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- New AMD Opterons are good news for schools
- New AMD Opterons are good news for schoolsYou need to get out more!The low power Intel designs have been out for months.And, with continuing competition, Intel will deliver what customers want.Isn't AMD great????Not a flame, just a question.I just happened to look today and saw that the AMD Phenom quads...
- Tags: Processors, Servers, AMD Opteron, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, New AMD Opterons, server
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Intel updates low power server chips
- Intel on Tuesday announced two 50 watt server processors that can reach the 2.5 GHz mark. The quad-core Intel Xeon Processor L5400 Series--there's a mouthful--are 45 nanometer chips with cores that run at 12.5 watts each. The power pitch is gaining increasing urgency as companies spend more...
- Tags: Update, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Chip, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Nonprofit MADD Embraces New Server Virtualization and Boosts Remote Access
- Irving, Texas-based Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD provides educational programs, outreach, and activities designed to stop drunk driving, support the victims of drunk driving, and prevent underage drinking. MADD had remote access issues and needed a solution that would provide anti-virus checking at the gateway before allowing access to the...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Xeon, Remote Access, Ssl/Tls, Server Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Portals, Servers, Processors, Telecommunications, Security, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Internet, Semiconductors, Components
- Case studies 2008-03-06
- Hey, I love you too, guy
- Here's a comment from not so frequent contributor "SO.CAL Guy": murph_z you should be the last person calling someone a zealot. your the biggest zealot on zdnet. your blog is near the bottom of the list for a reason. ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, Intel Xeon, Performance Management, Processors, Servers, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Inside Intel's Harpertown Processor
- Apple yesterday announced significant updates to their Mac Pro and Xserve lines featuring Intel's "Harpertown" processor–but what's in a name? Intel's quad-core Xeon 5400-series "Harpertown" processors run at up to 3.2GHz and are based on the new 45-nm Intel Core microarchitecture. The new chips are known for...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Apple rolls out new eight-core Mac Pro, Xserve refresh
- Apple on Tuesday unveiled its latest Mac Pro, which the company claims is its fastest ever with eight processor cores standard. The Mac Pro definitely sounds like it pops a wallop. Here are the details: Two Intel 45 nanometer quad core Xeon processors running...
- Tags: Apple Xserve, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Intel Xeon, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- (Photos: SC07 supercomputing )
- (Photos: SC07 supercomputing )Supermicro X7DCA-3Hello George,On the motherboard in this photo:http://content.zdnet.com/2346-10533_22-175562-18.html... are those LGA-775 sockets, or Xeon sockets?I can't find anything yet at Supermicro's website.Thanks!Sincerely yours,/s/ Paul Andrew MitchellWebmaster, Supreme Law Libraryhttp://www.supremelaw.org/RE: (Photos: SC07 supercomputing )32 Cores , 4.7 Ghz ? that's some pretty weak core action, and liquid cooled...
- Tags: Servers, SC07 supercomputing, photograph, Intel Xeon, SuperMicro
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- Quad Core intel xeon Processor Benefits for Silicon Design
- The Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor running Synopsys Proteus* application for optical proximity correction increased performance and capacity without increasing server footprint of DC costs.
- Tags: Silicon, Quad-core, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2007-11-13
- Virtual Software Demos Reduce Sales Expense and Shorten Sales Cycles
- Makers of complex software programs run into challenges when trying to demonstrate their products. They either have to fly prospective customers to demonstration centers, or salespeople have to configure custom demos and carry around expensive computers to run them. VLabSource, of Redmond, Washington, offers a Web-based demonstration management system called...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., Sales Cycle, Intel Xeon, Sales Strategy, Productivity, Servers, Sales Force Management, Processors, Broadband Internet, Sales, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?
- Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?Holy Cow!It's outta the ballpark.It wasa stream of conciousness--conversational in tone.Ouddda the ball park. Good.Nothing I can pick at though so I am moving on. ;)Hopefully AMD can get back in the game.The competition between AMD and Intel has been great for us...
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, Servers, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, performance, SPECint_rate, CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Analysis of Sun's 'Niagara 2' UltraSPARC T2
- Analysis of Sun's 'Niagara 2' UltraSPARC T2WTF"Single threaded performance is so important in the server world because it essentially allows co-hosting logical or virtual servers to borrow each other’s idle time and complete tasks so much faster"Why? That's the exact opposite of what I'd expect. T2 works by...
- Tags: Network technology, Servers, Processors, Virtualization, T2, server, context-switch, Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp., analysis, Sun UltraSPARC
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Intel turns up the efficiency and performance heat on AMD
- Intel's latest manufacturing refinements to the 65nm Core 2 architecture has produced server CPUs that drop power consumption, boost performance, and include virtualization enhancements. These new refinements called "Stepping G" have also given higher performance and efficiency to Intel's desktop line of Core 2 processors allowing them to overclock past 4 GHz. On...
- Tags: Performance, Power Consumption, Server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- Report: Xeon has regained most share lost to Opteron
- It took a while for AMD's Operton chip to grab share from Intel's Xeon. The lead was lost in a quarter, according to a research report from Jon Peddie Research. In a report on workstation share, Jon Peddie Research noted that the popularity of AMD's Opteron chip peaked in the...
- Tags: Intel, Hardware Infrastructure, General, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- The Sun Blade 6000 Modular System: Open Modular Architecture With a Choice of Sun SPARC , intel xeon , and AMD Opteron Platforms
- The Participation Age is driving new demands that are focused squarely on capabilities of the datacenter. Web services and rapidly escalating Internet use are driving competitive organizations to lead with innovative new services and scalable, dynamic infrastructure. High Performance Computing HPC is constantly finding new application in both science and...
- Tags: Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., High-performance Computing, AMD Opteron, Sun Blade, Sun Sparc, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Agility, Participation Age, Data Centers, Storage, Blade Servers, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2007-06-01
- AMD shows sunny side of Barcelona
- AMD shows sunny side of Barcelonasince Xeon cannot run 32bit programs, comparison with AMD is useless,especially when the most prolific operating system is optimized for intel hardware.we will never see a level testing platform.:).Pretty good scalingReplacing the Opterons with Barcelonas on the same system almost doubled performance. The efficiency...
- Tags: Development tools, Processors, Microsoft Corp., compiler, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, optimization, Intel Itanium, SSE
- Discussion threads 2007-05-21
- 8-core Mac Pro (Photos: Apple's 8-core Xeon workstation)
- 8-core Mac Pro (Photos: Apple's 8-core Xeon workstation)Nice, but how much? ntno textGuess the back view is not important?Yeah. It's pretty, but it would be interesting to see the connectors on the back.BoringGive us a look inside the thing, motherboard, connectors, hdd storage etc etchow much?you read the full article************A...
- Tags: Processors, Workstations, Apple Inc., Intel Xeon, workstation, photograph
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- AMD's Opteron 2222SE vs. Intel's Xeon 5160 using the SPECint_rate2006 test (AMD's Opteron 2222SE vs. Intel's Xeon 5160 )
- AMD's Opteron 2222SE vs. Intel's Xeon 5160 using the SPECint_rate2006 test (AMD's Opteron 2222SE vs. Intel's Xeon 5160 )There is a problem in the control process.The rigs do not match in memory size, hard drives or operating systems. There is no reason for this because they are independent of the...
- Tags: Processors, AMD Opteron 2222SE, Intel Xeon 5160, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Photos: Apple's 8-core Xeon workstation
- The 3.0GHz, 8-core Intel Xeon-based Mac Pro featuring two quad-core Intel Xeon "Clovertown" chips.
- Tags: Processors, Servers, Apple Computer Inc., photograph, Intel Xeon, quad-core, Intel Corp., workstation, chip
- Image galleries 2007-04-04
- AMD's Opteron 2222SE vs. Intel's Xeon 5160
- Today (April 4, 2007), AMD released the 3.0 Ghz Opteron 2222SE processor along with some benchmark charts that show it outperforming Intel's latest dual core Xeon 5160. However, questions regarding benchmark methodology, selection, and presentation remain.
- Tags: Processors, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, dual-core, processor
- Image galleries 2007-04-04
- IBM plans new top-end Xeon servers this year
- IBM plans new top-end Xeon servers this yearWarningNote that multi-core is not the same as multi-processor. Professional developers are coding for multi-processor and multi-core. Hence I see this top-end Xeon as kind of the last of a failed experiment where faster and faster single processors were expected. Today we get...
- Tags: Processors, Servers, multiprocessor, Intel Xeon, Xeon Servers, processor, Professional Developers, server, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
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