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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, AMD, Intel, IBM Corp., server, PC

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: antitrust, Intergraph Corp., AMD, monopoly, microprocessor, x86 processor, Intel, Intel x86, suit, court, AMD Athlon, history, agreement, Japan, IBM Corp., PC

Intel: x86 won't encroach on Itanium

March 8, 2005 Despite Itanium's rough start and the success of the x86 family, Intel says Itanium has a future in big-iron servers. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Pat Gelsinger, x86 processor, Martin Reynolds, Intel x86, Gartner Inc., Intel, server, Intel Pentium, AMD

AMD ponders bigger x86 chip clan

September 17, 2003 Advanced Micro Devices explores offering more chips based on the x86 processor architecture in an effort to win a wider range of customers. TAGS: National Semiconductor Corp., AMD Geode, x86 processor, Intel x86, AMD, emerging market, architecture, handheld, chip company, Intel, information technology, PC, server

Intel scraps once-crucial Itanium feature

January 19, 2006 The next Itanium chip will no longer include a feature that Intel once banked on, but that never proved successful. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Intel IA-32, Montecito, Intel x86, Intel Xeon, Intel Itanium 2, HP PA-RISC, x86 processor, Intel, real estate, manual, software company, server, HP, AMD, operating system

AMD wants its name in pixels

February 1, 2005 Chipmaker is eyeing more inroads into consumer electronics for its Geode brand of chips. TAGS: AMD Geode, x86 processor, RISC, consumer electronics, AMD, Intel x86, PC processor, electronics, chip company, electronics company, set-top box, set-top, PC, Intel, operating system

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., server, IBM Corp., HP

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, Intel x86, IBM AIX, x86 processor, open source, AMD Opteron, free, Linux, pricing, software company, support, bug fix

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., multi-core processor, dual-core, Intel x86, x86 processor, server, practice, CPU, AMD, Intel

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

Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic

December 21, 2004 The Linux leader calls the rival open-source operating system from Sun Microsystems a "joke." TAGS: Sun Solaris, Linus Torvalds, Sun Solaris 10, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, x86 processor, open source, programmer, leader, Unix, operating system

AMD sketches out new high-end, low-end chips

November 13, 2004 Consumer electronics, new chips and name calling were all on tap at Friday's AMD analyst meeting. TAGS: AMD Pacifica, Intel x86, AMD, security technology, x86 processor, virtualization, dual-core processor, flash memory, notebook computer, server, Intel, cell phone

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

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

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., Sun Solaris, Intel x86, x86 processor, AMD, dual-core, server, family, Linux, Intel, operating system

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, Linux, AMD, Dell, HP, Microsoft Windows

Via trots out mini notebook, mobile motherboard

June 5, 2007 Taiwanese company, trying to up its market share, unveils tiny NanoBook, plus hardware for smart phones.Photos: Via's little mobos TAGS: mini notebook, VIA Technologies Inc., Taiwanese company, OQO, prototype, portable computer, First International Computer, x86 processor, ARM, notebook computer, Intel x86, smart phone, motherboard, AMD, Intel, keyboard

Intel reclaims spot in Sun servers

January 22, 2007 With the move, Sun becomes the last of the four tier-one server sellers to rely jointly on x86 processors from Intel and AMD.Photos: Sun, Intel team up TAGS: Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Paul Otellini, Sun Server, Pat Gelsinger, x86 processor, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Intel, AMD, server, Intel x86, quad-core, CEO, operating system

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, commitment, 64-bit, x86 processor, senior vice president, AMD Opteron, server, Intel x86, Intel, Microsoft Corp., AMD, Linux, HP
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