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- Sun's mystery suitor (HP) and how it'll come back into play
- Sun's mystery suitor HP and how it'll come back into playSwoop in?"HP could easily swoop in and buy some of Sun?s businesses just for market share."This makes zero sense. In fact, any idea that HP would have acquired Sun or Sun's hardware makes no sense. The only technology...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Processors, Operating systems, UNIX, Storage, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Intel Itanium, hardware, Nehalem
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Nehalem servers could spark a $27bn feeding frenzy
- Nehalem servers could spark a $27bn feeding frenzyItanium doesn't stand a chance to NehalemOne things for sure (and probably why Intels Tukwila/Itanium has slipped by about a year) is that Itanium doesn't stand a chance against Nehalem and even when Tukwila does arrive, will have a tough ride against Nehalem-EX....
- Tags: Semiconductors, Servers, Processors, transistor, Nehalem, electron, Ballistic Deflection Transistor, single core server, Intel Itanium, server
- Discussion threads 2009-03-26
- HP and Sun expand partnership...what about a merger?
- HP and Sun expand partnership...what about a merger?RE: Solaris and JavaI can't help but wonder what HP would do to Sun's software assets in the event of cutting operating costs. economic downturn etcSeeing as they're fundamentally of a hardware mindset.It would be beneficial to their survival (Solaris & Java), if...
- Tags: Business structures, Processors, Mergers & Acquisitions, merger, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Itanium, hardware, partnership
- Discussion threads 2009-02-24
- Intel delays next Itanium server chip again
- Intel delays next Itanium server chip againThey still make those?How about that?
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Network technology, Itanium Server, Intel Itanium, chip, Intel Corp., server
- Discussion threads 2009-02-06
- Transitioning SAP Environments From HP 9000 Servers Running HP-UX 11i to HP Integrity Servers Running HP-UX 11i
- To take advantage of the higher processing power and new architecture of the Intel Itanium processor, application binaries are recompiled for HP-UX on HP Integrity servers. HP-UX source code compatibility between PA-RISC and Itanium has enabled a simple and safe transition procedure. SAP applications and the backend database, are clearly...
- Tags: HP Integrity, HP-UX, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP 9000, Environment, Oracle11i, Intel Itanium, SAP AG, HP PA-RISC, UNIX, Operating Systems, Processors, Servers, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2009-02-01
- Transforming Business-Critical Infrastructure Through Migration to Itanium-Based Servers: A Decision-Maker's Guide to the Benefits, Challenges, and Available Resources
- Itanium-based servers are changing the face of business-critical computing by delivering enterprise-class scalability and availability on an industry-standard computing architecture that is more flexible and affordable than proprietary RISC and mainframe architectures. The broad choice of vendors, operating systems, and applications provides a solid foundation for integration, and enables core...
- Tags: Intel Itanium, Benefit, Migration, Architecture, Mainframes, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2008-11-01
- Insurance Provider PT Asuransi Sinar Mas Takes on the Itanium Processor Platform to Support a Surge in Customer Numbers and a Growing Business
- PT Asuransi Sinar Mas the Company is one of the major industry leaders in the insurance sector in Indonesia. The Company prides itself with its commitment to customer satisfaction which it carries out through a business strategy that is supported by a strong IT infrastructure. Over the last two years,...
- Tags: Intel Itanium, Intel Corp., Insurance, Processors, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Finance
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- Electricity Distribution Company MSEDCL Powers Up Intel Itanium Processor-Based Servers to Slash Bill Processing Time Down 24-Fold
- Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. MSEDCL is one of India's largest power distribution utility in India. Operating in the state of Maharashtra, MSEDCL services more than 15 million customers. Every month, the company generates millions of billing statements that go out to customers. Processing these billings with speed and...
- Tags: Billing, Intel Itanium, Server, Intel Corp., MSEDCL, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems: A Better Foundation for Mission-Critical Applications
- For many years, Microsoft Windows Server running on industry-standard servers has been moving up in the data center, providing businesses with an increasingly scalable and robust platform for running mission-critical business applications. Itanium-based servers have added to this momentum, by providing an affordable, industry-standard hardware platform that rivals high-end RISC...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Intel Itanium, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Processors, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-06-13
- Black Belt Itanium Processor Performance: The Foundation (Part 1 of 5)
- Many optimizations will automatically be enabled with aggressive compiler flags. However, with a small amount of performance analysis, architectural insight and targeted code modification, the software developer can greatly improve the resulting application performance. Understanding and resolving pointer ambiguation is important on all architectures and will always improve performance, but...
- Tags: Performance, Compiler, Intel Itanium, Performance Management, Processors, Development Tools, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2008-04-30
- HP and ANSYS Team Up for Leadership Performance on Itanium-Based HP-UX: A Study in Performance
- HP's Itanium performance gains will impress anyone who uses ANSYS software. In 2001, ANSYS was the first CAE application ported to HP Itanium 1 based systems. Fast-forward 2001 - 2003 - Today's industrial strength, top of the line Itanium 2 64-bit processor has exceptional floating-point performance. This paper will discuss...
- Tags: Team, HP-UX, Leadership, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, ANSYS Inc., Intel Itanium, Performance Management, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Intel Itanium: A Scalable Platform for Mission-Critical Applications
- IT managers frequently "Inherit" the infrastructure they must manage. Often, that infrastructure is fragmented in information "Silos" that impede the process of virtualization of the server hardware - and consolidation of workloads for more efficient management. The drive for improved efficiency in IT infrastructure has kicked off a search for...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, Environment, Intel Itanium, Intel Corp., International Data Group, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Intel moving to six-cores this year; What will you do with them?
- Intel outlined plans to produce six-core chips in the fourth quarter. The move is that latest salvo in a game to out-core AMD on everything. AMD finally gets its quad-core chip out the door and Intel moves to six. The future looks like this: Four cores, six cores, eight cores,...
- Tags: Performance, Intel Itanium, Core, Intel Corp., Chip, Dunnington, Nehalem, Performance Management, Processors, Semiconductors, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P pirates
- Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P piratesYou read the article wrong then. I never said they're blocking all P2PYou read the article wrong then. I never said they're blocking all P2P. I said they're specifically targeting those who have been confirmed to be pirating content. I...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, Intel Itanium
- Discussion threads 2008-03-16
- Inno Setup 5.2.3 (Windows)
- Inno Setup is a installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Key features: Support for all versions of Windows in use today -- Windows 95, 98, 2000, 2003, XP, Me, NT 4.0. (No service...
- Tags: Intel Itanium, Inno Setup, Microsoft Windows, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-03-12
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Technical Overview
- The Intel Itanium architecture provides one of the most reliable and scalable platforms currently available for mission-critical Windows Server deployments. Windows Server 2008 builds upon this inherent scalability and processing power to provide an ideal platform for enterprise-scale workloads such as large databases, Line-Of-Business LOB applications, and custom applications, including...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium Architecture, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Mainframe Reliability on Industry-Standard Servers: Intel Itanium-Based Servers Are Changing the Economics of Mission-Critical Computing
- Downtime costs are skyrocketing in today's real-time, 24/7 business world. Intel Itanium-based servers offer a cost-effective solution, with enterprise-class systems that rival mainframes and high-end RISC systems for availability, yet are more flexible, affordable and widely supported. As the transition to real-time business computing accelerates, the cost of downtime continues...
- Tags: Intel Itanium, Computing, Intel Corp., Downtime Cost, Mainframes, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2007-12-01
- NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputer
- NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputerSo that's who's keeping SGI aliveGranted, I know that the Itanium 2 scales well, but so does the POWER6. In fact, if the POWER6 scales as well as it should, they would require half of the cores that the Itanium 2 would need....
- Tags: Processors, Operating systems, Intel Itanium, IBM POWER6, Intel Itanium 2, Silicon Graphics Inc., HPC Space, NASA, supercomputer, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputer
- I had a chance to speak with NASA and SGI at the SC07 supercomputing convention in Reno this week where I saw one of the biggest super computers in the world. Pictured left is a 1024-core version of the Altix 4700 and NASA just bought one with twice as many...
- Tags: SGI Altix, Processor, NASA, Supercomputer, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Silicon Graphics Inc., SPECint_rate2006, SPECfp_rate2006, UNIX, Processors, InfiniBand, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Arabian Automobiles Transforms Its Business Technology Infrastructure With Itanium 2-Based HP Integrity Servers Running Linux
- Arabian Automobiles needed to transform its business technology infrastructure to support double-digit growth, requiring increased performance, reliability, and scalability while adhering to open-standards-based architectural principles. Following internal architectural principles and based on the recommendations of HP Services and Intel, Arabian Automobiles implemented Itanium 2 - based HP Integrity servers running...
- Tags: HP Integrity, Business Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Linux, Processors, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies 2007-11-01
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