This update presents a summary of the main news in the European server market in October 2008.

• Sun launches new SPARC servers, expands its blade portfolio, and updates Solaris 10.
• AMD posts better-than-expected financial results for 3Q.
• Groupe Bull acquires German HPC company.
• Dell sells virtualization solution to Italian online provider.
• VMotion technology to offer virtual move between Intel machines.
• IBM introduces the z10 Business Class, and updates some of its Unix servers.