It's Linux for IBM supercomputer project
Linux will be the main operating system for IBM's upcoming family of "Blue Gene" supercomputers--a major endorsement for the operating system and the open-source computing model it represents.
IBM's $100 million Blue Gene program is directed at creating, by late 2005 or early 2006, a new family of supercomputers that will be able to perform a quadrillion calculations per second (one petaflop).
October 24, 2002, 4:39 PM PT
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Blow out a candle for Dell, EMC alliance
Dell Computer and storage giant EMC will celebrate the first anniversary of their alliance in storage with the release of a new low-cost storage system.
The CX200 is a new low-end storage system designed jointly by Dell and EMC. Dell is expected to manufacture the system. The CX200, like the CX400, the higher-end CX600, and the midrange CX400, is a storage area network (SAN) device, which means it is attached to servers over a special-purpose high-speed Fibre Channel network.
October 25, 2002, 11:10 AM PT
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Microsoft decals don't stick in NYC
New York City has ordered Microsoft to net its butterflies.
The city has ordered Microsoft to remove a slew of butterfly decals that were plastered on phone booths, subway posts and traffic poles throughout Midtown Manhattan. The decals are part of Microsoft's promotion of its MSN 8 launch Thursday.
October 25, 2002, 7:44 AM PT |
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HP to double up Itanium chips
Beginning in 2004, Hewlett-Packard will pair up future Itanium chips so twice the number can be shoehorned into a computer.
The plans, which apply to the next-generation "Madison" and "Montecito" models in Intel's Itanium chip line, illustrate that Hewlett-Packard is able to expand on the basic processors that Intel offers, decreasing its reliance on the chipmaker. Processors are the single most important component of HP's future servers.
October 24, 2002, 5:39 PM PT
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Qualcomm names wireless chief
Qualcomm has named Norm Fjeldheim as chief executive of its Wireless Knowledge subsidiary, the company said Friday.
Fjeldheim will replace Eric Schultz, who has left the company. Fjeldheim had most recently served as chief information officer at San Diego, Calif.-based Qualcomm.
October 25, 2002, 6:06 AM PT
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Software firms grab the venture money
Software companies captured a 28 percent increase in venture funding during the third quarter, while virtually all other industry sectors posted across-the-board declines, according to a venture capital survey released Friday.
Investments in software companies rose to $1.2 billion in the quarter, compared with $952.4 million in the previous quarter, according to a joint survey by research firm VentureOne and professional services giant Ernst & Young.
October 25, 2002, 11:20 AM PT
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Edging into Web services
Automating the flow of information among companies is costly and complex. Web services, argues McKinsey alumnus John Hagel, promise to make it cheap and easy.
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The battery in the sky
Decades ago, solar power was supposed to solve the energy crisis. Now at least it can charge a mobile phone.
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It's Linux for IBM supercomputer project
