Jeff Burt

IBM officials are rolling out a new Power server that they say is more powerful and efficient than competing Intel-based systems when running such compute-intensive workloads, such as artificial intelligence, deep learning and data analytics. The new Power System S822LC is the latest server in the company’s Linux server portfolio and features innovations developed through […]

Intel is spinning out its cyber-security software business in a partnership with private equity firm TPG—the latest move by the top-tier tech vendor to remake itself in an industry undergoing rapid change. Intel officials said Sept. 7 that the chip maker and TPG will create a new, independent company based on its Intel Security unit […]

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is spinning out its enterprise software businesses and merging it with Micro Focus as CEO Meg Whitman continues to pare down the company’s product portfolio to focus on enterprise infrastructure and services. The deal, announced Sept. 7, comes after weeks of speculation that HPE was looking to shed the software business as […]

Polycom not only will get a new owner within the next few weeks, but also a new CEO. Mary McDowell, an executive partner with private equity firm Siris Capital, will replace Peter Leav as CEO once Siris’ $2 billion acquisition of Polycom is completed, which should happen later this month or in October. Polycom and […]

Dell Technologies has officially brought top-tier storage vendor EMC and its federated businesses into the fold, 11 months after announcing the $60 billion-plus deal that will create a massive company that will compete across all segments of the enterprise IT landscape. Dell closed the deal Sept. 7, a week after Chinese antitrust regulators gave their […]

Qualcomm is partnering with top-tier carriers AT&T and Verizon as it looks to gain traction in the emerging drone and internet of things markets. On the first day of the CTIA Super Mobility 2016 show Sept. 6 in Las Vegas, officials with the mobile chip maker said Qualcomm and AT&T plan to run tests to […]

Polycom shareholders this month approved the sale of the company to private equity firm Siris Capital for about $2 billion, paving the way for the deal to be completed later this month or in October. Officials for the video conferencing vendor didn’t indicate how big the vote margin was, only that the vote passed Sept. […]

Taking a Tour of How IoT Is Put to Use by Smaller Businesses INEX Advisors’ IoT Impact Labs are working to show the significant impact the internet of things can have on SMBs. Here are examples of how the IoT is helping SMBs become more efficient and profitable. Keeping It Real Rezendes said that although […]

Advanced Micro Devices is shipping its latest desktop processors that will come with up to four of the vendor’s current “Excavator” cores and will appear in systems from HP Inc. and Lenovo later this year. While the new 7th Generation A-Series “Bristol Ridge” desktop chips won’t feature AMD’s high-profile upcoming ‘Zen’ core—those processors will begin […]

Intel is expanding its capabilities in virtual reality, artificial intelligence and the internet of things with the planned acquisition of Movidius, whose low-power processors are designed to enable much of the processing of data gathered from such technologies as Intel’s RealSense computer vision platform. Intel officials are positioning the move as a way to increase […]