IBM has powered up a prototype of "Squadron," its coming high-end Unix server with 64 Power5 processors, an important step in Big Blue's plans to unify its four server lines. "We manufactured our ...

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You might call it high-tech's odd couple--IBM's white shirts, ties and pocket protectors paired with the ripped T-shirts of Birkenstock-wearing, free-software-loving Linux programmers. But IBM has ...

It's hard to get attention for something as dull as Unix computers when Web companies snag all the headlines for advancements in digital media. But an important development is happening at IBM that ...

They also come at a time when the third most important Unix processor line, Sun Microsystems' SPARC, is in a state of flux thanks to the acquisition of Sun by Oracle. Together, these are starting to ...

IBM is receiving plaudits for its enterprise server strategy after releasing the next version of its AIX Unix operating system to public beta, ahead of a commercial release in November. The AIX 6 open ...

coverage from the Linux gathering. IBM is pumping up its business with the penguin. Big Blue will highlight five new customers using the Linux operating system on Monday at the LinuxWorld conference, ...

IBM has announced two high-end Power Systems models -- UNIX server and a water-cooled supercomputer. The new systems offer IBM virtualisation technology and energy-saving capabilities to help reduce ...

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 ...

SCO Group filed suit today against IBM for "no less than $1 billion," charging that Big Blue stole trade secrets from SCO to build its presence in the Linux computing business. "IBM made concentrated ...

Trying to eclipse Sun Microsystems' latest high-end offering, IBM will announce today a new Unix server it says offers better performance and reliability at half the cost. Code-named Regatta, the IBM ...

Demand for mainframe and high-performance Unix servers is falling, but a new wave of SPARC and IBM Power chips for the servers will be unwrapped at the Hot Chips conference in late August. IBM, Oracle ...