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Sun draws Nvidia graphics into Solaris

October 12, 2004 Nvidia is supplying graphics drivers for Solaris-based workstations that use x86 chips such as Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron. TAGS: Sun Solaris, NVidia, workstation, Sun Microsystems Inc., ATI Technologies, AMD Opteron, x86 processor, AMD, operating system

Sun lures Siebel to x86 Solaris

October 5, 2004 Sun signs up the software company to support its attempt to make useful a version of its Solaris operating system for x86 chips. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Siebel Systems Inc., Intel x86, x86 server, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, software company, operating system, server

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, Unix, IBM Corp., AMD, Intel Itanium, x86 processor, Gartner Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., server, HP, operating system

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

Virtualized-OS company makes 64-bit change

September 26, 2005 SWsoft updates Virtuozzo to support 64-bit x86 chips, a useful feature for software that lets administrators carve up servers into partitions. TAGS: Virtuozzo, SWsoft, EMC Corp., 64-bit, x86 processor, VMware, dual-core processor, Linux, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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, Java, Steve Mills, Sun Sparc, IBM Corp., x86 processor, Intel x86, server software, Java software, AMD, rival, open source, operating system, server

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, AMD, PC processor, Intel x86, consumer electronics, RISC, electronics, set-top box, set-top, chip company, electronics company, Intel, PC, operating system

VMware expands to 64-bit realm

April 11, 2005 New version of company's workstation software lets multiple virtual machines share the same memory in some situations. TAGS: VMware, VMware Workstation, virtual machine, EMC Corp., 64-bit, workstation, x86 processor, Sun Solaris, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., memory, support, operating system, Linux, server, Microsoft Windows

Sun modernizing Solaris start-up process

June 15, 2005 Revamped approach will be faster and more useful on a wide variety of computers, company promises. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, x86 processor, blog, operating system, Linux, server

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, Linux, ecosystem, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, x86 processor, software company, Novell Inc., mainframe, programmer, vice president, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., operating system

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., open source, server, HP, software company, operating system, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft delays Windows Server update, 64-bit OS

July 27, 2004 Push-back is blow to AMD, which has been waiting for version of Windows that can take advantage of Athlon's 64-bit capabilities. TAGS: 64-bit, Extended Systems, delay, AMD, Microsoft Windows Server, CAD, x86 processor, AMD Athlon, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 32-bit, Intel Xeon, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Intel, Microsoft Windows

Sun builds software to slice up servers

October 15, 2003 The next version of Solaris will include software for dividing servers up into independent partitions, a departure for the company. TAGS: partition, Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel server, mainframe, utility computing, Unix server, Governor, AMD, Sun UltraSPARC, x86 processor, server, HP, Unix, IBM Corp.

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, AMD, Sun Server, Paul Otellini, Intel, Pat Gelsinger, quad-core, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, x86 processor, Intel x86, server, operating system, CEO

Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic

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

64-bit Intel server onslaught begins

August 2, 2004 The Nocona systems' 64-bit extensions make it easier to support more than 4GB of memory on "x86" chips. TAGS: Nocona, Intel Xeon, 64-bit, Intel Itanium, Intel server, AMD, x86 processor, Intel, PCI Express, glitch, Intel x86, PCI, AMD Opteron, 32-bit, extension, chipset

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, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, SGI Irix, Intel Itanium, HP PA-RISC, HP-UX, SCO Group Inc., variant, x86 processor, HP, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., acquisition, Linux

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 Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, ecosystem, Linux, AMD, x86 processor, Jonathan Schwartz, AMD Opteron, software company, IBM Corp., open source, president, 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 IA-32, Intel Itanium, Montecito, Intel x86, Intel Xeon, HP PA-RISC, Intel Itanium 2, x86 processor, Intel, AMD, real estate, manual, HP, software company, server, operating system

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, Apple Computer, IBM Corp., Apple Intel Mac Mini, Intel, Motorola Inc., x86 processor, Apple Mac OS X, Steve Jobs, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, console, operating system, PC
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