Rackable Systems to acquire Silicon Graphics
Rackable Systems has announced their decision to acquire Silicon Graphics.
The deal is worth around USD 25 million.
Rackable specializes in developing server and storage for medium to large data centers.
The announcement comes just as Silicon Graphics filed for federal bankruptcy protection in New York.
As part of the deal [...]

IBM files a lawsuit to prevent an executive join Apple
IBM has filed a lawsuit against one of their employee Mark Papermaster who is leaving the company to join Apple.
IBM states that Mark Papermaster was in charge of their blade server business. He had signed a non-compete agreement with IBM that bars him from joining a [...]

Lenovo to launch x86 servers based on IBM’s System x technology
Lenovo has announced that they are now going to launch server products. The company is licensing x86 server technology from IBM.
This would help the company expand their product range for small and medium-sized businesses.
The china based personal computer maker would now manufacture one- and two-way [...]

Sun Microsystems post profits

Server company Sun Microsystems has come out with their revenue reports and the company has finally managed to post profits after a long time.
Sun gained from stronger demand for their server products as they diversified into this segment of the market by offering solutions powered by rival chip makers.
Sun said that their [...]