Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Big Blue powers up a prototype of "Squadron," its coming high-end Unix server with 64 Power5 processors, an important step in IBM's plans to unify its four server lines. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

IBM is looking to expand the potential market for its Power processor-based servers and enterprise-class storage to midmarket solution providers with the signing of distribution deals for the hardware ...

IBM has strengthened its hand in the Unix business with new systems based on its Power7 processors, including a server for large enterprises that scales to 256 cores. The Power 795 is IBM’s biggest ...

IBM will begin an overhaul of the lower end of its Unix server line Tuesday, announcing a system with the Power4 processor and the capability to behave like several independent systems. As reported, ...

The two new servers in the pSeries line, the eServer p5-520 and p5-550, are the latest additions to IBM's Express portfolio, a wide-ranging selection of hardware and software that the Armonk, ...

IBM is bringing a faster processor to its lowest-end p615 Unix server and announced new software and hardware Thursday for joining its servers to form a supercomputing cluster. Big Blue's p615 ...

In a move aimed at customers eyeing virtualization and server consolidation, IBM is offering its Power 570 with a 5GHz Power6 processor The Power 570, IBM’s top-selling midrange server, is now ...

IBM claims network professionals will be able to deploy faster, more reliable Web and application environments with servers and an upgraded Unix operating system that the company plans to launch this ...

Continuing its steady push to win over the hearts and wallets of midsize companies, IBM on Tuesday is rolling out two lower-priced Unix-based servers that will go head-to-head with offerings from ...

IBM last week made its first significant response to The SCO Group’s $1 billion lawsuit against it. SCO charges that IBM has stolen code from SCO’s Unix operating system and used it to strengthen Big ...

If IBM actually were to buy Sun Microsystems Inc., the world’s largest maker of Unix servers would take over the No. 2 vendor. Unix servers may not be getting as much attention as Sun’s Java and MySQL ...