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Oracle lowers price for some multicore chips

December 20, 2005 Database giant updates policy so customers pay lower premium for AMD, Intel and Sun UltraSparc T1 multicore chips. TAGS: multi-core processor, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, database, T1, Sun Microsystems Inc., pricing, policy, AMD, IBM Corp., server, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Intel readies massive multicore processors

June 14, 2007 Researchers work to mask intricate functionality of up-to-80-core chips, so hardware and software makers can more easily adapt to them. TAGS: multi-core processor, Intel x86, Intel, San Diego, researcher, programming, PC

Game biz grapples with changes

April 11, 2007 The advent of multicore chips means hard work for game studios. Also: How does a former movie and music exec turn around a game business? TAGS: multi-core processor, game company, exec, video game, movie, Microsoft Corp.

Game developers adapt to multicore world

April 11, 2007 It's been a slow process waiting for software that's built for multicore chips, but game developers are making progress. TAGS: multi-core processor, multi-core, game company, dual-core processor, developer, THQ Inc., studio, AMD, patch management, computer game, Intel, mind, games, programming

Oracle shifts multicore licensing model

July 14, 2005 Will treat each core as three-quarters of a chip when calculating license costs, bringing it more in line with rivals. TAGS: multi-core processor, Oracle Corp., multi-core, policy, BEA Systems Inc., Forrester Research Inc., IBM Corp., application server, middleware, pricing, software company, dual-core processor, database, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., server

Seeing double in software licensing

September 7, 2004 New dual-core processors will make conventional software licensing models obsolete. What's next? TAGS: multi-core processor, dual-core processor, two-processor, chip company, software company, server, AMD, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel

Multicore move cuts Oracle database cost

March 2, 2007 Facing Microsoft pressure and new multicore chips, Oracle quietly cuts database prices for some lower-end servers, News.com has learned. TAGS: Oracle Corp., multi-core processor, multi-core, Oracle Database, quad-core, pricing, Microsoft SQL Server, database, server, Microsoft Corp., Intel

Virtualization leads IDC to cut server forecast

March 20, 2007 Virtualization, multicore processors mean customers are buying fewer systems than the market research firm had expected earlier. TAGS: virtualization, multi-core processor, virtual machine, x86 server, server, Linux, operating system

Getting it wrong on multicore

April 26, 2005 Macrovision's David Znidarsic says multicore processing is leading some software companies to make poor decisions about licensing. TAGS: multi-core, multi-core processor, CPU, software company, value, vendor

Google acquires programming toolmaker PeakStream

June 6, 2007 The start-up sells tools for writing software that can take advantage of multicore processors as well as graphics and gaming chips. TAGS: multi-core processor, programming, graphics chip, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., server, games

Server buyers shift toward muscle machines

March 21, 2007 Average server prices actually increased in the fourth quarter, marking a purchasing shift toward beefier machines that handle more work. TAGS: multi-core processor, x86 server, AMD Opteron, server, virtualization, work, Dell, AMD, Intel, HP

Making mountains out of multicore

September 18, 2006 Start-up PeakStream's software is designed to adapt technical computing tasks to graphics and multicore chips. TAGS: multi-core processor, graphics chip, multi-core, co-founder, NVidia, IBM Corp., AMD

Intel's stacked with chipmaking options

March 9, 2006 Future multicore chips could be folded in half to improve the speed of signals moving around the chip. TAGS: multi-core processor, Intel, Intel Core Duo, research, manufacturing

IBM tries to lure gear makers into Cell

March 30, 2005 Program offers technical services, consulting to electronics companies to persuade them to use the multicore chip in their gadgets. TAGS: cell phone chip, multi-core processor, IBM Corp., electronics company, consulting, electronics, Toshiba, cell phone, Sony Corp.

Intel introduces last single-core Xeon

September 26, 2005 Company has more than a dozen dual-core and multicore chips in development. TAGS: Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, multi-core processor, dual-core, blade server, AMD, clock speed, Intel, blade, server

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, practice, server, CPU, AMD, Intel

Sun dual-Niagara servers due in 2008

February 7, 2007 Multithread frenzy takes another step at Sun: "Victoria Falls" chip will mean 128 threads in a single server.Video: Sun CEO looks to future TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-core processor, Sun Sparc, thread, blade server, Sun UltraSPARC, Intel Itanium, blade, server, CEO, San Francisco, video

Intel expects twins in the second quarter

February 7, 2005 On the way is a pair of dual-core chips. The first: a processor to power machines for game players and multimedia enthusiasts. TAGS: dual-core processor, multi-core processor, twin, multi-core, chip company, dual-core, Intel, representative, Intel Pentium, AMD, conference, multimedia, desktop computer, server, PC, Dell

Coding for fame, and dollars

May 2, 2006 Programmers are set to compete for $150,000 in prize money Wednesday at a Las Vegas coding competition. TAGS: multi-core processor, developer, programming, AMD, clock speed, Las Vegas, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Intel to detail new chips at conference

August 12, 2005 The new multicore processors are expected to emerge in 2006 and, sources say, will sport greater energy efficiency and manageability. TAGS: Intel Developer Forum, multi-core processor, multi-core, architecture, power consumption, Intel Pentium M, Intel, conference, Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium 4, notebook computer, server
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