Unisys Debuts Compact "Dylan" ES7000 Wintel Servers
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Unisys is today rolling out a new line of compact, lower-priced Intel-based servers based on its Cellular MultiProcessor (CMP) architecture. The CMP architecture debuted in 2000 with the initial ES7000s, which scaled from 4 to 32 processors in a single frame that spanned two cabinets. The new "Dylan" ES7000 machines pack eight processors on a single cell board and into 4U rack chassis; four of these eight-ways can be glued together to make a 32-way server with a single system image. READ MORE >

Gateway Announces Two New, Dense Xeon DP Servers
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Gateway, the originator of the inexpensive PC in the 1990s, is struggling to get into higher profit enterprise computing, including workstations and servers, to bolster its business as it tries to compete against Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and others. Today, Gateway has announced two new Intel servers, further fleshing out its server product line. The new machines bring Gateway's 1U and 2U product line closer to par with competitive offerings, and have cut-throat prices, too. READ MORE >

Dell, Oracle Use and Push Oracle RAC on Linux
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

It's got to be irksome to the executives at the former Compaq, now part of Hewlett-Packard, that its main rival in the Wintel server market, Dell, can forge a strong alliance (as it did last week) with database and application software powerhouse Oracle based on the Oracle9i Real Application Clusters product line and the Linux and Windows platform. But it just goes to show you that loyalty is only skin deep in the IT industry. READ MORE >

Gartner Sees J2EE Leading New Development Through 2006
by Alex Woodie

Over the next five years, as companies decide how best to evolve their enterprise software systems, Microsoft .NET and Sun Microsystems Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) will emerge as the clear leaders for new development of enterprise applications, an analyst with Gartner said at its recent IT expo in San Diego. However, J2EE will continue to have a leg up on .NET in market share, owing in large part to Microsoft's premature announcement of the .NET Framework a year ago. READ MORE >

As I See It: The Bracket Racket
by Victor Rozek

It's probably by design that tax time falls in the middle of April. Spring takes some of the sting out of sending your money to Washington. Imagine having to sign the check in the middle of winter; the suicide rate would soar. On one level, you can think of paying taxes as a communal penance performed in atonement for our collective anxieties. On another, taxes are a symbolic reminder of our interdependence, a financial acknowledgement that we are not fully self-sufficient and are therefore in need of various federal services and protections. Metaphorically, paying taxes is like putting fuel in the national gas tank. It's OK as long as the nation is running well and everyone is putting in their share. READ MORE >

But Wait, There's More

Intel, VIA Settle X86 Chip and Chipset Lawsuits . . . Dell Hints About Future Pentium Itanium Servers . . . Dell Starts Manufacturing CX200 Disk Arrays Designed by Partner EMC . . . Appro Readies Blade Servers Based on AMD Opterons . . . Microsoft Gives Partners Money Through Rewards Program . . . SSA GT Sells $75 Million Stake to Outside Investor . . . READ MORE >

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