Multi Threading
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Sun able to 'weather' downturn
News update Company's net cash-revenue ratio of US$1.8 billion is "healthy", compared to negative cash positions of its main competitors, says APAC president.
Tags: Accounting, Sales, Global strategic management, Strategy formulation, Workforce, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Storage, Sun Microsystems Inc., layoff
Red Hat: Challenging the Unix crown
Insight Red Hat has launched the second version of its enterprise operating system (OS) which touts improved performance, scalability and compatibility with a much wider range of hardware platforms.
Compaq narrows server-chip competition
News The company's move to transfer its Alpha chip expertise to Intel leaves just three major chip designs in competition: Intel's Itanium, Sun's UltraSparc and IBM's Power.
Sun posts a loss on sinking revenue
News The troubled hardware maker comes below analysts' expectations as the economy weighs on high-end customers, but says it will weather the storm.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Earning reports/forecasts, Chip, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-threading, Hardware, chip multi-threading, revenue
Do cloud computing and parallel processing lack use cases?
Techguide There are really no killer apps for cloud computing or parallel processing, and reasons why the two are not bigger trends than they should be, says industry watcher Justin James.
Tags: Business applications, Software engineering/development, Parallel Processing, Backup, CPU, Developer, Cloud Computing, Server, Use Case, multi-threading
Implementing multithreading in .NET: Two major factors to consider
Techguide Justin James responds to an interesting question about multithreading in .NET from a reader, and includes downloadable sample code.
Tags: .NET, Processors, Protocols and platforms, Thread, CPU, C#, ThreadPool, Semaphore, Thread B, X
A lift for Itanium in Compaq, Intel tie-up
News In a major boost to Intel's Itanium chip, Compaq Computer will license its Alpha chip technology to Intel and will use Itanium in its servers.
Compaq narrows server-chip competition
News The company's move to transfer its Alpha chip expertise to Intel leaves just three major chip designs in competition: Intel's Itanium, Sun's UltraSparc and IBM's Power.
Chip wars: Now it's best of three
News Compaq's transfer of its Alpha chip technology to Intel means a shake-up in the competition for the high-end server niche. Eyeing the redrawn battlefield are the three remaining processor rivals: Intel, Sun and IBM.
Microsoft eyes multicore boost from Windows 7
News New operating system should be able to make better use of modern multicore chips--in part through changes to adapt Windows to big servers.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Multi-core, Microsoft Corp., Parallel Pattern Library, Tool, Microsoft Windows 7
A guide to server efficiency
Reviews The cost of powering and cooling server hardware is fast becoming a critical issue for IT managers, while the demand for ever more computing muscle in the datacentre continues to grow. What can be done? We examine some of the options.
Enterprise server outlook 2005
Insight Major new server technologies were afoot this year. Read CNETAsia's special report to find out how they can affect your hardware planning for 2005--and beyond.
Dell Dimension 8250 (3.06GHz P4)
Reviews Great specification, great performance, competitive price: the 3GHz Dimension 8250 is a winner.
Java Portals get a Jetspeed boost from Apache
Techguide The latest release of the Jetspeed portal has certified JSR-168 support , and now you can write portlets in other languages.
Using the Singleton pattern in Java
Techguide The Java Singleton pattern belongs to the family of design patterns that governs the instantiation process.
