In an attempt to go against Intel's Nehalem processors, AMD announced availability of the world’s first six-core server processor with Direct Connect Architecture for two-, four- and eight-socket servers. Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processors (code-named “Istanbul”) extend AMD’s commitment to offering server customers superior value at every price point with unmatched platform flexibility.

According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Forecast, customer spending in the worldwide server market is expected to decline 29.6% to $10.6 billion in the second quarter of 2009 (2Q09). This represents the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year spending decline for servers and a further acceleration in the pace of worldwide market deterioration.

Dell expanded its enterprise technology portfolio to help organizations become more efficient through the innovative use of technology. The introduction of flexible and modular virtualization and data center consulting services, business-ready virtualization configurations, new Dell PowerEdge servers and EqualLogic PS4000 storage array will further simplify the planning, deployment and management of virtualized and physical IT environments.

HP launched the HP Extreme Scale-Out (ExSO) portfolio designed to deliver a new magnitude of cost and resource savings for businesses involved in Web 2.0, cloud and high-performance computing.

Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt.