Robert Mullins

IBM has maintained its lead, and its bragging rights, over rivals in the number of supercomputer systems it operates throughout the world.

A technology industry standards body is considering setting benchmarks for how virtualization should work in a computer network.

Dell will begin shipping its first servers and workstations running quad-core Intel processors in a two-socket configuration next week.

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cluster computing products can now run a Microsoft Corp. cluster operating system, which should be helpful to end users familiar with the ubiquitous Windows operating system.

IBM is collaborating with 3Com to put Internet Protocol telephony in an IBM server, so small-and medium-sized businesses can cut costs on phone calls by not adding extra servers to their networks.

Sun Microsystems Inc. is offering several new virtualization services to customers that one analyst says amounts to the first overall "virtualization strategy" from the company.

Even as EMC Corp. expands beyond network storage technology into security, virtualization and content management, it is preparing to cut as many as 1,250 jobs.

Two key figures in the Hewlett-Packard Co. spying scandal will give their sides of the story in interviews on the CBS News program "60 Minutes" on Sunday. Patricia Dunn, former chairman of the technology company who was charged with four felonies in California, and Carly Fiorina, the former chief executive officer, president and chairman, gave separate interviews on the subject, according to information released by CBS.