Version 11 of the OpenSuse Linux distribution was made available on Thursday.
Roadrunner has topped the Top500 supercomputers list to be released Wednesday at the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, Germany.
After a long-announced transition, 30 June marks the end of an era at Microsoft — that of Windows XP.
Computing giant IBM has built a supercomputer that can operate at one petaflop — 1,000 trillion floating point operations per second — twice as fast as the world's previous fastest computer, IBM's Blue Gene.
Intel's business practices will come under the scrutiny of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has opened a formal antitrust investigation of the chipmaker.
The One Laptop Per Child project and Microsoft announced Thursday that indeed the XO laptop will be available in both Linux and Windows varieties. The companies plan to sell a Windows-powered XO in five or six countries starting next month, with a broader release in August or September.
AMD finalised a major executive reorganisation on Monday, promoting Randy Allen to a senior executive role while waving goodbye to Mario Rivas.
Owners of some AMD-based computers are finding that the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3 has sent their systems into an endless reboot cycle.
AMD has dramatically revised its road map for server processors, adding a new six-core processor and pushing out the arrival of a next-generation core well into the next decade.
Sun Microsystems gave developers a gift at the CommunityOne developer conference on Monday — a packaged version of OpenSolaris with a new logo.
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Multicore processors have been around since 2005, when Intel shipped its first dual-core processor and the advantages of many cores have been widely touted, but a working model for costing software to work with them is still on its way.
Supercomputer expert Cray and Intel have entered a multi-year agreement on high-performance computing, a deal that seems to leave rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in the lurch.
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Being green, in terms of IT and datacentres, only very superficially has anything to do with saving the environment. In reality it is about cold, hard cash — and how to spend less of it.
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The question on the lips of most CIOs is no longer whether to send work offshore. It's a question of how much to send.
Linux has come a long way from the early, oft-crashing days. GNOME is now one of the primary desktops for the Linux operating system; not only is it highly customisable, but it is amazingly stable. We examine why Linux -- running GNOME -- is a viable desktop alternative.
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A slight bump to the specifications for the same price, the option to upgrade the graphics means the 24-inch iMac keeps the Editors' Choice it earned last year.
From a do-it-yourself perspective, we're mostly unimpressed with AMD's new 2.5GHz Phenom X4 9850 quad-core desktop processor.
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Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.
GoVault Data Protection removable disk drive from Quantum is a simple solution for small companies wishing to secure their data.
The ReadyNAS RND4250 is a new product in Netgear's line-up developed to bring enterprise level storage technology to small business and home users at a reasonable price.
Lenovo's new ThinkCentre A61e is primarily a business PC, but it also has crossover appeal as a home office system, given its small size -- which echoes that of the Mac Mini and other recent, small-scale desktops.
Symantec claims to recover user data in minutes, with Backup Exec System Recovery 7. In our full review, we put this claim to the test.
Buying a laptop can be a daunting experience. Thankfully, if you have questions, we have answers! Take a look at the most commonly asked questions and see if you can find your insight here.
Whenever the industry's top execs come together to speak to the masses, expectations are high. This year's Oracle OpenWorld conference provided an insight into which vendors have intriguing grand plans, and which ones prefer to rely on marketing bluff.
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In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.
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