Scott Ferguson

Among the most compelling messages behind the release of Advanced Micro Devices’ 45-nanometer “Shanghai” processor is that the chip will use the same Socket F (1207) socket that many of the chip maker’s OEM partners use with their current mainboards. AMD claims the 45-nm Shanghai chip uses the same socket technology and common core strategy […]

Advanced Micro Devices is poised to officially release the new 45-nanometer version of its Opteron processor line-formerly called “Shanghai”-Nov. 13, and AMD plans to emphasize the chip’s energy efficiency traits and its ability to handle virtualization workloads. When Shanghai launches during the company’s annual meeting with financial analysts Nov. 13, AMD will bring a total […]

Advanced Micro Devices is adding additional muscle to its line of FireStream graphics processing units with a new stream processor that looks to boost the company’s offering around high-performance computing . AMD is also expanding its software development kit for developers creating applications for this growing field. On Nov. 13, the same day AMD will […]

New Features of AMD’s 45-nm Shanghai Processor New Features of AMD’s 45-nm ‘Shanghai’ Processorby Scott Ferguson Performance —45-nm with Immersion Lithography—Greater frequency compared with Quad-Core AMD Opteron Performance —AMD Memory Optimizer Technology—Enhanced pre-fetching 2x Core Probe Bandwidth compared with Quad-Core AMD Opteron Performance —AMD Balanced Smart Cache—8MB: Twice the total cache compared with Quad-Core AMD […]

Advanced Micro Devices is planning to enter the low-cost notebook and ultraportable laptop markets in 2009 with new processors and platforms that will compete with the Intel Atom microprocessor. After sending mixed signals about whether AMD will enter the so-called netbook market, Randy Allen, senior vice president for AMD’s Computing Solutions Group, told analysts Nov. […]

Intel is cutting back its fourth-quarter sales and revenue forecasts, saying there has been less demand for its desktop and notebook processors in the United States and throughout the rest of the globe. In a statement released Nov. 12, Intel said its revenue for the fourth quarter of 2008 is expected to be below what […]

As the financial crisis grows and consumers spend less as the holiday shopping season approaches, IDC has slashed its IT spending forecast for 2009, with the United States, Western Europe and Japan taking the biggest hit. In a report released Nov. 12, IDC predicts that worldwide spending on IT hardware, software and services will grow […]

Citrix Systems is releasing Version 9.0 of its NetScaler software, which aims to accelerate the time it takes to deploy Web-based applications throughout an enterprise by offering a template for applications such as Microsoft SharePoint and Oracle’s Siebel CRM software. While NetScaler Version 9.0 has been at the beta stage for some time, Citrix is […]

Parallels is looking to make running Microsoft Windows and other operating systems on the Apple Mac easier with the release of the latest version of its Desktop for Mac virtualization software. The release of the 4.0 version of Parallels’ Desktop for Mac on Nov. 11 comes a few months after VMware released the latest version […]

Cray and researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory claim that they now own the world’s fastest supercomputer thanks to an upgraded high-performance computer system that may surpass the record-breaking mark IBM set with its Roadrunner system earlier this year. In a statement posted on the Oak Ridge laboratory’s Web site Nov. […]