AMD overnight announced plans to split off its manufacturing operations through a finance deal with a firm from the United Arab Emirates, which will leave AMD with total control of only its design wing.
Sun Microsystems has launched a new business unit to sell its Sparc processors, a return to an idea it had dropped years ago.
IBM plans to release its fourth-generation high-end Intel-based server this year, a model geared for use with the quad-core "Tigerton" Xeon processor, and will help software companies better support machines of its ilk.
Dell's announcement of a broader relationship with Advanced Micro Devices could not overshadow poor second-quarter results and news of a federal investigation into its accounting.
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Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.
Although the sale of servers based around Intel's Itanium chips will grow, they will still lag behind IBM and Sun, one research firm says.
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Texas Instruments' "turbo Wi-Fi" technology may be downshifting out of the wireless networking fast lane, analysts say.
The co-designer of the Itanium 2 chip has formally detailed its plans for the processor.
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The lack of applications that can run on Itanium makes gauging the performance of software on the 64bit platform problematic. However, hardware-focused tests are possible.
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IBM is shedding light on a program to create the world's fastest supercomputer, illuminating a dual-pronged strategy, an unusual new processor design and a leaning toward the Linux operating system.
The chipmaker adds a new chip for 2004 and moves up the launch date of an Itanium with two processors.
Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs has rolled out a new crop of Power Macs that he says can outperform any Windows-based PC on the market.
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