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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

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, AMD, Oracle Corp., T1, Sun UltraSPARC, policy, database, Sun Microsystems Inc., pricing, Intel, server, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, virtualization, server, AMD Opteron, AMD, work, HP, 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: multi-core, multi-core processor, quad-core, Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, pricing, Microsoft SQL Server, database, server, Microsoft Corp., Intel

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, AMD, chip company, software company, dual-core, server, Intel, Sun Microsystems Inc.

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, Google Inc., programming, graphics chip, Sun Microsystems Inc., games, IBM Corp., server

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, multi-core, Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., policy, dual-core processor, middleware, pricing, Forrester Research Inc., application server, IBM Corp., dual-core, database, software company, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Microsoft math: Multicore licensed as one chip

October 19, 2004 Siding with chipmakers, the software giant says it won't charge double for dual-core chips when they come to market next year. TAGS: multi-core processor, Richard Dracott, multi-core, dual-core processor, dual-core, policy, Intel Xeon, chip company, Intel Pentium 4, Intel, Microsoft Corp., pricing, AMD, software company, IBM Corp., 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, dual-core, multi-core processor, Intel x86, IBM Corp., 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: thread, Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-core processor, Sun Sparc, blade server, Sun UltraSPARC, Intel Itanium, server, blade, San Francisco, CEO, video

Intel introduces last single-core Xeon

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

New server order, new IBM software pricing

July 25, 2006 Big Blue plans radical move in server pricing, based on "processor value units" instead of actual processors. TAGS: virtual machine, pricing, virtualization, multi-core processor, IBM Corp., server software, AMD, Sun Solaris, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Companies double up for dual-chip cell phones

October 20, 2003 NEC and ARM team up to design chips that will contain two or more processing cores, the calculating unit inside microprocessors, to be inserted into phones and home electronics devices. TAGS: ARM, ARM Holdings, NEC Electronics Corp., dual-core processor, multi-core processor, two-processor, Sun UltraSPARC, cell phone, microprocessor, telecommunications, server

Intel: 15 dual-core projects under way

March 1, 2005 Firm is working on different multicore chips for the server, notebook, desktop and networking market, exec says at IDF. TAGS: dual-core, Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, multi-core, thread, multi-core processor, dual-core processor, Intel, notebook computer, gamer, server, networking

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, dual-core, multi-core, multi-core processor, twin, Intel, chip company, AMD, Intel Pentium, multimedia, desktop computer, representative, conference, PC, server

Intel speeds dual-core Xeon debut

August 15, 2005 In an unusual maneuver, the chipmaker will also release Paxville version of Xeon for lower-end dual-processor servers. TAGS: dual-core, dual-processor server, Intel Xeon, AMD, Intel, AMD Opteron, multi-core processor, dual-core processor, Intel Itanium, spokesman, server, IBM 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: multi-core processor, multi-core, Intel Developer Forum, Intel, architecture, Intel Pentium, power consumption, Intel Pentium 4, notebook computer, Intel Pentium M, conference, server

IDF: Power play for Intel

August 25, 2005 special coverage Chipmaker talks up low-power processors, PCs geared for entertainment and more. Photos: Intel's designs on PCs TAGS: chip company, Intel Viiv, Intel, multi-core processor, Xen, Cisco Systems Inc., chipset, design, broadband, IBM Corp., server, photograph, PC, Microsoft Corp.
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