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  • Intel shows off 32/64-bit processing

    video At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel CEO Craig Barrett announces and demonstrates 64-bit extensions to the company's existing x86 architecture.

  • Intel reveals new 64-bit server chip

    Intel will come out with a server chip next quarter that adds 64-bit power to its current x86 line of processors, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.

  • Microsoft concocts 2010 Vista-based embedded OS

    A Vista-based successor to Microsoft's Windows XP-based Embedded system, used for retail and gaming systems, will include features such as disk encryption and anti-malware -- but its core will be seven times larger.

  • Sun, BEA promote Java on x86 servers

    Sun Microsystems and BEA Systems on Thursday announced that BEA will create a version of its flagship WebLogic Platform software to run on Sun's Solaris operating system for x86-based chips.

  • First OpenSolaris derivative in the wild

    The first operating system based on OpenSolaris has been released, days after Sun Microsystems freed the massive code base.

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  • 64-bit Intel server onslaught begins

    Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM and others will announce on Monday in the US the first servers to use Intel Xeon processors augmented with 64-bit extensions, a technology with major long-term implications.

  • AMD touts Linux support for new chips

    Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it expects the next major public update for the Linux operating system to include support for the company's x86-64 technology--the basis for its next generation of processors, known as the Hammer family.

  • AMD hits its stride

    No longer playing catch-up, AMD sees an opportunity to race ahead of bigger rival Intel, says CTO Fred Weber.

  • IBM to offer software for new AMD chip

    IBM will offer a version of its popular database software for Advanced Micro Devices' forthcoming next-generation processor for workstations and servers.

  • Intel debuts low-power server chip

    Intel announced "Sossaman" on Tuesday, a low-voltage version of its Xeon server processors that consumes between a third and a fifth the amount of electrical power as its brethren.

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  • Intel shows off 32/64-bit processing

    video At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel CEO Craig Barrett announces and demonstrates 64-bit extensions to the company's existing x86 architecture.

  • First Look: AMD's Athlon 64

    With the Athlon 64, Windows users get their own 64-bit processor. The chip delivers excellent 32-bit performance today, along with the promise of 64-bit computing tomorrow.

  • Athlon 64 delayed until September

    AMD will launch its long-awaited 64-bit Opteron server chip in April, and will rely on new 'Barton' desktop processors to compete against Intel for now.

  • AMD talks up Opteron chip

    Advanced Micro Devices is looking to drum up support for its forthcoming 64-bit Opteron server chip.

  • Sun plans software support for Opteron

    Sun Microsystems' software products will support AMD's new Opteron--but not initially the chip's 64-bit capabilities that distinguish it from rival Intel processors.

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