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Intel scraps once-crucial Itanium feature: Intel scraps once-crucial Itanium featureFishy...."Support for IA-32 EL is necessary for operating systems on Montecito, according to the manual."Why should this be required for all OSs on IA, if as the article states, hardly anyone is running 32-bit software on Itanium CPUs?Itanium doomed from the start.Intel's ambitious Itanium project was...; Tags: Processors, Inhell, EPIC architecture, Intel Itanium, chip, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-01-19
Itanium: A cautionary tale: Itanium: A cautionary talepoor performance per dollarunfortunately everyone has a budget, for the price of a single itanium cpu (1.5Ghz = $1900) you can have a complete entry level dual-core system.History lessonSun became the number one UNIX vendor when they came out with SPARC. One thing they did was to...; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, EPIC architecture, Inhell, chip, Digital Equipment Corp., EPIC, Alpha, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP PA-RISC, Itanic, Intel Itanium; Discussion threads 2005-12-07
Itanium allies to pool development efforts: Itanium allies to pool development effortsThe Problem With Itanium . . .was that everyone kind of expected it to be the 64 bit motherload that the Xeon was to x386. Well, that hasn't materialized and with good reason. Sure 5,000 apps is a good start, but until M$...; Tags: Processors, 64-bit, Network technology, EPIC architecture, Intel Itanium, chip, HP PA-RISC; Discussion threads 2005-08-30
HP gives schools a break: HP gives schools a breaksource code?One advantage that Linux and the free BSDs offer, is that the source code is available, so that students can examine approaches to O/S design. Universities have a soft spot for Linux and the BSDs, due to the roots of the O/Ss. ;)Not to...; Tags: Utility computing, Linux, UNIX, Processors, Operating systems, Intel IA-64, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP-UX, EPIC architecture; Discussion threads 2004-10-19
HP discontinues its Itanium workstations: HP discontinues its Itanium workstationsItanium is doneBut its significance is more than that: it will forever be Intel's biggest mistake, the one that gave real birth to AMD's (Opteron's) existence.Not so fast, Jeff . . .. . . This may prove that any one company can no longer foist its...; Tags: Processors, Network technology, workstation, Hewlett-Packard Co., EPIC architecture, Intel Itanium, Alpha, Itanic, 64-bit; Discussion threads 2004-09-24

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux: Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...; Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Foxconn snubs Linux users: Foxconn snubs Linux usersWho needs Foxconn anyway.There are plenty of good MB makers that do support Linux.It's a good idea to look at hardware compatibility at the distro's website anyway. I use Asus. But I have had to update the BIOS on every Asus MB I've bought to get...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Foxconn, Linux, BIOS, ASUS, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
If Xen and KVM are free, why do VMware and Microsoft get all of the press?: Xen and KVM, like other virtualization tools, can be used as part of a comprehensive datacenter architecture. One of the most important value propositions offered by both of these tools is low initial cost (read "free"). Depending upon the implementation (Citrix, Red Hat, SUSE, Virtual Iron, Oracle, Sun, Qumranet, etc.)...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tool, Comprehension, Productivity, Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Apple looking to hire iPhone hacker: Apple is in the market for someone capable of hacking into the iPhone. According to this job listing, the company is looking for an iPhone Security Engineer capable of, among other things, developing "proof of concept" attacks on the device's current security mechanisms. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Hacker, Security Mechanism, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-24
75ò0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws: 75ò0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flawsJust 75%?I would think it is much more likely to be 100% is vulnerable to SOME issue, 90% is vulnerable to a High-risk issue.-NateRE: 75ï¿½0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flawsThey fail to say which banks are at...; Tags: Banking, E-business/E-commerce, online banking site, online banking, security, flaw, bank; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
The App Store's buggy update process: The App Store's buggy update processI got mine to updateBasically when it gave me that "find all the updates" screen, I would just look for version numbers that had changed (this is easy to do now that everything is 1.0 generally, it will only get harder as time goes on,...; Tags: Desktops, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., App Store, cryptic error message, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?: Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...; Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?: Â A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...; Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-22
WinRemotePC Lite (exe): WinRemotePC is a program that allows you to work on a remote PC as on your local computer. With WinRemotePC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that...; Tags: PC, Remote Desktop, Plug-in, WinSoftMagic, WinRemotePC, WinRemotePC Video Driver Technology, Plug-in Architecture, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-22
Desktoptopia (zip): With Desktoptopia the user can click to Pause they can also go back, or to the next desktop right from the menubar. Users can rate desktops anytime from the menubar. Users can also subscribe to categories like Photography, Illustration, Typography, Architecture, Graphic Design, 3D, and Abstract; or can mix it...; Tags: Monitor, Desktoptopia Commercial Partners, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-22
2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced: Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on.Â From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...; Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?: Over the weekend Amazon's S3 storage service was down for an extended period and a bunch of Web 2.0 sites lost avatars, images and other items on their sites. Since enterprises haven't totally jumped on the bandwagon Amazon's outage didn't have broader ramifications. But Amazon's latest outage--the second big one...; Tags: S3 Inc., Web, Amazon.com Inc., Outage, Om, Cloud Computing, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-21
SmartsIntegrator (zip): SmartsIntegrator enables you to connect disparate systems, applications and business entities, and automate rules and workflows upon them. For example you can connect your customers, suppliers and back-end systems to fully automate an order processing scenario. Once connected, the overall value of your IT infrastructure becomes much greater than the...; Tags: Quality Componentware, SmartsIntegrator, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operational Planning, Channel Management, Web Services, Process Improvement, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Marketing, Quality; Software downloads 2008-07-21
Joyfax Server (exe): Joyfax Server is a designed client/server-based application that makes sending and receiving a fax more efficient, simpler and cheaper. With the integration of Joyfax client and the Joy fax printer driver, faxing from any standard application will be as easy as printing. Due to the client/server architecture of Joyfax, all...; Tags: Client-server, Joyfax Server, Fax, Servers, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-18
Castle in the Sky 3D (exe): Make a journey to the very sky to look at a mesmerizing castle. Flying above this miracle of medieval architecture, it's up to you to enjoy marvelous surroundings with quaint statues, flapping state flags and whimsical fountains. Grope your way through soft pinkish haze of the clouds to feast your...; Tags: 3D, Sky, Castle, Lacombo; Software downloads 2008-07-18