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Next-gen console specs at a glance

May 10, 2006 Pricing and availability for the rival game consoles: Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. TAGS: Sony PS3, IBM PowerPC, Microsoft Xbox, game console, HD-DVD, Sony Playstation, console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., pricing, IBM Corp., Nintendo Wii, Blu-ray, ATI Technologies, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp.

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips

June 4, 2005 Apple will announce its plans Monday in a move that raises questions about the Mac maker's future computer strategy. TAGS: IBM PowerPC, IBM Corp., Apple Computer, x86 processor, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Intel, Motorola Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, console, Apple Macintosh, operating system, PC

IBM Unix servers get x86 Linux apps

April 24, 2007 Big Blue is taking a new approach to try to lure Linux customers to its Power-based servers. TAGS: IBM Unix server, Linux software, IBM Corp., Unix server, Intel x86, x86 server, x86 processor, IBM PowerPC, Intel Itanium, Linux, server, Intel

IBM bakes security into processors

April 10, 2006 Secure Blue adds encryption technology to processors, promising better security for data on PCs and portable devices. TAGS: IBM Corp., encryption technology, microprocessor, IBM PowerPC, digital-rights management, security, AMD, Intel, idea, PC

IBM plans Power6 blades for next year

December 6, 2006 Moving IBM's high-end Power chip family into blades will mean an expansion of BladeSystem abilities and market. TAGS: IBM PowerPC 970, blade, blade server, IBM eServer BladeCenter, IBM PowerPC, IBM POWER5, IBM Corp., mainframe, AMD Opteron, dual-core processor, server, multimedia, operating system

IBM upgrades Power5+ to 2.2GHz

February 14, 2006 Big Blue speeds its Unix server brain while introducing new options for midrange models. TAGS: Unix server, IBM PowerPC 970, building block, IBM Corp., Unix, IBM PowerPC, dual-core, workstation, server, AMD

IBM brings Unix, faster chip to Power blades

October 8, 2004 Big Blue says it has improved the processor of its JS20 blade servers and now sells them with its AIX version of Unix. TAGS: blade, IBM AIX, IBM PowerPC 970, blade server, IBM eServer BladeCenter, IBM Corp., Unix, high-performance computing, IBM PowerPC, chassis, SCSI, Intel Xeon, high-performance, Intel, server, Sun Microsystems Inc.

New IBM supercomputer achieves petaflop

June 26, 2007 Big Blue breaks into the quadrillion calculation range with new Blue Gene/P supercomputer. TAGS: supercomputer, Blue Gene/L, rack, IBM Corp., IBM PowerPC, operation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Germany

IBM bringing gaming chip to blade servers

February 8, 2006 Bets on boost from high-end PowerPC in debuting BladeCenter and from unusual Cell chip in future servers to keep its edge. TAGS: IBM eServer BladeCenter, blade server, blade, chassis, Intel Xeon, IBM Corp., IBM PowerPC, AMD Opteron, server, Ethernet, Apple Computer, Intel, HP, games

IBM's blade agenda: Cell chip, InfiniBand

February 3, 2006 Big Blue plans to demo the Cell blade, which is expected to to be used in high-performance technical computing. TAGS: IBM eServer BladeCenter, blade server, blade, InfiniBand, backplane, IBM Corp., IBM PowerPC, computing, chassis, Intel Xeon, high-performance, engine, server, AMD, networking, Sony Corp.

Year in review: The PC chugs on

December 19, 2005 Fading of the PC is predicted often, but low prices and emerging nations helped this year's sales beat expectations. TAGS: AMD Opteron, IBM PowerPC, IBM Corp., dual-core processor, blade, India, notebook computer, CEO, 64-bit, Intel, server, PC, Apple Computer, HP, Dell, laptop computer

Mercury expects boost from IBM's Cell blade

February 10, 2006 Mercury Computer Systems plans a Cell blade server of its own--but Big Blue is a partner in the business, not a direct competitor. Images: Mercury's blade mock-up TAGS: Mercury Computer Systems Inc., blade, blade server, IBM Corp., signal processing, IBM PowerPC, radar, Toshiba, Sony Corp., server

IBM's Power6 gets help with math, multimedia

October 10, 2006 Big Blue's server processor can natively handle base-10 arithmetic and supports AltiVec multimedia extensions. TAGS: IBM POWER5, IBM Corp., math, Intel Itanium, IBM PowerPC, multimedia, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel
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