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whitepaper Systems Research Challenges: A Scale-Out Perspective2006-04-04 02:55:11 IBM
  The dominant programming model for such systems consists of message passing at the systems level and multithreading at the element level. Today, exploiting scale-out at all levels in systems is becoming imperative in order to overcome a fundamental discontinuity in the development of microprocessor technology caused by power dissipation. The pervasive use of greater levels of scale-out, on the other hand, creates its own challenges in architecture, programming, systems management, and reliability. This paper identifies some of the important research problems that must be addressed in order to deal with the technology disruption and fully realize the opportunity offered by scale-out.   
whitepaper All Aboard!: The New Intel-Based Mac Is Leaving the Station; Here's How to Switch Platforms2006-02-24 01:01:25 Integration New Media
  One can expect Apple to release in the not-too-distant future a product line of smaller, faster, lighter computers with extended battery lives. Portable computing is the fastest growing segment of the mainstream market and Apple's latest move launches it to the head of the pack. Fortunately or unfortunately, that leaves software developers scrambling to keep up - not only with Apple's technology but with the increased product demand that will inevitably follow this move. This paper offers up some suggestions and strategic solutions to help you jump on board the Intel-Apple train and not get left behind on the platform.   
whitepaper End-User Reasons for Buying HP Integrity Servers2006-02-01 Ideas International
  As its customers are well aware, Hewlett-Packard's (HP) strategic server direction involves moving its platforms away from proprietary processors to new designs based on industry-standard chips. For customers seeking premier performance and enterprise-class reliability, HP employs Intel's Itanium processors in its HP Integrity server product line. To showcase the successes of those users who have already moved to Integrity servers, HP engaged Ideas International (IDEAS) to interview a sample of Integrity users around the world and prepare a summary of customer perceptions. In early 2005, IDEAS spoke with a number of early adopters of Integrity servers to understand why they selected this Itanium-based server family and why they would do so again in the future. This paper summarizes their viewpoints.

Tags: Processors, Application Servers		   
whitepaper Clarifying HP NonStop Server New Terminology2006-03-03 01:01:29 Hewlett-Packard
  As computer systems evolve, so does their terminology. HP NonStop servers have always had their own set of terminology, partly as a result of being on the leading edge in developing new technologies. The use of NonStop system - specific terminology continues to make sense for features that are unique to these systems, but can also lead to problems when trying to explain more industry-standard attributes to potential customers or other audiences less familiar with NonStop terminology. This white paper provides a "decoder ring" of sorts for mapping the new terms that you may encounter in reading about these systems to counterpart NonStop server classic terminology.   
whitepaper Next Leap in Microprocessor Architecture: Intel Core Duo Processor2006-12-22 01:00:22 Intel
  Based on dual-core technology, Intel Core Duo rewrites the rules of computing and delivers breakthrough performance with amazingly low power consumption. Intel Core Duo processor is at the heart of Intel's premium desktop and notebook platforms: Intel Viiv Technology and Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, respectively. The Intel Core Duo processor features a high-performance core architecture that uses micro-op fusion and Advanced Stack Management techniques to maximize performance while optimizing energy efficiencies at the same time.   
whitepaper Superior Performance Move Ahead With Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor-Based Servers2005-12-02 10:02:42
  To move forward, your business has to be agile—recreating itself daily to better compete in today’s environment. Acting and reacting on the turn of a dime. Taking advantage of innovations at the same time you make the most of your existing technology investment. That’s just what server platforms based on Intel’s multi-core technology let you do, giving you greater performance and responsiveness, and a foundation based on the industry’s leading business computing architecture. With nearly 30 million Intel® processor-based servers shipped since 1996, and a 20-year track record of delivering enterprise-class performance, you know you can count on Intel to deliver superior quality and reliability. And with over six million 64-bit processors already shipped, you can depend on Dual-Core Intel® XeonTM processor-based servers to handle all of your 32-bit and 64-bit applications.   
whitepaper Speculative Threading: Creating New Methods of Thread-Level Parallelization2006-01-04 01:01:52 Intel
  This paper discusses the factors that are driving the need for speculative threading. It will then explain a new speculative threading model developed within Intel's research labs. Preliminary performance results using this model indicate the potential for significant processing gains with only a small increase in power requirements. Tomorrow's computing workloads from RMS and other applications of the future will require exponential increases in computing power. Multi-core platforms and multithreading are paving the way to meeting these performance needs. To do it though, they require a companion effort in accelerating the development of the thread-level parallelism necessary for reaching their full performance potential.   
whitepaper Heterogeneous Chip Multiprocessors2007-01-07 01:00:31 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  Heterogeneous (or asymmetric) chip multiprocessors present unique opportunities for improving system throughput, reducing processor power, and mitigating Amdahl's law. On-chip heterogeneity allows the processor to better match execution resources to each application's needs and to address a much wider spectrum of system loads - from low to high thread parallelism - with high efficiency.   
whitepaper Improving Application Efficiency Through Chip Multi-Threading2006-01-05 01:01:44 Sun Microsystems
  Chip multi-threading (CMT) brings to hardware the concept of multi-threading, similar to software multi-threading. A CMT-enabled processor, similar to software multi-threading, executes many software threads simultaneously within a processor on cores. So in a system with CMT processors, software threads can be executed simultaneously within one processor or across many processors. Executing software threads simultaneously within a single processor increases a processor's efficiency as wait latencies are minimized. The paper introduces CMT technology, such as chip multi-processing (CMP), chip multi-processing with hardware threads, and simultaneous multi-threading, from a software developer's perspective.   
whitepaper Intel Embedded Compact Extended Form Factor Single Board Computer Interface2005-10-01 Intel
  The Single Board Computer (SBC) small form factor solution has become increasingly important for meeting the challenges of the embedded environment. This paper serves both as an open standard form factor specification reference, and a white paper discussion of a proof-of-concept board. The Intel Embedded Compact Extended Form Factor (Intel ECX Form Factor) is an embedded, non-standard body, open standard, small form factor (SFF) single board computer. It is one of the industry's smallest and most widely adopted SBC form factors. The dimensions of the Intel ECX Form Factor SBC are 105 mm x 146 mm.

Tags: Interfaces - Buses - I-Os, Embedded Microprocessors