The dedicated IBM hardware division at Workgroup has announced the immediate availability of IBM’s next generation range of System x, BladeCenter and iDataPlex servers as well as a range of supporting options to the local market.

IBM has announced new POWER7 systems designed to manage the most demanding emerging applications, ranging from smart electrical grids to real-time analytics for financial markets.

Stratus Technologies is backing up its ftServer 6300 fault tolerant solution with a $50 000.00 guarantee against unplanned downtime.

HP has secured the number one server position in revenue and total units shipped in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. HP also held the top spot for total server units shipped worldwide, according to third quarter calendar year 2009 figures released by IDC.

HP has announced new integrations of the recently introduced HP Converged Infrastructure architecture for Microsoft applications, enabling customers to simplify the management of their computing environments while increasing efficiency.

Hosting and computing-as-a-service provider Rackspace Hosting has launched Migration App, a do-it-yourself email migration tool that helps organisations to move email data into the “cloud”, also allowing users to pull information from one service provider to another to break down the boundaries of vendor lock-in.

It is no secret that businesses – regardless of whether they live in the online realm or in the bricks-and-mortar world – are relying more heavily on their IT systems and technology in general than ever before to deliver more agile business processes and simplified administration.

Companies need their infrastructures to be just as dynamic as today’s business climate so that they can respond to changes swiftly and effectively, without missing a beat.

With demands on the processing power, memory and overall performance of today's servers showing no evidence of letting up, the move towards 64-bit computing is in full swing.

Ask any specialist business consultant to map out a strategy for enterprise risk aversion and invariably they will start out by recommending that the business heads embark on a thorough evaluation of their organisation, identifying the major threats and more importantly, quantifying the impact of each of those threats on the business's livelihood.

HP has broadened its Adaptive Infrastructure (AI) portfolio with new software solutions that enable customers to reduce costs and improve data centre management.