IBM has dramatically expanded a partnership to use Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processors in its servers, announcing in the US on Tuesday a full-fledged server line geared for mainstream business use.
Sun Microsystems on Monday will launch a server with four Opteron processors, sources said, the latest step in the company's effort to expand its product line beyond its own processors.
Advanced Micro Devices released its touted Opteron processor on Tuesday, and a number of companies followed with servers, chipsets, software and benchmark scores.
Sun Microsystems chief executive Scott McNealy is expected to announce his company's intention to sell servers using Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor--a significant endorsement for the chip.
IBM will soon give supercomputing aficionados a glimpse of an Opteron chip-based system that is geared for high-performance tasks.
Servers came first; storage systems are next to house Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip.
Intel's next Itanium processor likely will run at 1.5GHz, a 50 percent increase from its predecessor and an indication the company is getting better at meeting development goals for its high-end chip family.
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Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor continued its gains in the server market during the first quarter, according to newly released data.
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AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to exploit the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet's tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel's Xeons.
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Advanced Micro Devices is looking to drum up support for its forthcoming 64-bit Opteron server chip.
Advanced Micro Devices launches 64-bit chips for servers with both single and multiple processors. It's also looking to fend off Itanium advances from rival Intel.
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