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Intel ups server share, but AMD wins in PCs
January 30, 2007
Intel's Xeon carves server chip share despite Opteron price cuts, but AMD still gains in notebooks, desktops.
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HP outlines long-term strategy
January 23, 2006
Plans for next 18 months include improved direct sales technology, acquisitions and, yes, more printers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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AMD once again hits the roaring 20s
January 24, 2006
One in five x86 processors sold in the fourth quarter bore AMD's logo, the chipmaker's best position against Intel in years.
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Intel leads 32/64-bit chip sales, CEO says
March 1, 2005
Craig Barrett says his company is surpassing AMD in shipments of x86 chips that run both 32- and 64-bit software.
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AMD wants its name in pixels
February 1, 2005
Chipmaker is eyeing more inroads into consumer electronics for its Geode brand of chips.
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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.
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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.
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Intel's third stab at consumer electronics
August 18, 2005
Chipmaker has produced prototype chips and formed a project to try to devise energy-efficient versions of its x86 processors.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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AMD adds Opteron to embedded processor lineup
March 8, 2005
Move represents expansion of long-running rivalry with Intel, which still dominates the market for x86 chips.
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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.
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AMD's server share leaps 10 percent mark
July 25, 2005
A 51 percent jump in market share from the first quarter to the second is first time AMD has crossed into double-digit territory in server chips.
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New Novell Linux gains Oracle certification
December 1, 2004
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 wins certification from database market leader.
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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
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Lighting a fire under Solaris
April 24, 2006
Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival.
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