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Leading Semiconductor Expert Reduces IT Maintenance by 66 Per Cent to Support International Growth Plans

The IT environment at leading semiconductor specialist Rasco grew organically, incorporating hardware from five different solution providers. As a result, the company experienced frequent downtime to critical IT services and high maintenance costs. Rasco replaced its disparate server and storage systems with a single, fully integrated IT environment from Dell....

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Storage, Semiconductor Expert, Semiconductors, Strategy, Hardware, Management

Case studies 2009-04-01

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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

Get me out of this social media echo chamber, please!

Get me out of this social media echo chamber, please!So What Companies shouldn't be in Social MediaJen.. I don't disagree but you just kinda threw that out... I have an assessment that companies can take to determine whether its right for them or not ( http://snurl.com/ayml3 ). What are...

Tags: social media

Discussion threads 2009-02-04

Green tech expert clarifies data center heat discussion

Just wanted to pop in a quick update/observation from a reader regarding my "Some like it hot" post the other day. He wanted to clarify my reference to the Arrhenius equation, which I used after the Sun exec I interviewed for the story used it to illustrate what we were...

Tags: Data Center, Green Technology, Degree, Green Tech Expert, Arrhenius, Data Centers, Storage, Semiconductors, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Forced to think about a career change? Here are some greentech job links

One of the best Christmas gifts that my husband and I could have received came in the form of news last night from one of his childhood friends that she's going to be starting a new job after the New Year. She has been out of work for several months...

Tags: Job, Compensation, Clean Technology, Professional Development, Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-12-24

Will diatoms lead to faster computer chips?

Diatoms are unicellular algae and one of the most common types of phytoplankton. One of their main characteristics is they encase themselves in shells made of silica. According to a team of U.S. researchers who successfully decoded the genome of a particular diatom named Thalassiosira pseudonana, these very small algae...

Tags: Computer Chip, Carbon Dioxide, Shell, University Of Washington, Gene, Ocean, Carbon, Computer, Chip, Semiconductors, Productivity, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-24

Gem Services Launches Online ERP System in Six Months With Help From Expert Consultants

Founded in 1998, GEM Services is a rising star of the semiconductor packaging and testing industry. To further extend its reach, GEM Services knew it had to enhance internal control. Establishing robust management systems and strengthening its operational structure were critical. The company also realized a mature IT system was...

Tags: Oracle Corp., ERP System, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2007-07-01

'Ballistic' nanotransistors?

Computer designers at the University of Rochester UR say they've invented the next generation of transistors. In a short article, ZDNet UK writes that these ballistic deflection transistors BDT could lead to terahertz-speed computers. We are far away from real chips manufactured with this technique, but it's interesting to note...

Tags: electron, transistor

Blog posts 2006-08-17

Pioneering physicist recounts his early days in Silicon Valley

Shockley Labs is commemorated on its 50th anniversaryHarry Sello is a longtime expert on materials and processes for device technology. He once worked with William Shockley, who was then at Fairchild Semiconductor. Sello recalls how it all began.

Tags: Shockley Labs

Videos 2006-03-01

AMD's lawyers call on Skype

AMD's lawyers call on SkypeIntel shoots themselves in the foot.: )Intel, can make the processors so bribethe software and service companies to work exclusively with your CPU. And so many people claim the PC is an open platform, oh please.I DARE SkypeI [b]*DARE*[/b] Skype to prove to me my...

Tags: Semiconductors, PCI, Network technology, Processors, Kudo, Group Think, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-02-28

Wi-Fi, cancer, and legal liability

Wi-Fi, cancer, and legal liabilityPractical ParanoiaTo recap my own experience:I wore a pager for 10 years, always on the right hip. Once day I pass a kidney stone THE most painful thing that can ever happen to anyone. In the ensuing investigation, the doctor finds ... nothing! No more stones...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, tradeoff, trade-off, cell phone, phone

Discussion threads 2005-07-25

Next big thing?

What will be the next big thing? Not Service Oriented Architectures, Open Source, or Software as Service, argues Mike Nevins, former managing partner of McKinsey & Company's Global High Tech Practice at SandHill.com. He contends "all three will miss the mark for one simple reason. They don't address the real...

Tags: Zyme, software, Mike Nevins

Blog posts 2005-07-19