Scott Ferguson

Advanced Micro Devices will start producing its processors using a 65-nanometer manufacturing process, which will give the company the ability to offer a more powerful, energy-efficient chip and pave the way for its quad-core product. The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker made the announcement Dec. 5, saying it will begin shipping the first of these redesigned […]

Nvidia, one of the worlds largest makers of graphics chips for PCs and game consoles, is rolling out a new graphics processor specifically aimed at workstations. The Santa Clara, Calif., company announced Dec. 5 that its new Quadro FX 3500M graphics processor is now available on the Dell Precision M90 workstation. In a statement, Nvidia […]

With a potential crisis looming in data centers worldwide, systems makers continue to seek ways to deliver more performance in their servers while throttling back on the power those machines consume. Dell is making the latest move, bringing the Energy Smart technology that the company first introduced in OptiPlex commercial desktops in September to two […]

IBM is gearing up to offer new blade servers and switches that the company said will improve the ability for the telecommunications industry to offer voice over IP, Internet protocol TV and security. The Armonk, N.Y., company announced Dec. 4 that it would begin to offer the BladeCenter HT system, which is designed to hold […]

Intel wants a bigger part of the telecommunications market. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker announced Dec. 4 that it is offering two new dual-core processors that are specifically designed to handle more rugged and hostile telecom environments. The Intel dual-core Xeon LV5138 processor, which runs at 2.13GHz, and the LV 5128 processor, which is […]

Azul Systems is rolling out its latest offering for Java and Java 2 Enterprise Edition applications. The Mountain View, Calif., company on Dec. 4 launched its Vega 2 processors, which power its Compute Appliance devices and address specific concerns of Java and J2EE users. The companys Vega 1 offered up to 24 cores per chip, […]

Apple Computers long-rumored cell phone may have moved one step closer to reality. On Nov. 30, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published an application from the Cupertino, Calif., company for the patent on a handheld computing device. While the patent, which is listed as Serial Number 501184, does not specifically mention the long-rumored iPhone, […]

Advanced Micro Devices is offering a sneak peek at its upcoming quad-core processor. The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker demonstrated its 65-nanometer quad-core processor Nov. 30 for analysts at a conference in Berkeley, Calif. AMDs quad-core Opteron processor, which goes by the code name Barcelona, is not due out until the middle of 2007. The first […]

Its Vista time for PC makers, too. With Microsoft rolling out its new operating system, along with Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007, OEMs have started to line up and tout the innovations and features that will be included in their notebooks and desktops. But despite the fancy New York City launch of Vista Nov. […]

Hewlett-Packard is looking to bridge the gap between a companys IT and facilities departments, while offering a new way to monitor and control heating and cooling costs in the data center. The Palo Alto, Calif., OEM announced Nov. 29 that it will begin offering a new service where HP technicians will evaluate and offer recommendations […]