Hospital utilizes Red Hat and JBoss technology to maintain disaster-recovery systems
Raleigh NC – March 10, 2008 – Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Florida Hospital, the largest hospital in the state of Florida, providing care to over one million patients per year, relies on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Red Hat Global File System, Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat Network to maintain reliable disaster-recovery systems that protect and maintain critical patient information.
Florida Hospital, ranked in US …

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the System z10 mainframe to help clients create a new enterprise data center. The system z10 is designed from the ground up to help dramatically increase data center efficiency by significantly improving performance and reducing power, cooling costs, and floor space requirements. It offers unmatched levels of security and automates the management and tracking of IT resources to respond to ever-changing business conditions.
In addition to the z10, IBM also announced it has invested $300 million in architects, technical skills, as well as design and …

Introduces Immediate Worldwide Availability of Enterprise Services and Complete Open Source Portfolio of MySQL Database Products
SANTA CLARA, CA February 26, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has completed the acquisition of MySQL AB, developer of the world’s most popular open source database, for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. Sun also unveiled the immediate availability of MySQL’s complete portfolio of products and enterprise services backed by its 17,000-strong global sales and services organization and its extensive international network of authorized distribution channels. Sun now provides …

A new study from IBM Institute for Business Value study found that less than half (43 percent) of clients of are steadfastly loyal their US wealth management firm. And more than 40 percent do not consider their firm a “trusted advisor” to help them meet their financial goals.
The study, “Building Client Advocacy: New Opportunities for Wealth Management Firms,” comes as firms are scrambling to differentiate themselves and meet changing client demands. “Wealth management firms have attempted to become more client-centric and respond to their clients’ needs and …

The latest edition of the IBM Journal of Research and Development examines some of the many applications of massively parallel computer systems, specifically the IBM Blue Gene supercomputer. The incredible power of supercomputers means scientists and engineers are able to model research that was beyond reach only a few years ago. Massively parallel systems such as IBM Blue Gene/L are beginning to have a significant impact on geophysical imaging for oil and gas reserves, the discovery of new drugs, nuclear fusion, neurophysiology, and climate simulation. And while …

Refurbished or reconditioned laptops are forms of computer hardware packed in good condition, with good performance, advantages and portability with cheap and affordable pricing. Not to mention, warranty and technical support service is given by the vendors especially if the units are branded.
Vendors usually perform thorough tests and repairs on refurbished laptops before offered. Before released from the factory or quality control, each laptop should be cleaned and bundled with warranty. This is how a refurbished laptop is being prepared for its future buyers/users. Buying brand new and high-end laptops …

SCO Group, best known for suing IBM and claiming it deserved royalties from companies using the popular Linux operating system, said Thursday that a private investment firm has agreed to put up the money to take SCO out of bankruptcy court.Stephen Norris Capital Partners and its partners from the Middle East, which SCO did not identify, have agreed to provide up to $100 million to reorganize SCO and take it private. As part of the plan, SNCP would take control of SCO.
Because of the investment, SCO is poised …

A research paper shows that IBM is working on a computing system capable “of hosting the entire internet as an application.” This mega system relies on a re-tooled version of IBM’s Blue Gene supercomputers to create a theoretical mega-system of 67.1m cores, 32PB of memory, and an IO output of 10.4Pb/s.
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Taipei, Taiwan – Micro-Star International (MSI), one of the leaders in mainboard technology, has just launched its first EFI BIOS based mainboard “EFINITY”. EFI, Extensible Firmware Interface, is intended to replace the legacy BIOS firmware interface used by modern PCs. It offers a new and more flexible interface that supports colorful graphical interfaces, multiple languages and has mouse support.
New Type of Graphics BIOS Settings
MSI has started to phase-in EFI into its next generation mainboard platform. The ability to use a GUI and mouse encourage users to unlock the full potential …

Xserve is the name of Apple Computer’s Macintosh 1U rackmount line of server computers.
While Apple’s first foray into the server market in 1997 was a spectacular failure by way of Network Servers that ran AIX 4, the introduction of OS X in 2000 and the later rollout of the G5 PowerPC processor from IBM present strong arguments for its adoption now.
Not known for being a server-side company, Apple representatives confirmed that the company took its efforts to penetrate the enterprise market very seriously and spoke to hundreds of companies during …