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    Sun Microsystems is negotiating to buy Montalvo Systems, the chip start-up that has concocted a chip for portables, according to sources.

  • Sun: Chip connection tech on horizon

    A fast, new method for connecting computer chips could arrive in the next four years, a top chip engineer for Sun Microsystems said Monday in the US.

  • Linux boots on Sun's Niagara chip

    Dave Miller, the lead programmer for Linux on Sun Microsystems' Sparc processors, said on his blog Friday he has fired up the open-source operating system on Sun's new UltraSparc T1 "Niagara"-based server.

  • Sun boots server with Niagara II chip

    Sun Microsystems has booted its Solaris operating system on a server with a prototype of its forthcoming Niagara II processor, one key milestone for the company's attempt to restore the relevance of its Sparc processor family.

  • Sun plans broader reach for UltraSparc chip

    With the expected launch of its new UltraSparc T2 chip Sun will once again sell microprocessors, but this time round it has plans to expand beyond the server market.

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    OpenWorld closed

    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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    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.

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    Two high-end chip models from Sun Microsystems look likely to debut later than expected, putting a wrinkle in the server maker's ambitious plan to revamp its processor lines.

  • New chip powers high-end Intel servers

    Intel has released three new Xeon chips for four-and eight-processor servers in a move to increase the pressure on Sun Microsystems.

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    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.

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    Sun Microsystems will likely adopt the Opteron processor from Advanced Micro Devices as it extends into new branches of the server market.

  • New chip powers high-end Intel servers

    Intel has released three new Xeon chips for four-and eight-processor servers in a move to increase the pressure on Sun Microsystems.

  • 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.

  • 'Tanglewood' to top Intel chip show

    Intel plans to describe a new high-end Itanium chip code-named Tanglewood at its Developer Forum conference this month, sources close to the company said. The chip will include as many as 16 processors on a single slice of silicon.

  • HP touts advantages of Itanium 2

    The co-designer of the Itanium 2 chip has formally detailed its plans for the processor.

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