Dell admits malware on motherboards

Dell has admitted to accidentally installing replacement motherboards carrying malicious software in four of its server lines, writes FT.Com.

The computer maker says it was contacting all buyers of the affected servers, PowerEdge R310, R410, R510 and T410, which had had their motherboards replaced in the past year or so - less than 1% of buyers - in order to install replacements for the replacements.

The faulty boards, infected by the W32.Spybot worm, had not been tested as rigorously as those going into servers during the original manufacturing, the company says.

IBM has unveiled a new mainframe computer called 'zEnterprise', which it said was the most powerful mainframe ever and is more cost-efficient than previous-generation products, Tech 2 reports.

The move comes as the company seeks to secure its market leadership in mainframes, which are powerful computers used by large corporations to process high volumes of data and financial transactions.

The company says the new mainframes could be integrated with other IBM servers, using IBM's blade products and software.

Just a week after Netgear introduced a similar product, Seagate has unveiled its own new family of centralised storage servers for home use, says Venture Beat.

While this is complex gear, Seagate believes families need it because they're storing so much media - from home videos to digital movie collections. And consumers want to access this media from anywhere in the house or while on the road.

Seagate's GoFlex Home network storage system is bundled with software that makes it easier to attach computers and other devices to a central storage system.