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IBM deal to expand Linux software for Power

August 16, 2006 Partnership to increase the software available for customers running Linux on servers using Big Blue's Power processors. TAGS: Linux software, IBM Corp., Linux, x86 processor, Intel, server, Apple Computer

Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

February 1, 2005 The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., software company, open source, server, security, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

IBM extends lead in server market

February 23, 2005 Big Blue makes sales headway in key market with models using x86 chips and the Unix operating system. TAGS: IBM POWER5, HP PA-RISC, Intel Itanium, IBM Corp., Unix, x86 processor, Gartner Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., server, HP, AMD, Dell, operating system

Intel and AMD: A long history in court

June 28, 2005 Monday's suit doesn't mark the first time AMD has accused Intel of antitrust violations. We look back at the companies' legal tangles. TAGS: Intergraph Corp., antitrust, AMD, monopoly, x86 processor, microprocessor, Intel, Intel x86, suit, court, AMD Athlon, history, Japan, agreement, IBM Corp., PC

IBM shifts software price for dual-core x86 chips

April 21, 2005 Big Blue says dual-core processors count as single CPU in software licensing--but only for x86 systems, not for IBM Power5-based ones. TAGS: IBM POWER5, dual-core processor, server software, IBM Corp., dual-core, Intel x86, multi-core processor, x86 processor, server, practice, CPU, AMD, Intel

IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact

June 27, 2005 Big Blue will create versions of its server software for Sun's operating system and will support Java for an additional 10 years. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Steve Mills, Java software, Java, Sun Sparc, IBM Corp., x86 processor, Java server, Intel x86, rival, server software, open source, server, AMD

IBM looks to spread Linux with 'Chiphopper'

February 14, 2005 Hopes new tools for creating Linux applications on multiple processors will help spur sales of its hardware. TAGS: ISV, ecosystem, IBM Corp., Linux, x86 processor, software company, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., mainframe, programmer, vice president, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., operating system

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, Intel x86, IBM Corp., IBM PowerPC, x86 server, Unix server, Linux, x86 processor, Intel Itanium, server, Intel

Itanium: A cautionary tale

December 7, 2005 The wonderchip that wasn't serves as a lesson about how complex development plans can go awry in a fast-moving industry. TAGS: Intel Itanium, HP PA-RISC, x86 processor, microprocessor, Gartner Inc., Intel x86, Intel, dual-core, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., server, HP

IBM throws weight behind multi-OS push

February 24, 2005 "Hypervisor" software lets computers juggle more tasks at once--and could boost a potential open-source rival, News.com has learned. TAGS: hypervisor, Xen, Charles King, IBM Corp., EMC Corp., open source, x86 processor, VMware, project, server, Intel, operating system

Despite its aging design, the x86 is still in charge

April 3, 2007 With most of the world's software written with x86 in mind, it's doubtful that any future chip architecture would be able to displace it.Images: 35 years of Intel chip design TAGS: Intel x86, x86 processor, Intel, AMD, IBM Corp., server, PC

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, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Intel, x86 processor, Motorola Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, console, operating system, PC

IBM plans new top-end Xeon servers this year

March 29, 2007 Big Blue is working on a new Intel-based multiprocessor machine--and a new program to woo software companies. TAGS: x86 server, Intel Xeon, multiprocessor, IBM Corp., Intel x86, quad-core, x86 processor, server, chipset, Intel, software company, Dell, Linux, AMD, HP, Microsoft Windows

Sun begins Sparc phase of server overhaul

December 6, 2005 Launch of new "Niagara" is key to effort to restore its ailing server fortunes by catering to its core customers. Photos: Niagara servers unleashed TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Fire, T1, Sun UltraSPARC, blade server, x86 processor, executive vice president, blade, server, IBM Corp., AMD, New York

Which supercomputers rule?

June 27, 2007 Latest top 500 ranking of the speedy machines includes old favorites like IBM's BlueGene/L, plus a few surprises. TAGS: teraflop, supercomputer, supercomputing, Cray Inc., benchmarking, Jaguar, Intel Itanium, x86 processor, IBM Corp., AMD, conference, Intel, HP

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, AMD, dual-core, blade server, x86 processor, dual-core processor, chip company, blade, IBM Corp., Intel, 64-bit, server, Dell

SGI's Unix variant fading into history

September 8, 2006 Silicon Graphics to stop selling computers using MIPS chips and Irix operating system at end of 2006. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., SGI Unix, Unix, Intel Itanium, SGI Irix, SCO Group Inc., Compaq Tru64 UNIX, HP PA-RISC, HP-UX, x86 processor, Sun Solaris, variant, IBM Corp., acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux

HP to make $3 billion Itanium commitment

December 16, 2004 The funds will help HP design systems and encourage software companies during the next three years. TAGS: Intel Itanium, HP PA-RISC, RISC, x86 processor, Intel Xeon, software company, Intel, HP, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, IBM Corp.

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, OpenSolaris, Intel x86, Linux, Sun Sparc, x86 server, AMD Opteron, open source, server, AMD, IBM Corp., operating system

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, software company, AMD Opteron, open source, IBM Corp., president, AMD, server
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