IBM powers data centre

IBM has introduced a powerful array of systems software, hardware and improved availability 'best practices` to help companies substantially reduce energy consumption and more effectively manage their computing environments, says Hardware Zone.

The new technologies and services allow clients to use fewer servers, make better use of existing technology and actively monitor power usage, while eliminating significant blocks of planned downtime and freeing up IT staffs on weekends and off-hours.

At the heart of IBM`s announcement is new virtualisation software that enables customers to move running applications, or even the entire operating system partition, from one physical machine to another with no impact on application availability.

The mobile division of ThinPrint, a German developer of print technology for thin client environments, was set up in March this year when the Berlin-based ISV split out its Content Beamer server and renamed it the Cortado Corporate Server. It put all its mobile activities into the new business unit, reports CBR Online.

"ThinPrint comes from the server-based computing world, where it addresses the need to manage print jobs in large networks with lots of client-server implementations," said Jen Groth, business development manager for mobile network operator relationships at Cortado.

Work on a client for mobile devices began in 2003, initially on Nokia`s S60 version of Symbian OS; and there are now also clients for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, he said.

Apple has positioned its new Leopard server OS as a viable option for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says Information Week.

It sports a beefed-up mail server, offers integration with Active Directory, and provides Web hosting. It`s also a slick platform for serving multimedia content.

Apple long ago ceded the server market to Windows and Linux, with few exceptions. With Leopard, it aims to reclaim some ground by offering a stable, easy-to-deploy server platform at an attractive price.