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Asian data centers get energy efficiency testbed
News APC opens a new facility in Singapore to showcase technology for lowering energy consumption in data centers by up to 30 percent.
Tags: Servers, Business applications, Data centers
Intel: Don't wait for AMD
News Chip giant says performance boost of its new quad-core chips, at the same power levels, is compelling enough to lure enterprises away from rival AMD.
Tags: Processors
Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S5
Reviews This is a well built and very capable 2U rack server from a respected vendor that can be configured to suit a wide variety of applications. It's particularly strong on disk capacity and PCIe expansion.
Tags: Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Server, Fujitsu Ltd., network, disk, Ethernet
IBM data center gets deep energy retrofit
News Big Blue's "green innovation" data center in the United States uses technologies such as temperature sensors, and building designs aimed at cutting energy consumption.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Data Management, Green IT, IBM Corp., Storage, Business Process, Cloud computing, Server, server rack
Windows starts to show some supercomputing strength
News Software maker cracks top 25 for the first time, with hopes that a new version of high-end Windows will take it even further.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Supercomputing, Server, Windows Cluster, server rack, Microsoft Windows Server, supercomputer, Microsoft Windows, marketing, Linux
IBM to cool layered chips with water
News Scientists from the IBM Zurich Research Lab and the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin are working on a microchip that uses micropipes of water to cool itself.
Tags: Processors, Innovation, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Chip, 3D, server rack, bond, supercomputer, researcher
Barclays data centers get green with HP
News Barclays is using cutting-edge cooling technology in its new Gloucester data center to help reduce the bank's energy bill and carbon footprint.
Tags: Data centers, Green IT, Banking
Cisco, IBM to team on Internet telephony
News The two companies are expected to announce this week a partnership to provide Internet voice services to corporate customers.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony
Sun expands blade line, includes Intel
News update Aiming for versatility, the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System features three new blade servers plus a smaller blade-server chassis.
Tags: Processors, Servers
VeriSign to put more backbone into the Net
News It plans a significant increase in the number of DNS servers, which should make the Internet's naming system more resilient to attacks.
Tags: Servers, Domain names
10 things you should know about uninterruptible power supplies
Techguide Uninterruptible power supplies help prevent damage from power loss and common electrical fluctuations. But there's more to effective protection than just plugging in a UPS and connecting computer equipment.
IBM xSeries 206m
Reviews The versatile IBM xSeries 206m comes configured as a low-cost all-in-one server with plenty of room for expansion, or as a moderately priced powerhouse for resource-intensive services.
Enterprise server outlook 2005
Insight Major new server technologies were afoot this year. Read CNETAsia's special report to find out how they can affect your hardware planning for 2005--and beyond.
10 tips for secure computer disposal
Techguide If you're in charge of IT resources at an organization with more than a handful of computer users, you might need this advice for secure equipment disposal.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security Management, Infrastructure/architecture management, Data, Security, Storage, Access Control, computer, Server
10 security problems unique to IT
Insight IT pros have to be vigilant about a host of security issues, from system penetration threats to hardware portability to employee turnover.
Tags: Business security, PC security, Data security, Security
