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Applied Materials sees end to downturn, shares up
(Reuters)
Reuters - Applied Materials Inc said on Tuesday
the semiconductor equipment industry was nearing the end of its
downturn, but industry capital spending this year would fall
more than it previously expected.
IBM Unveils Blade Server For High-Performance Computing
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - IBM's BladeCenter QS22 is powered by PowerXCell 8i processors and aimed at the financial services, digital media creation, and medical imaging markets.
Microsoft Reveals SMB Software Pricing, Previews
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft on Tuesday revealed pricing details for a new server software bundle aimed at midsize companies and the next version...
2 AMD executives out in restructuring amid slump
(AP)
AP - Two executives have left Advanced Micro Devices Inc., including the head of the slumping chip maker's microprocessor division, as the company tries to engineer a dramatic turnaround to fend off larger rival Intel Corp.
Google Plans To Use Intel SSD Storage In Servers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company's adoption of solid state drives will reportedly save energy, speed search, and potentially lead to a shortage of 16-GB and 32-GB NAND flash chips.
AMD Names IBM Processor Designer As Lead Engineer
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - AMD drastically revamped its engineering management team on Monday, in a carousel of departures and new arrivals. New to the team: Chekib Akrout, who worked on IBM's implementation of the 'Cell' processor at IBM, among others
AMD Introduces Energy-Efficient Server Chips
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Advanced Micro Devices has taken the wraps off its first energy-efficient x86 server chips featuring four processing cores and a low 55-watt thermal envelope. The five new Opteron HE processors for blade and rack systems are all targeted at the enterprise data center, noted Randy Allen, AMD's server and workstation division manager.
RIM Gets 'Bold' With 3G BlackBerry 9000
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The latest handset features Wi-Fi, QWERTY keyboard, Intel XScale 624 MHz processor, microSD external card slots, and can sync with Apple's iTunes.
AMD Unveils Five Energy-Efficient Server Processors
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The chips on average consume about 55 watts and are designed for two-, four-, and eight-way rack servers and blades.
AMD Refreshes Low-power Quad-Core Opterons Lineup
(PC World)
PC World - Advanced Micro Devices is shipping B3 versions of its low-power Quad-Core Opteron processors.
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