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Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?

NVidia has a chanceNot all that surprisingly the concept of supercomputing on a small basis has finally filtered down to audio/video recording facilities, with the bulk of basics going to the CPU and the actual processing going to the GPU. This is a clear advancement when those of us...

Tags: NVidia Corp., supercomputer, big supercomputer player, supercomputing, supercomputer player

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

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News to know: HP-3Com; AMD; Google; Blockbuster; Bing 2.0

News to know intro: Sam Diaz: HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook Larry Dignan: Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition ups the ante John Morris: AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap" ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Blockbuster Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Games, Linux, Open Source, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-11-12

News to know: XP Mode; Cisco; Comcast; 'Ardi'

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows XP, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Channel Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?

Nvidia unveiled its next-generation graphics processing unit GPU architecture, dubbed Fermi, and announced a key supercomputing win with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The takeaway: Graphics and visualization are becoming key to scientific discoveries. And Nvidia could be a major player. Oak Ridge's supercomputer will be used...

Tags: Supercomputer, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Supercomputing, GPU, Fermi, Oak Ridge, CNET News, JMP Securities Alex Gauna, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-01

News to know: NASA hack; Netbooks; Green IT

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Debunking yet another bogus malware study Dancho Danchev: Phoenix Mars Lander's mission site hacked Robin Harris: Mac Time Machine: backup for the rest of us? Christopher Dawson: Waiting for the right netbooks ...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., NASA, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green IT, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans

Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plansJust what we need: More versions of WindowsHow is it that I can take one copy of Solaris and run it on a uniprocessor desktop as well as a 106 processor F15K server? OS X comes in two versions: A home version "OS...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server, data center, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Elk M1 Gold

Discussion threads 2008-02-20

Let the console wars begin

Let the console wars beginIt's all about the games.My grandson typical gamer in his early teens doens't give a hoot about the platform at all, it's about the games.While he loves the first person shooter games he will still pop in an old favorite Tetris simply because it's a great...

Tags: Games, Game players, game, Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., PS 3, graphics, console

Discussion threads 2006-11-20

Rocks, Light, and SunOS 3.1

Rocks, Light, and SunOS 3.1Piggie Pirates!will ruin your dream by spreading MUD much uncertainty and doubt all over it.What has ever become of the Sun and M$ "partnership"? M$ had a golden opportunity to use Solaris in the Xbox360 while "stitching in" their desktop (similar to OS/X and the mac...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, UNIX, Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., Intel x86, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-09-06

Windows for supercomputers likely out by fall

Windows for supercomputers likely out by fallLate againLast week we learned that Windows hopes to have a 64-bit OS running soon. Today we learn Windows hopes to introduce a beta Windows supercomputing cluster this summer. Yawn.Good thing MS gets a 60 percent profit margin on its desktop and...

Tags: Microsoft Excel, Operating systems, Even Microsoft, computer, grid computing, supercomputer, Wintel, cluster, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-03-03

Microsoft-SAP talks rooted in database concern

Microsoft-SAP talks rooted in database concernNot as damaging as the Halloween Memos.http://opensource.org/halloween/La La La La Microsoft is evil... La La La La..Seems smart to meMicrosoft hasn't been making a huge push to enter into the PeopleSoft world from my perspective. At the PeopleSoft Connect conference last year, they had...

Tags: Storage, Databases, Microsoft Corp., SAP AG, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., database

Discussion threads 2004-06-24

Microsoft confirms supercomputing plans

Microsoft confirms supercomputing plansLOL.. Super Flaws? Super Viruses? Super Stooopid.I really can't see anyone who's serious about supercomputing using an OS from the king of FLAWS.Per CPU License?Can you imagine paying for 4096 copies of Win2003 Server???High Performance WindowsDo the words 'high performance' and 'Windows' belong in the same...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., supercomputing, operating system

Discussion threads 2004-06-23

SCO targets federal supercomputer users

SCO targets federal supercomputer usersSCO id begging someone to put them out of their missery.nt.Place ALL disputed "Licensing" revenue in ESCROW!I would NOT want my tax dollars being wasted until the legal claims are PROVEN in a court of law.If SCO is right the escrow is theirs, otherwise if...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., supercomputer, SCO Group Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-03-19

McDonald's: Some Apple downloads with that?

McDonald's: Some Apple downloads with that?First the Big Mac sandwichThen the Big Mac Supercomputer... brrrr *shiver* who knows what this may lead to.Itunes is the Best!I'm one of those people who try everything as soon as it comes out. While there were some things to like about eMusic, ITunes...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, McDonalds, Apple iTunes, Apple Downloads, McDonald's Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2003-11-06