HardwareNAND flash memory downturn to continue

A glut of NAND flash chips will continue to depress prices, which is great for users.

HardwareTransforming the data center from hell

Extreme heat, a dangerous server layout, nonexistent service and other major problems were ultimately resolved by these three IT'ers focused on change.

HardwareDell offers new machines with Linux Ubuntu 8.04

Dell said it spent months in development and testing to deliver more peripheral support for features, including ATI video graphics, wireless networking and fingerprint readers.

HardwareWatch out Cisco: Here comes Brocade/Foundry

Brocade, the market leader in Fibre Channel storage-area network (SAN) switches, says combining itself with Foundry will create an end-to-end alternative for next-generation data centers unifying Fibre Channel and Ethernet.

HardwareIntel updates parallel development tool

Intel said Version 2.1 of Thread Building Blocks makes it easier to apply the tool to new uses such as graphical user interfaces, artificial intelligence and network input/output.

HardwareBlu-ray Disc rapidly gaining popularity in Japan

Shipments of Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders and players are increasing fast in Japan and hit 122,000 in June, according to data released today.

HardwareBuild a three-screen workstation for $230 or less

If you want to expand the visual capabilities of your laptop, you can add two monitors without spending a lot of time or money.

HardwareForrester: Five storage strategies that will save you money

In a new report called "Five Key Storage Strategies for a Down Economy," Forrester analyst Andrew Reichman provides a road map for smart purchasing and maximizing the resources you already have.

HardwareWindows Home Server: All Better, Only It’s 7 Months Later

If you recall my past blog post on Windows Home Server, we were discussing a critical file corruption bug in the operating system that Microsoft had finally identified. The Drive Extender technology for handling the WHS storage pool had a particularly nasty and hard to fix race condition that resulted in data corruption in certain situations when the...

HardwareSome virtual-server apps manage competing products

Citrix and Microsoft already manage competitors' virtual servers; VMware may follow but isn't quite there yet.