One of the most important components to be unveiled this week is the UltraSparc IIIi processor, the spearhead in Sun's defence against low-priced machines sporting Intel Xeon processors. The UltraSparc IIIi is built by Texas Instruments on a new...
Depending on the goals of the chip designer, circuits made on the 65-nanometer process can boost performance or cut power consumption or do both but Intel is putting a definite accent on energy conservation.nanometer refers to the average size of...
Intel is shipping several different versions of the Xeon 5100 processor, at clock speeds up to 3GHz. They have engaged in a battle of PowerPoint slides claiming superior energy efficiency but now Xeon 5100 series systems are available for customers...
Intel hopes to reclaim its share with new Xeon server chips such as Woodcrest and Tulsa. The efficiency plan already has wrought major changes at Intel: AMD rose from having no server products three years ago to claim 26 per cent of the x86 server...
It advertises the low-voltage processors in its blade PCs and what it calls "Smart Cooling" technology for data centres. A statement released by Intel in response to the Queen's speech said businesses need to take immediate action and look at the...
Dell also said it is working on reducing power consumption of its business-oriented Optiplex desktops. HP and IBM have programs to reduce data centre power consumption, and the US Congress has urged customers to buy efficient servers.