Intel Xeon
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Intel, NEC team up to flex supercomputing might
News Both companies will jointly develop high-performance computing systems based on Intel processor to extend products to wider audience, say executives.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Processors, NEC Corp., Richard Dracott, Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, Chip Company, processor, Supercomputing, supercomputer
Dell PowerEdge T710
Reviews Dell's PowerEdge T710 is ideal for branch office or medium-sized business use, where performance, expandability and flexibility are key attributes.
Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, Storage, Dell PowerEdge, Server, RAM, processor, Dell Computer Corp.
Lenovo ThinkStation S20
Reviews This is a well-built workstation with quad-core power to spare, although it could do with more storage options.
Tags: Port, Adapter, Intel Xeon, Gigabit Ethernet, Quad-core, Storage, Lenovo Group Ltd., workstation, monitor, Ethernet
Red Hat adds virtualization, cloud to RHEL
News Red Hat launches RHEL 5.4, the first version to include the standard Linux KVM hypervisor.
Tags: Cloud computing, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Intel Xeon, Red Hat Inc., Virtual Machine, Hypervisor, Cloud computing, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux
Apple Mac Pro (2x2.26GHz Xeon, 2009)
Reviews Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro shows improvements in high-intensity digital media and multitasking scenarios. We also love the design tweaks that improve on Apple's already industry-leading efforts. Any Apple-bound design professional would welcome this powerful tool.
Tags: Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., Intel Xeon, CPU, Chip, Graphics, Card, Apple Macintosh, Model, Memory
Cisco enters rack-mount server market
News The company plans to move into the rack-mount server business as part of its "unified computing" push.
Tags: Blade servers, Virtualization, Intel Xeon, Cisco Systems Inc., channel partner, Server, Hardware, network, blade server, data center
Sun Microsystems debuts new x64 servers
News Company lifts curtain on new line of x64 servers and workstations, aiming to integrate networking technologies, advanced thermal management and open software.
Tags: Servers, Storage, Intel Xeon, Sun Blade, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Sun Fire, workstation, data center
Apple puts Nehalem chip in its servers
News Apple's Xserve servers have been updated with Intel's latest quad-core Xeon processors, making it the latest in a series of hardware makers use the chip.
Tags: Components, Servers, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, Chip, System Memory, server processor, Server, processor
Sun Fire X4270/4275
Reviews Better known for its RISC-based servers, Sun's Xeon 5500-based Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 look set to give the competition a good run for its money.
Tags: Intel Xeon, Motherboard, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, processor, Sun Fire
IBM System x3650 M2
Reviews IBM remains a solid choice of server vendor, and this IBM/Lenovo server is a good rack-mount platform, albeit not quite as good as some of the competition.
Tags: IBM Corp., Intel Xeon, Hypervisor, Server, remote server, Lenovo Group Ltd., processor, Fujitsu Ltd., USB port, disk
Penguin unveils Linux-based HPC in the cloud
News Penguin Computing has begun allowing researchers, scientists and engineers to lease its high-performance computing capabilities through the cloud.
Tags: Cloud computing, Computing, Intel Xeon, Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., high-performance computing, University of Cambridge, high-performance, financial, Linux
Intel seeds five energy startups with US$10M
News Chip giant's venture arm boosts its presence in smart-grid technologies and low-power computing through investments.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Intel Corp., Security, C, Intel Xeon, General Electric Co., Investment, energy efficiency, high-performance computing
Intel moves Nehalem chips into new niches
News Company is bolstering its Nehalem lineup with Core i7 CPUs for high-performance PCs and Xeons for small business.
Tags: Components, Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, Chip, Storage, Small Business, Server, processor, HyperThreading, consumer PC
AMD launches 'Istanbul' six-core processors
News New Opteron processors are aimed at the high-performance computing and virtualization markets.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Supercomputing, Virtualization, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, Quad-core, Server, AMD Opteron, Istanbul
Intel promises faster, greener, cheaper computing with Xeon 5500
News Intel introduced the Xeon 5500 microprocessor Monday, calling it a revolutionary product that serves as a 'future-proof' platform with 'intelligence built in', with more speed and power efficiency.
Tags: Processors, Data centers, Intel Corp., Computing, Virtualization, Intel Xeon, Intel Pentium Pro, Chip, cost savings, Server
