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whitepaper SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and AMD64 Processors2006-12-01 Novell
  One needs a cost-effective, easy-to-use, secure desktop - and one also needs choice. That's where Novell can help. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, combined with AMD64 solutions and multi-core technology, is the first enterprise Linux desktop to meet these needs. AMD and Novell have a proven track record of innovation that meets critical customer needs. SUSE Linux Enterprise engineers have been at the forefront of Linux development for more than 12 years, and the SUSE Linux Enterprise operating system has supported both 32- and 64-bit computing platforms from the very beginning. This made Novell a natural partner for AMD.

Tags: Linux - Open Source, Linux Server OS		   
whitepaper A Performance-Aware Speculation Control Technique Using Wrong Path Usefulness Prediction2006-12-01 Microsoft
  This paper proposes implementable Wrong-Path Usefulness Predictors (WPUPs) that can accurately predict whether or not wrong-path execution will be beneficial for performance. The WPUP is used in combination with a novel low-cost fetch gating scheme that does not require large specialized prediction structures to estimate if the processor is on the wrong path. If the WPUP predicts that wrong-path execution will be beneficial for performance, the fetch engine is not gated. The results show that this mechanism reduces the performance loss incurred by fetch gating mechanisms that assume wrong-path execution is useless, thereby both improving performance and reducing energy consumption.   
whitepaper Performance of Dual Processor Server on HEP Code2006-12-01 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
  Evaluation of cpu architecture for dual processor Worker Node. The performances of dual processor WN are evaluated using some programs commonly used in HEP environment. Finally the performances are compared to the clock of the cpu to assess and to the Spec 2000 CpuInt (commonly called specint) taken from the spec.org site.

Tags: Programming Languages		   
whitepaper DB2 9 pureXML Scalability on Intel Xeon MP Platforms Using IBM N Series Storage2006-11-15 Intel
  With the recent launch of the next-generation Intel Xeon processor MP, IBM DB2 9, and IBM N Series storage, businesses can now enjoy the rich processing power and performance benefits these products have to offer. This paper unveils the combined performance of Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7100? Series, DB2 9 pureXML technology, and IBM N5500 midrange storage servers. Several measurements from an XML-based data server environment are provided to illustrate the performance and scalability of these products.

Tags: Storage Management, XML		   
whitepaper AMD64 Technology: A Superior Foundation for Storage System Designs2006-11-03 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
  Storage has become a fundamental part of the enterprise datacenter. With the increased pressure to effectively manage stored information and the growing diversity of customers requiring storage systems, OEMs are tasked with providing differentiated solutions. And there are technology-based market shifts in play that also impact how OEMs must innovate to meet this changing market. This paper will examine the new and diverging factors driving storage system development. It will also examine how AMD64 technology, the fastest growing computing platform for the enterprise data center, can lend processor-level innovations that help storage vendors deliver optimum systems for their customers.

Tags: Storage Management, SANs		   
whitepaper AMD64 Technology: Providing Storage Customers With a Competitive Advantage2006-11-03 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
  The storage market is breaking away from the legacy model (application servers with islands of difficult-to-manage storage) to on-demand, networked storage where systems are more fault tolerant and accessible. Storage customers are measuring the performance of I/O and data throughput, in addition to reliability, manageability, and scalability. As a result of this evolution, storage manufacturers are finding it can benefit their system design to carefully consider the microprocessor, which has not been historically viewed as a differentiating or value-added component. With systems based on AMD64 technology, storage customers can take advantage of one of the fastest growing business computing platforms and incorporate leading performance, cost savings and ease of management into their storage strategy.

Tags: Storage Management		   
whitepaper HW-SW Framework for Distributed Parallel Computing on Programmable Chips2006-11-02 Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  This paper addresses a new hardware/software Multi Processor System-on-a-Chip (MPSoC) co-design methodology to map PVM/MPI parallel software framework to a developed multiprocessor architecture for distributed parallel computing on a chip. This methodology is composed of two concurrent phases. The first one is the software development of the embedded parallel framework for on-chip platforms. Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) and Message Passing Interface (MPI) are two traditional software frameworks for distributed parallel computing, so we need to translate one of them towards the on-chip environment. The goal of the second phase is to develop distributed parallel on-chip hardware architecture, based on Multiprocessor System-On-a-Chip (MPSoC) that includes a Network On-a-Chip (NoC) strategy, together with the corresponding distributed memory subsystem.

Tags: Parallel Processing, Programming Languages		   
whitepaper Performance Brief for Lotus Domino Web Access on the HP ProLiant DL360 G5 Server With Lotus Domino 7.0.12006-11-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  A workload designed to replicate a typical Domino Web Access user environment was tested against an HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors (3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz Front Side Bus) to determine the maximum user load this server can support. The test was conducted against a Domino 7.0.1 server, and measured the performance of 19,500 users participating in Domino Web Access related activities simultaneously connected to three partitions on a single HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server platform.

Tags: File and Network Servers, Email		   
whitepaper Code Transformation Strategies for Extensible Embedded Processors2006-10-25 Association for Computing Machinery
  Embedded application requirements, including high performance, low power consumption and fast time to market, are uncommon in the broader domain of general purpose applications. In order to satisfy these demands, chip manufacturers often provide developers with the possibility to define application-specific Instruction Set Extensions (ISEs). Many techniques have been proposed that automatically identify the most beneficial ISEs from source code, so that compilers can identify the 'Best' instruction set for the underlying machine. This paper shows why compilers should sometimes make different decisions when targeting customized processors, and they show how traditional ISE identification techniques can improve significantly if the code is properly transformed in order to expose more beneficial extensions.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper How to Enable Processor Power Management in Windows Server 20032006-10-24 Microsoft
  Server power consumption and its associated operating costs are becoming increasingly important in the data center. Processor power management technologies that were once limited to mobile processor designs are now being offered on server processors from all leading processor vendors. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 supports these processor power-saving technologies, which can be enabled with a simple change to the Microsoft Windows active power policy. This white paper provides details on how to enable this support on capable platforms, as well as tips for verifying that processor power management is working.

Tags: Application Servers