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  • IBM to reveal Opteron server

    IBM will soon give supercomputing aficionados a glimpse of an Opteron chip-based system that is geared for high-performance tasks.

  • Apple considers modest move into clusters

    Though Apple doesn't fancy itself a giant of high-performance computing, the company says it's making some headway in regard to both supercomputers and smaller-scale clusters.

  • Dell throws weight behind clusters

    Dell Computer is adding more hardware to its high-performance clusters, aiming to up the number of computers that share heavyweight computing jobs.

  • Oracle throws weight behind Itanium

    The software giant releases a version of its database management software designed for Intel's Itanium processor--a move crucial to the chip's success.

  • Microsoft skips Itanium with new Windows

    Microsoft will come out with a special version of Windows next year for clusters, but it won't run on Intel's most powerful server chip, at least for now.

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  • Itanium gets Linux supercomputer boost

    Quadrics, which manufactures gear that links numerous Linux computers into a single supercomputer, has made its products compatible with systems built around Intel's Itanium 2 chip.

  • Windows 6.0/Longhorn:An early look

    Microsoft aims to integrate fundamental changes and upgrades in the next version of its Windows operating system. We take an early look at the alpha version.

  • Turning a corner with the new Itanium

    The move to Itanium has meant a rocky road for Hewlett-Packard's high-end server group. But the man leading the company's transition to the Intel chip believes the worst potholes are in the rear-view mirror.

  • Ten ways to troubleshoot a slow PC

    Over time, users begin to notice that their system is slow or that it hangs. While the possibilities for system slowdown are endless, we identify 10 common troubleshooting areas to examine before you suggest to management that it's time for an upgrade.

  • Itanium gives OpenVMS new lease on life

    Hewlett-Packard says it will offer the popular OpenVMS operating system on its new Itanium-based servers.

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  • Windows 6.0/Longhorn:An early look

    Microsoft aims to integrate fundamental changes and upgrades in the next version of its Windows operating system. We take an early look at the alpha version.

  • Dell PowerEdge 1950

    With computing power to burn, the PowerEdge 1950 is ideal where high performance is required, such as clustering and Web front-end duties. However, the ramped format does make life more difficult when it comes to database hosting and other backend deployments.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

    Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes.

  • Ten ways to troubleshoot a slow PC

    Over time, users begin to notice that their system is slow or that it hangs. While the possibilities for system slowdown are endless, we identify 10 common troubleshooting areas to examine before you suggest to management that it's time for an upgrade.

  • Desktop dream machines

    RMIT Test Lab finally got its hands on some of the most powerful business PCs on the market. So it is with an eagerness bordering on unadulterated glee that Matt Tett puts these racehorses through their paces.

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