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AMD answers Intel with its own teraflop design
Supercomputer desktop comes closer - but not much
Red Hat updates RHEL 4
New version 4.5 includes Xen virtualisation
Microsoft piracy policy firm despite WGA changes
Pirate booty may boost the bottom line.
HP simplifies blade management
And gains on IBM in the blade market.
Parallels adds virtual Vista to the Mac
Blurs the boundaries between PC and Mac.
EU slaps Microsoft yet again
More interoperability fines on the way?
Linux users get Windows-free Dell laptops
But they aren't any cheaper that way...
Non-certified Vista apps "should work"
But Lotus Notes still not available

VMware's complaints leave a sour taste
VMware's white paper complaining about Microsoft's new licensing conditions will gladden the hearts of Microsoft-haters everywhere. But it's probably not the right thing to have done.
At 25, Sun struggles to reinvent itself
Sun marks its 25th anniversary this week. To the outside observer, however, there may appear to be little to celebrate, as Sun stands poised at one of the most critical moments of its history.
Is Red Hat doing enough for its customers?
Is Red Hat doing enough to reassure its customers that it remains focused on what it does and can stay ahead of its growing number of competitors?

Blade servers: Early adopters offer their tips and tricks
Blade servers offer tremendous benefits but early adopters warn fellow IT implementers to plan very carefully.
DST: How to get IT vendors to give you the right time of day
The US is changing the day it puts its clocks forward in order to save energy. And vendors have been updating their products to include the new information.
Virtual recovery to the rescue
Transforming the existing IT infrastructure into a virtual infrastructure can bring benefits beyond consolidation -- including business continuity

Advanced POWER Virtualization on IBM System p5: Introduction and ConfigurationNew
An introduction to Advanced POWER Virtualization on IBM System p5 servers.
VMware Infrastructure 3 Security HardeningNew
This paper provides recommendations for steps you can take to ensure that your VMware Infrastructure 3 environment is properly secured.
Securing your OpenVMS future
The purpose of this document is to assure you that you can continue to use your AlphaServer running OpenVMS well into the future, to help you understand what you need to do to transition to Integrity servers when your business needs require a transition, and to identify the resources available to help you do so.

Virtual realities: All the world on a MacNew
Time was, Macs lived in their own world and PCs lived in theirs, and that was that. But now, pressure will be building fast for virtualisation solutions to support running multiple copies of OS X on Macs.
Buying a new PC? 'Windows Vista Capable' barely hits the mark
Configuring a PC around the minimum hardware requirements of an application or operating system is lot like agreeing to live in a basement apartment.
Server virtualisation
In today’s complex IT environments, server virtualisation simply makes sense. Dividing physical servers into virtual servers is one way to restore sanity and keep IT expenditures under control.

Windows Vista - Business Edition
Overhyped? Overpriced? And now over here. After taking a shufti at various beta versions, we get the chance to see the real thing and are left feeling underwhelmed. We're going to take a closer look at other features in the coming weeks but for the moment we're asking, "is that all there is"?
Virtual Iron 3.1 Enterprise Edition Beta
Offers many of the key features present in VMware Virtual Infrastructure Server 3 at a fraction of the cost. There’s plenty missing but it’s definitely a product to watch. Xen is finally on its way.
VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3
VI3 reinforces VMware’s standing as the leading virtualisation platform vendor. VI3 has better performance and great new features. Despite a few rough edges, overall it’s a hit.
Sun Fire x4600 M2 server
The Sun Fire x4600 is a superb AMD-based server with an obvious focus on virtualisation, HPC, and database applications. If the local RAID controller supported RAID5, and the local disk I/O had more headroom, this server would be nearly perfect.
Egenera BladeFrame EX
What happens when you take a blade chassis and remove the disk, NICs, HBAs, and state from the blades? Egenera's has taken a unique approach to the concept of adaptive computing.

Red Hat CTO: Oracle pricing moves a non-issueNew
But can Red Hat stave off the big database company?
Q&A;: AMD coming back swinging on the quad-core front, exec says
AMD has recently seen rival Intel win a couple of rounds. So Marty Seyer, AMD’s senior vice president of commercial business, recently talked about where he believes AMD is situated with corporate customers.
Q&A;: Sun's John Fowler touts the Intel deal
John Fowler, Sun's executive vice president for systems talks about Sun's recently inked deal with Intel, and what it means for products

Software helps Partners cut electricity costsNew
Many network managers mark the beginning of a new IT initiative by powering on machines. But one manager's plan to improve efficiencies requires powering down some 25,000 desktops.
Developer's 'micro-server' makes the case for Solaris on Power
Some IT users may question the need to run Solaris on IBM's Power CPU. But Solaris developer Dennis Clarke reckons it all makes perfect sense.
Sun teams with Intel, aims for broader x86 user base
The direction that one enterprise has embarked upon illustrates why Sun announced last week that it's opening its doors to Intel chips once more.