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AMD's dual-core Opteron due this month

April 8, 2005 Chips that combine dual processing engines on a single slice of silicon will arrive months early, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, dual-core, AMD, blade server, x86 processor, dual-core processor, blade, chip company, IBM Corp., Intel, 64-bit, server, Dell

Sun bumps back Opteron servers

February 17, 2005 Delay in delivery of Galaxy family casts light on Sun's x86 ambitions and on the unending tug-of-war between AMD and Intel. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, Sun Solaris, x86 processor, AMD, dual-core, server, family, Intel, Linux, operating system

HP outlines long-term strategy

January 23, 2006 Plans for next 18 months include improved direct sales technology, acquisitions and, yes, more printers. TAGS: Intel Itanium, acquisition, Intel Xeon, Mark Hurd, blade server, x86 processor, AMD Opteron, software company, HP, blade, Intel, printing, server, printer, Dell, AMD

AMD adds Opteron to embedded processor lineup

March 8, 2005 Move represents expansion of long-running rivalry with Intel, which still dominates the market for x86 chips. TAGS: AMD Opteron, x86 processor, embedded system, AMD, telecommunications, conference, Intel, server

AMD speeds dual-core Opteron a notch

September 26, 2005 Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce faster new models of its dual-core Opteron processor, an attempt to stay ahead of rival Intel. TAGS: AMD Opteron, dual-core, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Intel, pricing, server

AMD's server share leaps 10 percent mark

July 25, 2005 A 51 percent jump in market share from the first quarter to the second is first time AMD has crossed into double-digit territory in server chips. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Mercury Research, RISC, AMD, x86 processor, mark, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel, HP

Intel ups server share, but AMD wins in PCs

January 30, 2007 Intel's Xeon carves server chip share despite Opteron price cuts, but AMD still gains in notebooks, desktops. TAGS: x86 processor, gain, AMD, AMD Opteron, Intel, Intel Xeon, server, notebook computer, Dell, HP, PC

Itanium sinks again in supercomputers

November 14, 2005 Itanium is losing ground in the world's top supercomputers. What gives? TAGS: Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, supercomputer, AMD Opteron, x86 processor, Intel, Intel Xeon, AMD, server, 64-bit, HP

Intel shows off new 'Tulsa' Xeon

August 16, 2006 Chipmaker demonstrates models of its upcoming high-end server processor at Linux show. Photos: 'Tulsa' Xeon on display TAGS: Intel Xeon, cache memory, x86 processor, transistor, Intel, AMD Opteron, Intel Itanium, factor, chip company, dual-core, server, AMD, Linux, Dell

Lighting a fire under Solaris

April 24, 2006 Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Intel x86, OpenSolaris, Linux, x86 server, Sun Sparc, AMD Opteron, open source, server, operating system, IBM Corp., AMD

AMD once again hits the roaring 20s

January 24, 2006 One in five x86 processors sold in the fourth quarter bore AMD's logo, the chipmaker's best position against Intel in years. TAGS: AMD, x86 processor, market share, Mercury Research, chip company, dual-core, Intel, AMD Opteron, segment, Intel Core Duo, server, notebook computer, U.S., PC

Sun's next goal: A Linux ecosystem

February 8, 2006 A top exec says Sun is "dead serious" about an open-source push for its Sparc chips. Critics say it's trying to save an endangered species. TAGS: Sun Sparc, BSD, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, ecosystem, Linux, x86 processor, Jonathan Schwartz, AMD Opteron, software company, open source, IBM Corp., president, AMD, server

HP drops eight-processor Xeon servers

March 29, 2005 Top seller of servers using x86 processors follows rival Dell with a decision to retreat from selling models using eight processors. TAGS: Intel Xeon, ServerWorks, x86 server, AMD Opteron, four-processor server, Intel Itanium, chipset, x86 processor, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel, decision, HP, IBM Corp., Broadcom Corp., AMD

HP, Sun bring dual-core Opterons to servers

April 21, 2005 HP upgrades four-processor server with AMD's new dual-core Opteron. Sun, too, makes four into eight. TAGS: AMD Opteron, dual-core, blade, dual-core processor, Intel Xeon, four-processor server, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, HP Compaq ProLiant, server, AMD, HP, IBM Corp., Intel, memory

AMD gains, Intel fights back on supercomputer list

November 13, 2006 Some joy for both chipmakers in the latest Top500 supercomputer list, which rates high-performance computing systems. TAGS: supercomputing, teraflop, supercomputer, high-performance computing, two-processor, AMD Opteron, x86 processor, Sun Sparc, AMD, chip company, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel, high-performance, IBM Corp.

Intel highlights its next-gen dual-core chips

May 5, 2005 With its first-generation prototypes performing well, the company forges ahead on dual-core designs for late 2006 and beyond. TAGS: Paul Otellini, dual-core processor, dual-core, AMD Opteron, two-processor, Intel, x86 processor, AMD, mobile phone, server, chipset, laptop computer, PC

Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion

November 15, 2004 Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source programmer, IBM AIX, Intel x86, open source, x86 processor, AMD Opteron, Linux, free, software company, pricing, bug fix, support

HP's Itanium blade due in early 2006

November 1, 2005 Move will put HP-UX version of Unix on BladeSystem products--servers available today only with x86 processors. TAGS: Intel Itanium, blade, HP-UX, blade server, Intel Xeon, IBM AIX, x86 processor, Unix, HP Compaq ProLiant, IBM PowerPC, AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., server, HP, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Microsoft uses Longhorn to promote Itanium

April 11, 2005 Redmond commits to selling an Itanium edition of the forthcoming Longhorn Server, as part of a renewed marketing effort with Intel. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn, Intel Xeon, 64-bit, commitment, x86 processor, AMD Opteron, senior vice president, Intel x86, server, Intel, AMD, Microsoft Corp., Linux, HP
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