High-end computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc on Tuesday posted lower preliminary fourth quarter results that were largely in line with Wall Street forecasts, but sparked a rally in its stock by investors who had feared worse results.
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If you have a staff chock-full of object-oriented programmers, you should probably just use Java for your Web development. On the other hand, if your staff is more comfortable with Cobol or RPG, there's an alternative—IBM's Enterprise Generation Language.
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An IDC White Paper, ‘Rightsizing Blades for the Midmarket,' looks at the benefits small and midsize companies can realize with blade technology.
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The industry's top research and development spenders poured almost $51 billion into product development in 2007. But spending was concentrated at the top, with Microsoft, IBM and Intel accounting for 38% of all research outlays.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Sunday unveiled its first computer brand, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, with design and sales help from its major chip customers such as Dell Inc.
Dell Inc said on Tuesday the personal-computer industry was experiencing a shortage of laptop batteries partly because of a recent fire at a major supplier, but the company was working with other suppliers to limit any price increases.
The law of big numbers held back the largest companies in the CIOZone 100, with fewer than a third of them registering revenue growth of 25% or more in 2007.
Big Blue is making a host of product and service announcements in a major push to help customers struggling to manage mountainous piles of data being created inside their organizations.