Intel Builds Bare-Bones Boards, Servers for OEMs
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Intel has become the dominant microprocessor vendor in the server market, accounting for 85 percent to 90 percent of shipments. The chipmaker has always coveted the revenue and profits that its OEM server partners get from selling servers based on its chips and chipsets. But Intel can't go directly into the server business, or those OEMs will balk. That's why Intel is only going half-way into the server business with the building block servers that were announced this week. READ MORE >

IBM Debuts New xSeries Servers, Tweaks Summit Models
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

IBM has announced two new xSeries servers using "Prestonia" Pentium and 4 Xeon DP processors and has refreshed its existing "Summit" xSeries 360 server to include new "Foster" Pentium 4 Xeon MP processor points and other new features. The new machines are part of IBM's ongoing efforts to meet or beat rivals Dell and Hewlett-Packard in the entry Wintel and Lintel server market. These two vendors are the volume leaders in the two-way capable Intel server market, and IBM wants to steal some business. READ MORE >

J.D. Edwards Elaborates on New ERP Offerings, Attacks SAP and Oracle
by Alex Woodie

J.D. Edwards is looking to be meaner and leaner as it goes to battle against high-end ERP vendors such as Oracle and SAP to win and retain customers in the midmarket sector. This was evident from what J.D. Edwards executives said during the company's annual FOCUS 2002 user conference, where they filled in the blanks created three weeks ago when the company made its initial announcements about its next generation of software, known as J.D. Edwards 5. READ MORE >

Gartner Says Companies Don't Cover Their IT Assets
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Analysts at Gartner have released a report that espouses the value of IT asset management tools to help companies organize their computers, software, and peripherals, and, most importantly, to save them money in these tough times. Gartner recently held a conference that focused on IT asset management issues, and has divulged some internal data about how even its prestigious clients do not use this technology effectively, even though asset management tools have been around since the advent of PCs. READ MORE >

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