMware Launch New Virtualization Options

Thu, June 07, 2007 - Hewlett-Packard (HP) is upgrading its virtualization software offerings to help data center managers better manage their virtual environments, while VMware is offering a virtualization capability for Web-hosting companies.

Dell Looks to Sell Virtualization Services

Fri, June 01, 2007 - Dell has announced the availability of virtualization services that aim to help enterprises draw up and implement their virtualization plans—and it'll help you choose from its own hardware and software portfolio too, of course.

IBM Hints at Blade Servers for Small Firms

Fri, May 25, 2007 - IBM plans to build a blade server system for small to midsize businesses. For IBM, that means customers with fewer than 1,000 employees.

Gartner: Virtualization Is Too Expensive

Wed, May 09, 2007 - Businesses will need to open their wallets if they want to be technology leaders as virtualization is expensive, Gartner analyst, Thomas Bittman said Tuesday.

IBM Gives Peek at Blade Workstation

Tue, May 01, 2007 - IBM is developing a blade workstation that moves the workstation from under a desk into the data center.

EnterpriseDB Upgrade Aims at Oracle

Tue, April 24, 2007 - EnterpriseDB is releasing an upgrade to its database software next month, hoping to lure customers away from Oracle with the promise of lower license fees and compatibility with applications written for Oracle's database.

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