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Single Instance of SQL Server 2005 Supports 120-Node Grid Computing for Risk Analysis 2007-11-13 Microsoft

Banks and other financial institutions around the world use SunGard BancWare ALM to run complex modelling to determine their risk in managing assets and liabilities. There are so many variables to consider that SunGard customers typically deploy BancWare ALM using several computers networked together - with the application and database coordinating multipath processing. The company upgraded its database to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) and used Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors to create a 120-node computing grid. The application tier, which also supports data compression, is hosted on a Dell Dimension DXc051 computer with two Intel Pentium D processors with 3.25 gigabytes (GB) of RAM, and running on the Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 operating system.

Tags: Database Management, Windows XP

Software Development House Reduces Development Time and Boosts Revenue by 20-30 Percent 0000-00-00 Microsoft

Founded in 2004, Strong Union Technology Co. Ltd is a software and hardware developer based in Beijing, China. The company has a dedicated research team of 20 developers who focus on the development of products for e-banking services. The company is dedicated to providing a secure, customizable banking kiosk platform for its banking customers. It adopted Windows XP Embedded for its stability, enhanced security, customization and tight integration with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for online accessibility. Using Windows XP Embedded, Strong Union successfully shortened their time to market, lowered down the development costs, and boosted revenues up to 30 percent.

Tags: Web Browsers, Windows XP

ACT: A Cluster Co-Processor for 3G Baseband Wireless 0000-00-00 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Architectures for wireless systems have traditionally been designed to meet real-time requirements, t on a limited die area, and operate within a low power budget. These conditions are usually met by implementing compute-intensive operations in an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). ASIC design is both expensive and time consuming. ASICs also suffer in that even minor evolutionary changes in the application invoke another ASIC design cycle. In the rapidly evolving wireless communication space these defects are severe. Flexibility can be achieved by reconfigurable architectures, and the ability to use special purpose configurations enhances both performance and energy efficiency. Often reconfigurable systems are based on FPGA devices which compromise both logic speed and power in order to achieve reconfigurability.

Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications

Datacenter-on-Chip Architectures: Tera-Scale Opportunities and Challenges 2007-08-22 Intel

The world has entered in an era of Chip MultiProcessor (CMP) platforms, where performance is delivered with the integration of more and more cores on a die. Tera-scale CMP architectures, consisting of several tens of physical cores and hundreds of hardware threads, are highly suitable for throughput computing especially in the server market place. This paper starts by highlighting tera-scale potential in datacenter environments. It shows how a multi-tier datacenter workload that required tens (to hundreds) of platforms in the past can potentially map on to one (or a few) single-socket tera-scale CMP platforms running Virtual Machines (VMs) and thereby creating Datacenter-on-Chip (DoC) architectures.

Tags: Data Center

Mary Kay InTouch Community Scales Out and Up With Windows 2000 to Accommodate 1800 Percent Increase in Online Orders Over Two-Year Period 0000-00-00 Microsoft

Using the scale-out and scale-up capabilities of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family, Mary Kay Inc. has been able to easily grow its online ordering solution to accommodate this phenomenal growth. New Web servers can be deployed in just three hours, giving Mary Kay Inc. the agility to rapidly support both new functionality and increased demand for existing applications. On the database tier, the company scaled up to a clustered solution running Windows 2000 Advanced Server on a 32-processor Unisys ES7000, achieving the high levels of performance, reliability and scalability needed to support Mary Kay Inc.'s rapidly-growing Web infrastructure.

Tags: Windows NT - 2000 - 2003

Desktop Management: Make The Case 0000-00-00 ZDNet UK

Welcome to the PDF version of ZDNet UK's Intel-sponsored Desktop Management special report. Here, we present an overview of the key issues facing IT managers, examine the blade PC market and ask how quickly, if ever, Windows Vista will establish itself on the corporate desktop.

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The Benefits of Using HP Integrity Servers to Consolidate HP 9000 Servers 2007-08-01 TechWise Research

HP has been shipping HP 9000 servers with PA-RISC microprocessors since about 1990. Since that time, nearly 100 different models of servers have been introduced ranging from single-CPU entry-level machines to enterprise-class Superdome models that support 128 cores. Today, thousands of companies worldwide rely on HP 9000 servers and the HP-UX operating system as key components of their IT infrastructure. Several years ago HP made a strategic decision to consolidate its high performance server product line by replacing servers based on PA-RISC and Alpha chips with HP Integrity servers (which are based on Intel's Itanium processor). HP's current plans are to continue selling HP 9000 systems until at least December 2008.

Tags: Processors, Server Consolidation

Scalable Performance for Server Consolidation in Virtualized Environments 2007-08-01 Intel

In Intel IT tests, a four-socket server based on the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7300 series demonstrated scalable, predictable performance with up to 32 consolidated server workloads in Virtual Machines (VMs). As the paper added CPU-intensive workloads to the server, average workload runtimes remained approximately constant until one reached 16 VMs. Runtimes then increased at a predictable, linear rate as one continued to add workloads, up to a total of 32. With a dual-socket server based on the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series, runtimes began to increase at about eight VMs, and with a dual-socket server based on the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series, runtimes began to increase at about four VMs.

Tags: Server Consolidation, Virtualization

Using Intel VPro Processor Technology in 802.1x Networks 2007-08-01 Intel

PCs based on Intel vPro processor technology include Intel AMT, which provides OOB management capabilities. Built-in 802.1x support is included in Intel AMT version 2.5 for laptops and is expected in Intel AMT version 3.0 for desktop PCs. This support enables enterprises to perform remote remediation of client PCs in 802.1x networks, even when the client OS is down. They have developed a solution that enables the same OOB remediation in 802.1x networks with PCs based on current Intel vPro processor technology that includes Intel AMT version 2.0. Because these PCs typically remain in service for three years or more, expect that this solution will play a useful role.

Tags: Network Security

Improving Source Code Security and Quality Using Intel Compilers 2007-08-01 Intel

Compilers diagnostics capabilities have increased rapidly in recent years. Intel C++ and Fortran Compilers provide features that can enhance application security, improve source code quality and reliability. This paper is written for software developers and managers who want to learn the state of the art compiler diagnostic capabilities available in Intel C++ and Fortran Compilers. The Static Verifier, new in Intel Compilers version 10.0, detects incorrect or questionable C, C++, and Fortran source code usage including OpenMP, at compile time. The Static Verifier, together with stack and buffer overflow run time checks can detect certain common security vulnerabilities.

Tags: Programming Languages, Security Management

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Title	Date Added	Company
Single Instance of SQL Server 2005 Supports 120-Node Grid Computing for Risk Analysis	2007-11-13	Microsoft
Banks and other financial institutions around the world use SunGard BancWare ALM to run complex modelling to determine their risk in managing assets and liabilities. There are so many variables to consider that SunGard customers typically deploy BancWare ALM using several computers networked together - with the application and database coordinating multipath processing. The company upgraded its database to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) and used Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors to create a 120-node computing grid. The application tier, which also supports data compression, is hosted on a Dell Dimension DXc051 computer with two Intel Pentium D processors with 3.25 gigabytes (GB) of RAM, and running on the Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 operating system. Tags: Database Management, Windows XP
Software Development House Reduces Development Time and Boosts Revenue by 20-30 Percent	0000-00-00	Microsoft
Founded in 2004, Strong Union Technology Co. Ltd is a software and hardware developer based in Beijing, China. The company has a dedicated research team of 20 developers who focus on the development of products for e-banking services. The company is dedicated to providing a secure, customizable banking kiosk platform for its banking customers. It adopted Windows XP Embedded for its stability, enhanced security, customization and tight integration with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for online accessibility. Using Windows XP Embedded, Strong Union successfully shortened their time to market, lowered down the development costs, and boosted revenues up to 30 percent. Tags: Web Browsers, Windows XP
ACT: A Cluster Co-Processor for 3G Baseband Wireless	0000-00-00	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Architectures for wireless systems have traditionally been designed to meet real-time requirements, t on a limited die area, and operate within a low power budget. These conditions are usually met by implementing compute-intensive operations in an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). ASIC design is both expensive and time consuming. ASICs also suffer in that even minor evolutionary changes in the application invoke another ASIC design cycle. In the rapidly evolving wireless communication space these defects are severe. Flexibility can be achieved by reconfigurable architectures, and the ability to use special purpose configurations enhances both performance and energy efficiency. Often reconfigurable systems are based on FPGA devices which compromise both logic speed and power in order to achieve reconfigurability. Tags: Mobile - Wireless Communications
Datacenter-on-Chip Architectures: Tera-Scale Opportunities and Challenges	2007-08-22	Intel
The world has entered in an era of Chip MultiProcessor (CMP) platforms, where performance is delivered with the integration of more and more cores on a die. Tera-scale CMP architectures, consisting of several tens of physical cores and hundreds of hardware threads, are highly suitable for throughput computing especially in the server market place. This paper starts by highlighting tera-scale potential in datacenter environments. It shows how a multi-tier datacenter workload that required tens (to hundreds) of platforms in the past can potentially map on to one (or a few) single-socket tera-scale CMP platforms running Virtual Machines (VMs) and thereby creating Datacenter-on-Chip (DoC) architectures. Tags: Data Center
Mary Kay InTouch Community Scales Out and Up With Windows 2000 to Accommodate 1800 Percent Increase in Online Orders Over Two-Year Period	0000-00-00	Microsoft
Using the scale-out and scale-up capabilities of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family, Mary Kay Inc. has been able to easily grow its online ordering solution to accommodate this phenomenal growth. New Web servers can be deployed in just three hours, giving Mary Kay Inc. the agility to rapidly support both new functionality and increased demand for existing applications. On the database tier, the company scaled up to a clustered solution running Windows 2000 Advanced Server on a 32-processor Unisys ES7000, achieving the high levels of performance, reliability and scalability needed to support Mary Kay Inc.'s rapidly-growing Web infrastructure. Tags: Windows NT - 2000 - 2003
Desktop Management: Make The Case	0000-00-00	ZDNet UK
Welcome to the PDF version of ZDNet UK's Intel-sponsored Desktop Management special report. Here, we present an overview of the key issues facing IT managers, examine the blade PC market and ask how quickly, if ever, Windows Vista will establish itself on the corporate desktop. Tags:
The Benefits of Using HP Integrity Servers to Consolidate HP 9000 Servers	2007-08-01	TechWise Research
HP has been shipping HP 9000 servers with PA-RISC microprocessors since about 1990. Since that time, nearly 100 different models of servers have been introduced ranging from single-CPU entry-level machines to enterprise-class Superdome models that support 128 cores. Today, thousands of companies worldwide rely on HP 9000 servers and the HP-UX operating system as key components of their IT infrastructure. Several years ago HP made a strategic decision to consolidate its high performance server product line by replacing servers based on PA-RISC and Alpha chips with HP Integrity servers (which are based on Intel's Itanium processor). HP's current plans are to continue selling HP 9000 systems until at least December 2008. Tags: Processors, Server Consolidation
Scalable Performance for Server Consolidation in Virtualized Environments	2007-08-01	Intel
In Intel IT tests, a four-socket server based on the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7300 series demonstrated scalable, predictable performance with up to 32 consolidated server workloads in Virtual Machines (VMs). As the paper added CPU-intensive workloads to the server, average workload runtimes remained approximately constant until one reached 16 VMs. Runtimes then increased at a predictable, linear rate as one continued to add workloads, up to a total of 32. With a dual-socket server based on the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series, runtimes began to increase at about eight VMs, and with a dual-socket server based on the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series, runtimes began to increase at about four VMs. Tags: Server Consolidation, Virtualization
Using Intel VPro Processor Technology in 802.1x Networks	2007-08-01	Intel
PCs based on Intel vPro processor technology include Intel AMT, which provides OOB management capabilities. Built-in 802.1x support is included in Intel AMT version 2.5 for laptops and is expected in Intel AMT version 3.0 for desktop PCs. This support enables enterprises to perform remote remediation of client PCs in 802.1x networks, even when the client OS is down. They have developed a solution that enables the same OOB remediation in 802.1x networks with PCs based on current Intel vPro processor technology that includes Intel AMT version 2.0. Because these PCs typically remain in service for three years or more, expect that this solution will play a useful role. Tags: Network Security
Improving Source Code Security and Quality Using Intel Compilers	2007-08-01	Intel
Compilers diagnostics capabilities have increased rapidly in recent years. Intel C++ and Fortran Compilers provide features that can enhance application security, improve source code quality and reliability. This paper is written for software developers and managers who want to learn the state of the art compiler diagnostic capabilities available in Intel C++ and Fortran Compilers. The Static Verifier, new in Intel Compilers version 10.0, detects incorrect or questionable C, C++, and Fortran source code usage including OpenMP, at compile time. The Static Verifier, together with stack and buffer overflow run time checks can detect certain common security vulnerabilities. Tags: Programming Languages, Security Management