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LeaseWeb Announces "Ultra Green Dedicated Servers" at EvoSwitch Data Center
February 11, 2010 -- In collaboration with Dell, Microsoft and data center EvoSwitch, hosting provider LeaseWeb has tested and implemented an extremely energy-efficient dedicated server environment.
InetServices Adds Dell PowerVault Products to Meet Customer Storage Needs
December 23, 2009 -- Web host InetServices is now offering both the Dell PowerVault MD3000 direct attached storage array and the MD3000i high-performance iSCSI storage area network array.
The Planet Adds Third Nehalem-Based Dell Server
December 15, 2009 -- Web hosting provider The Planet announced on Tuesday it is now offering a third server as part of its portfolio powered by Intel's next-generation Nehalem microarchitecture.
The Planet Offers Dell PowerVault MD3000i SAN
December 1, 2009 -- Web hosting provider The Planet announced on Tuesday it is now offering the Dell PowerVault MD3000i, a high-performance storage area network disk array.
Dell Buys Majority Shares of IT Services Firm Perot Systems
November 4, 2009 -- Computer manufacturer Dell announced on Wednesday it has acquired more than 90 percent of IT services and business solutions provider Perot Systems for $3.9 billion in cash.
US Patent and Trademark Office Grants Scalent Virtual Data Center Patent
September 29, 2009 -- The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued Infrastructure provisioning software provider Scalent Systems a patent for "a system and a method for implementing a virtual data center."
Egenera Gets An Added $3M in Venture Capital Funds
September 28, 2009 -- Data center hardware and software provider Egenera has been given $3 million in new venture capital funds in a follow-on equity round from existing investors, company officials told regional industry news site Mass High Tech.
The Register's Agile Data Center Summit Opens
September 15, 2009 -- Clocking in at three hours, The Register's Agile Data Center Summit brought together experts from Dell, Intel, VMware and Freeform Dynamics to answer questions and debate IT strategies and solutions as IT departments embark on the long march to the agile data center.
NeoSpire Managed Hosting Showcased on Dell.com
July 16, 2009 -- Technology provider Dell just released a comprehensive case study on managed hosting provider NeoSpire, focusing on how NeoSpire maintains growth in the wake of the global economic recession.
The Planet and Dell Give To Startup Center
April 14, 2009 -- IT hosting provider The Planet and Dell have announced a joint donation of 23 new laptop computers, monitors and docking stations, worth more than $25,000, to the Houston Technology Center, a nonprofit incubator for local emerging technology companies.
Dell Unveils Enterprise Product Line
March 26, 2009 -- Unveiling 14 new enterprise products ranging from blade and web servers, and storage hardware to software and services designed for virtualized environments, Dell's new enterprise computing portfolio is designed to providing the industry leading virtualization technology and innovative design, freeing customers from costly and proprietary technology.
Dell Building Cloud-Optimized Servers
March 18, 2009 -- Data center hardware maker Dell announced on Monday that it had launched a new series of servers optimized for cloud computing, to commemorate the second anniversary of its Data Center Solutions division.
Dell Offers Green Data Center Racks
March 3, 2009 -- Technology provider Dell announced on Tuesday it has released two new data center infrastructure products designed to help customers manage their data center environment while improving energy efficiency.
Dell, Cisco to Offer Joint Solutions
February 2, 2009 -- IT equipment manufacturers Dell and Cisco have expanded on an existing partnership where Dell will resell Cisco's Nexus 5020 switches as part of its enterprise server solution, PowerEdge, which includes EqualLogic, PowerVault and Dell/EMC storage systems.
Are Enterprise Data Centers at Capacity an Opportunity?
Posted on 2008-12-15
Posted today on the PC Magazine website was a story about a new consulting service from Dell, through which the hardware company seeks to help customers find the "hidden data center."
Dell Unveils Green Reno Services
December 2, 2008 -- As the economic downturn has forced IT managers to reduce and reuse, Dell has turned its efforts into refurbishing old data centers rather than overhauling them.
HP Trims IT Infrastructure, Saves $1B
December 2, 2008 -- Consolidating and tightening up its IT infrastructure, Hewlett-Packard has finished its three-year IT operations revamp, removing $1 billion in operating costs and reducing its annual power consumption by 60 percent.
PHASE 2 Replaces Dell Servers with IBM
November 4, 2008 -- Software as a service solution provider PHASE 2 International announced on Friday it has selected the IBM System x3850 M2 to replace its Dell servers, increasing the company's ability to serve new customers.
Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup
October 24, 2008 -- Most of this week's sales and promotion news revolved around hosting providers offering discounts on certain products or packages, as well as new launches of various services.
IBM, Intel Help Blade Server Adoption
October 24, 2008 -- IBM and Intel Corporation are extending their collaboration in the blade server market to drive adoption of an "open industry specification for blade switches" enabling switch vendors to make products to a standardized design.
HP Rolls Out Portable Data Center
October 16, 2008 -- Hewlett-Packard is starting to ship its new Performance Optimized Data Center, which the company hopes will compete against similar high-density, mobile containers from competitors such as IBM, Sun, Microsoft and Dell.
Microsoft Expert Joins Mailtrust Team
October 15, 2008 -- Mailtrust, the hosted email division of Rackspace, announced on Wednesday it has appointed David Bjurman-Birr its senior manager of engineering, custom solutions.
ReliableSite Offers Clustered Hosting
October 10, 2008 -- Web hosting provider ReliableSite announced on Friday it has introduced Semi-Dedicated Clustered hosting.
Cirrus Tech Adds Exchange, SharePoint
October 10, 2008 -- Canadian web hosting provider Cirrus Tech announced on Friday it will soon expand its hosted offerings to include Hosted Exchange and SharePoint Services.
Nirvanix Adds Node at The Planet
September 16, 2008 -- Web hosting provider The Planet announced on Tueday that cloud storage platform provider Nirvanix will add another node to its global storage delivery network at The Planet's D2 data center in Dallas.
WireIE Offers IT Carbon Offsets
September 12, 2008 -- Telecommunication solutions provider WireIE Holdings International has partnered with carbon offset provider Carbonzero to help Canadian IT firms reduce carbon emissions by monitoring and selling carbon offsets.
VMware Readies VMworld 2008 Event
September 8, 2008 -- VMware announced on Monday it expects a record 14,000 attendees at VMworld 2008, the company's fifth annual virtualization conference being held at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas from September 15 to 18.
Internap Delivers Slingpage Platform
August 26, 2008 -- Online service provider Internap Network Services announced on Tuesday it is providing content delivery network and managed server solutions for social browsing platform Slingpage.
EDSA Offers PUE-DCiE-Based Platform
August 22, 2008 -- EDSA announced on Thursday it has released its PaladinLive PUE-DCiE Advisor, the first power analytics software program that calculates and presents power efficiency ratings using standards developed by The Green Grid.
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