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Dell teams with Red Hat on enterprise Linux

Dell teams with Red Hat on enterprise Linux

Red Hat and Dell have announced an alliance that will see the systems giant offer the new midrange Red Hat Application Appliance.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 6:40AM Hardware
Intel says slowdown won’t harm technology

Intel says slowdown won’t harm technology

Intel has said it is prepared for an economic downturn and will not halt development of new processors.
Iain Thomson Oct 15 2008 3:37PM Hardware
Apple puts screen opening under the microscope

Apple puts screen opening under the microscope

Apple claims the designers of its new MacBooks used an electron microscope to examine ‘hundreds of versions’ of the indentation that lets users open the display.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2008 10:27AM Hardware
AMD off the hook in graphics case

AMD off the hook in graphics case

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has called off its investigation into allegations that graphics firm ATI and its parent AMD had violated federal antitrust laws.
Shaun Nichols Oct 15 2008 6:49AM Hardware
Digital TV survey to resolve technical issues

Digital TV survey to resolve technical issues

A $1 million technical survey has been commissioned by the Federal government to address digital TV reception issues in ‘multi-dwelling units’.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2008 12:30AM Hardware
Plastic film gets glowing report

Plastic film gets glowing report

A US factory is churning out 'light paper' that could make floor and bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete.
Nick Farrell Oct 14 2008 2:02AM Hardware
Sun and Fujitsu make huge leap in server performance

Sun and Fujitsu make huge leap in server performance

Sun and Fujitsu will today show off a new, purportedly energy efficient, line of server systems based on a multi core Sun chip for high-performance and demanding tasks like server virtualisation and consolidation.
Sylvie Barak Oct 14 2008 12:02AM Hardware
Pittwater Council embraces real-time backups

Pittwater Council embraces real-time backups

Sydney’s Pittwater Council announced today that it has implemented Juniper Networks’ EX 4200 series Ethernet switches as part of a systems upgrade from tape backups to real-time off-site storage.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2008 3:25PM Hardware
Feature: hot tips for virtualisation

Feature: hot tips for virtualisation

Migrating systems to a virtualised environment can deliver significant efficiency gains and cost savings, but it has to be planned carefully. Martin Courtney explains how IT leaders can improve the odds of success.
Martin Courtney Oct 13 2008 3:12PM Hardware
Unisys extends mainframe line-up

Unisys extends mainframe line-up

Unisys is bucking the industry trend that declares the mainframe to be a dead end by introducing new models, including high-end systems using its own processor architecture alongside Intel-based mid-range models.
Daniel Robinson Oct 13 2008 12:19AM Hardware
Microsoft could pick Blackberry

Microsoft could pick Blackberry

Research In Motion (RIM) is in danger of being plucked by Microsoft as the firm’s market value continues to slide due to the financial crisis and pressure on margins.
Sylvie Barak Oct 13 2008 12:15AM Hardware
Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter

Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter

Gartner has warned that spending on semiconductor capital has collapsed, and is not likely to recover until 2010.
Iain Thomson Oct 11 2008 2:09PM Hardware
HP makes play for China

HP makes play for China

HP is announcing a new campaign to boost the company's presence in China.
Shaun Nichols Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
Micron cuts 15 per cent of staff

Micron cuts 15 per cent of staff

Chipmaker Micron is set to drop some 3,000 US employees as part of a massive round of company cutbacks.
Shaun Nichols Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
GeoEye-1 posts first images

GeoEye-1 posts first images

Google's high-powered GeoEye-1 imaging satellite has captured its first images.
Shaun Nichols Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Japanese electronics firm Sanyo has announced a new type of blue laser diode, which it said could double the capacity of existing Blu-ray discs to 100GB.
Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
SBS upgrades digital TV technology

SBS upgrades digital TV technology

SBS is said to be the first digital broadcaster in Australia to upgrade to a new IP head-end architecture created by Tandberg Television.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2008 12:35AM Hardware
RIM smartphone takes the world by Storm

RIM smartphone takes the world by Storm

Vodafone today the announced arrival of BlackBerry Storm which will be the first "clickable" touch-screen smart phone, just in time for Christmas.
Emma Hughes Oct 9 2008 3:49PM Hardware
Asus goes upmarket with Eee PC S101

Asus goes upmarket with Eee PC S101

Asus has added a new model to its Eee PC range of mini laptops that is designed to be a cut above the cheap-and-cheerful image of the original.
Daniel Robinson Oct 9 2008 3:21PM Hardware
IBM revamps Power line

IBM revamps Power line

IBM has released a new line-up under its Power Systems server brand, including a fresh series of servers for medium-sized businesses and larger enterprises.
Shaun Nichols Oct 9 2008 7:32AM Hardware

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