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AMD Shuffles Executive Suite Randy Allen is promoted to oversee all of the company’s commercial and consumer chip development. AMD Offers Low-Watt Opterons The chip maker is looking to expand its lineup of quad-core processors. Vonage Offers VOIP, Broadband Service Vonage teams with enterprise broadband supplier Covad. IBM Ships First Water-Cooled Supercomputer The Bluefire system will be installed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. NASA Supercomputer Looks to Blast Off Intel and SGI are working to improve the system at NASA’s Ames Research Center. AMD Road Map Calls for 45-nm Chips in Late 2008 The chip maker is also planning to offer a six-core processor by 2009 and a 12-core chip by 2010. Virtualization Evolves into Disaster Recovery Tool The IDC Virtualization Forum examines new ways to support disaster recovery. Dell Expands Virtualization Offerings The company wants to be an all-in-one virtualization shop. Cisco Beats Forecasts but Remains Cautious Cisco's CEO says the market is still challenging and he remains cautious, despite reporting financial results that exceeded expectations. ClearCube Spins Off Software Division The new company, VDIworks, will focus on virtual desktop software and management. Sun Fights for High-End Market Share HP and IBM grab more market share and once-mighty Sun is feeling pressure in the high-end market it took for granted. Sun Cites Economy for Revenue Fall The tech giant plans to cut 2,500 jobs in the wake of poor quarterly numbers. Virtual Networks Give Global Reach The pursuit of unified communications is causing a unique set of problems for global businesses that want the convenience of dealing with one network provider but don't want to deal with the large telecommunications firms. Virtual Network Operators can help bridge the gaps while still allowing one point of service for the customers, according to Ciaran Roche, lead technical consultant for Vanco, in this IT Link podcast. IBM Launches Green Energy Tools for Data Centers IBM's new software tracks and caps data center energy consumption, including power for air conditioning to cool server computers. Stanford Builds Parallel Computing Lab The university joins Intel, AMD and Nvidia to develop new techniques for building apps for multicore chips. HP Updates Blade Workstation Offering The HP xw460c is geared for users in the computer-aided design field. Startup Looks to Virtualize the Desktop Qumranet's Solid ICE leverages the KVM hypervisor and the company's own set of management features. Microsoft Expands Management Capabilities The company looks to bridge the divide with the open-source community through Operations Manager enhancements. A LAN in Every Home Tech companies are joining together in a drive to wire computers, TVs and entertainment using existing electrical, phone and cable lines. Intel Strikes New Accord with Cray Intel's QuickPath Interconnect could be a performance breakthrough for supercomputers. |
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