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Intel Multi-Core Performance Accelerates Nanoscience Research

Center for Nanoscale Materials CNM wanted to deliver the processing performance required to support world-class scientific research on nanoscale materials and minimize power consumption and cooling costs by creating a dense, high-performance computing cluster. The challenge was to adopt software tools to help accelerate development of customized scientific applications. The...

Tags: Performance, High-performance Computing, Power Consumption, High-performance, Intel Corp., Intel Multi-Core Performance, Performance Management, Cloud Computing, Leadership, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management

Case studies 2008-04-01

Intel Multi-Core Performance Enhances Creativity at Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks wanted to achieve the immense processing performance required to generate cutting-edge animation and digital effects for film and minimize power and real estate required for the Sony Pictures Imageworks data center by creating a dense data farm. Sony Pictures Imageworks added 3,000 cores to its data center...

Tags: Performance, Sony Pictures, Intel Corp., Intel Multi-Core Performance, Data Centers, Performance Management, Storage, Processors, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Components

Case studies 2008-03-01

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Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264% percent

My prediction:Intel and MS and the major brands are trying to drag the market upwards in size and cost to maintain their margins. They will shortly face a barrage of products based on ARM class processors and Linux (Chrome?), which will cost much less and have much better battery lives....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, sales, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Sophos Anti-Virus 7.1.0 (Mac)

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X, part of Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection, has been engineered to provide complex, multi-platform networks with totally reliable protection on Macintosh servers, desktops and laptops. Our powerful Sophos malware detection engine scans all entry points and also detects non-Mac viruses that could be...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-01

ATI debuts Radeon HD 5870 with 'most powerful processor ever created'

Mad Mike Magee 35th of 50 TOP Britons in IT & 5870 Diagram:Thomas Stewart Von Drashek Pat Moorhead: MUCH TO THE CHAGRIN of Nvidia, AMD/ATI today launched its RV870 architecture with the highly anticipated Radeon HD 5850 and HD 5870 graphics cards.We could spend a whole day writing about...

Tags: processor, ATI Technologies Inc., card, Radeon HD 5870, Radeon HD, NVidia Corp., Radeon

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

News to know: Palm ads; Microhoo SEC filing; U.S. Marines; Bing; Skype; Clunkers

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. Larry Dignan: Palm Pre's creepy ads: They worked. You're still talking about them Andrew Nusca: Palm's creepy Pre ads:...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Advertisement, SEC Filing, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Projectors, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-08-05

What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search)

What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search)Typo"Business Productivity Online Services, Windows Azure, desktop virtualization, storage Data Protection Manager and identity ser[b]v[/b]ices."Me: I would really work much harder on mobileI think Microsoft is doing the right thing in the Enterprise space. I even think it is a...

Tags: Research & Development, Collaboration, Groupware, Content management, Enterprise software, NOW IT, Microsoft Corp., billion-dollar business, R&D, Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

SSDs are getting better, still not there yet

To date, the solid-state disk has been a tech mirage. The vision is great, but it always seems to be just over the horizon. SSDs have struggled to live up the performance promises, and they remain too expensive to provide any real competition to hard drives. But...

Tags: Performance, NAND, Intel Corp., SSD, Corsair, X128, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Intel debuts 34nm NAND flash SSDs; lowers prices 60%

Intel on Tuesday announced that it is moving to a more advanced, 34-nanometer manufacturing process for its NAND flash-based solid-state drives. The move to 34nm will help lower prices of the SSDs up to 60 percent for computer manufacturers and consumers thanks to...

Tags: NAND Flash, I/O, NAND, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Memory, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Death of the Principle of Voluntarism?

Much of the corporate sustainability and responsibility agenda has been propelled since the '90s by the idea that voluntary action on the part of corporations is more effective than regulation. It has been a celebration of market dynamism over moribund regulation, the latter of which would provide only for the lowest common denominator. At...

Tags: Initiative, Diamond, Kimberly Process, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Business Operations, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Toshiba debuts six new Satellite L Series budget laptops; start at $549

Toshiba on Tuesday announced the latest iteration of its Satellite L Series laptops, with a new look, new screen sizes and value-minded price tag. Intended for consumers and students looking for a budget system, the L Series offers six models in four sizes...

Tags: Multimedia, Satellite, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, L Series, Network Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Professional 11.1 (Windows)

Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition delivers rapid development and winning performance for the full range of Intel processor-based platforms. Professional Edition comes with the compiler's breadth of advanced optimization, multi threading, and processor support, including automatic processor dispatch, vectorization, and loop un-rolling. It also provides a highly optimized math...

Tags: Fortran, Compiler, Microsoft Windows, Intel Corp., Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition, Development Tools, Processors, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-06-23

Intel C++ Compiler Professional 11.1 (Windows)

Intel C++ Compiler Professional Edition delivers rapid development and winning performance for the full range of Intel processor-based platforms. Professional Edition comes with the compiler's breadth of advanced optimization, multi-threading, and processor support, including automatic processor dispatch, vectorization, and loop unrolling. It also provides highly optimized C++ templates for parallelism,...

Tags: C++ Compiler, Compiler, Microsoft Windows, Intel Corp., Intel C++ Compiler Professional Edition, Development Tools, Processors, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-06-23

Intel: New Nehalem chip has "dramatic" performance gains

Intel: New Nehalem chip has "dramatic" performance gainsWhere's The Software?Go Intel! But these super chips' potential won't be fully realized until multi-threaded 64bit apps are common. RE: Intel: New Nehalem chip has My mouth is drooling...One more nail in Itanium's coffinWhat is HP's high-end strategy?Look at RISC/UNIX64-bit multithreaded...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, UNIX, Nehalem chip, Nehalem, chip, Intel Corp., performance

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Living with a netbook: Toy or tiny notebook?

There is no denying the popularity of netbooks, but there's still much debate about who's buying them and for what purpose. Netbooks were conceived for emerging markets--along the lines of the OLPC's XO laptop and Intel's Classmate PC--but they turned out to be more popular in developed countries. More recently,...

Tags: Notebook, Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-05-13

A-DATA, Intel launch X25-M SSD series in 80GB, 160GB flavors

Leading storage manufacturer A-DATA announced today its new SATA 2.5-in. A-DATA X25-M series solid-state drive, intended for "power users who demand ultimate performance for notebook PC." The A-DATA SSD X25-M series of SSDs is co-logo with Intel, and feature Intel Multi-Level Cell NAND Flash Memory. ...

Tags: Intel Corp., A-Data Technology Co., Serial ATA, Performance Management, Storage, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Parallels Workstation Extreme

Until very recently, some graphics intensive applications were not good candidates for encapsulation in a virtual machine. Even though using virtual machine technology could offer the administrators and users a number of benefits, the performance would simply not past muster with the "power users" needing those applications. ...

Tags: Performance, NVidia Corp., Virtual Machine, Graphics, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Parallels, NIVIDIA, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Workstations, Performance Management, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Processors, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Semiconductors, Components, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-04-02

News to know: Conficker; CTIA; LotusLive Engage; Facebook

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. Jason O'Grady: Developers selling iPhone OS 3.0 on eBay Updated CNET News: BlackBerry App World has landed Ryan Naraine: Googling for Conficker clean-up...

Tags: Apple iPhone, CBS Interactive Inc., Consumer Electronics, CTIA, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Facebook, Hardware, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Personal Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Software, Thecus

Blog posts 2009-04-01

IE 8: Can I have the lite version?

IE 8: Can I have the lite version?Ya know...I have the SAME problem...Mary,Just to let you know. I have the same dang problem. Here are my two symptoms with IE8:1. Sometimes the browser will just freeze. If I wait a few minutes it might display the page, but I ususally...

Tags: Web browsers, IE 8, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, isolation, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-03-27

You're Gonna Need a Bigger Mouse for that Mainframe

You're Gonna Need a Bigger Mouse for that MainframeWrong way.....Rather than virtualizing the x86 on the zos, wouldnt it be better to virtualize the zos on the x86?One of the milstones around the neck of the computing industry as a whole is the licence price IBM recieves from its mainframe...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Processors, mouse, mainframe, Intel x86, Gonna Need

Discussion threads 2009-03-05