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  • AMD nabs 25 percent of server market

    Advanced Micro Devices is still making strides in the server market at Intel's expense as the larger company waits to see if a new processor can reverse its slide.

  • Low prices, Windows capture server market

    Microsoft Windows captured the lead for the first time in server operating systems during the third quarter, boosted by continued demand for inexpensive servers selling for less than US$25,000, according to a new report.

  • IBM extends lead in server market

    IBM continued to march ahead of rivals in 2004 in server sales, a key market in the computing industry, making gains in models using x86 chips and the Unix operating system.

  • Red Hat drops consumer Linux desktop

    Red Hat's desktop software unit has revealed it's shelved plans to launch desktop Linux for the consumer market.

  • Sun's Unix market position slips

    IBM and HP may have narrowly edged past long-time leader Sun in the worldwide market for Unix servers -- but it depends on who you listen to.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Serving up lessons for the home

    There are some common elements in how IT professionals and home users deal with backup: the need for backups to happen automatically and quietly, and to be easily and quickly restored when the proverbial hits the fan.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Virtual realities

    It's nigh on impossible to hear a bad word about virtualisation software at the moment, but is it good news for everyone?

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Itanium's growing pains

    Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?

    The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Exchange students learn the taste of defeat

    We've all experienced that irritating feeling upon walking into a nearly empty restaurant, only to see little 'reserved' signs on the empty tables, and to be told by the matre d' that no tables are available even as other people enter and are escorted to their tables.

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  • Linux: Who got it right, who got it very wrong?

    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

  • The next frontier for app server supersuites: Security

    With this week's rollout of Web Logic Enterprise Security, BEA is fueling the convergence and consolidation of application security and identity management. Is BEA fighting an uphill battle?

  • Enterprise OS wars: Symbian v Windows Mobile

    Symbian is the mobile world's dominant operating system, but can it walk the walk in the business world or will it always be the poor cousin to Windows Mobile in the enterprise? David Braue finds out.

  • IBM retools Global Services

    Big Blue seeks higher, more profitable ground in the market for business computing services.

  • Unisys mainframe gets .Net, Java

    Unisys, one of the few companies remaining in the mainframe market, will begin selling a new high-end system Monday that includes features to run advanced software.

Reviews (506)

  • Intel reclaims spot in Sun servers

    Sun Microsystems announced Monday that it will resume selling servers with Intel's Xeon processor, restoring a hardware partnership and extending it to software collaboration.

  • Acer Altos R520

    Acer has taken standard Intel OEM components to put together a highly configurable and very scalable 1U server, capable of handling a variety of tasks. It's more than a match for similar products from the big-name vendors.

  • Dell announces first quad-core servers

    Dell has launched its much-anticipated range of servers and desktops based on Intel's quad-core Xeon processor.

  • Collaboration: Lotus Notes/Domino 7 vs SharePoint Portal Server 2003

    The market for collaborative applications has grown significantly with the introduction of Web-based solutions for gathering and sharing information within organisations. In this review, we look at two of the most popular commercial collaborative platforms.

  • Belkin Wireless G Router with Built-in USB Print Server

    Just about everything to do with this wireless router and print server is extremely easy to use. If you're looking for an 802.11g router and want a simple life, the Belkin Wireless G Router with Built-In USB Print Server comes highly recommended.

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