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  • Sparc-on-Intel translator due in weeks

    Transitive, a start-up specialising in software that translates software for one chip so it can run on another, plans to release software this quarter so programs for Sun Microsystems' Sparc chips can be used on Intel Xeon chips.

  • Linux heavies plan lightweight virtualisation

    Red Hat and Novell, the two top Linux sellers, have only just begun building Xen virtualisation software into their products. But they're already planning to add a higher-level option.

  • New server order, new IBM software pricing

    New server technologies, such as multicore processors and virtualisation, have led IBM to begin radically revamping its server software pricing method.

  • IBM boosts high-end Unix servers

    IBM has brought the Power5+ processor to its top-end Unix servers, completing the transition and boosting performance during a period of rapid change in the server market.

  • Xen leads Novell's turnaround effort in Linux

    Novell will try to recover from earlier Linux fumbles by releasing major updates on Monday, adding Xen virtualisation software to its enterprise server product and glitzy graphics to the desktop counterpart.

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  • Lighting the murky depths of multicore pricing

    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.

  • CPU roadmap: server processors

    In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.

  • VMWare's virtual future

    VMware's leader discusses the hows and whys of the industry's move toward virtualisation.

  • For Intel, the future has two cores

    Chipmaker turns to a more-is-better approach, downplaying chip speeds in favour of new features and designs.

  • Sun servers to get new multi-OS abilities

    With logical domains, Sun's Niagara systems will catch up this year to rival Unix and x86 servers.

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  • Intel's long-awaited Montecito set for debut

    Intel will launch its "Montecito" version of Itanium, the first dual-core version of the processor, on July 18 in the US, sources familiar with the event said.

  • Benchmarks: Intel Core i7 (Nehalem)

    Intel's new Nehalem architecture features an integrated memory controller and runs two threads per CPU core. Our extensive benchmark tests reveal how well the new quad-core processors perform in practice.

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