Intel ships sample InfiniBand chips
Intel has produced its first prototype InfiniBand chips and sent them to customers for testing, the company announced. InfiniBand is a technology developed by IBM, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq Computer and others to improve the connections between a server's CPUs and peripherals such as storage systems or network cards. Customers with prototype chips include Compaq, IBM, QLogic and Adaptec. Intel has invested in several InfiniBand companies.
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Intel has produced its first prototype chips and sent them to
customers for testing, the company announced. InfiniBand is a technology
developed by IBM, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq Computer and others to improve the connections between a
server's CPUs and peripherals such as storage systems or network cards.
Customers with prototype chips include Compaq, IBM, QLogic and Adaptec.
Intel has invested in several
InfiniBand companies.