IDC's research on server workloads shows it's used predominantly for web hosting and network architecture functions like caching and firewalls. Although these will continue to be the staple areas for Linux adoption, it's important both vendors and...
The growing popularity of Eclipse and the value proposition it offers will force Borland to consider its own future platform strategy. Such a capability - one that can only serve to drive J2EE adoption - doesn't really sit well with Microsoft's...
Intel will release software later this year designed to dramatically improve how well its Itanium chips run programs written for its Pentium or Xeon processors. Itanium chips currently include circuitry that lets them run the 32-bit software of 'IA...
The value proposition of server-based computing has real economic wind," he added. Michels said Tarantella has been walking away from "a huge number of deals" just because it wasn't addressing lower end needs.
The EXA chipset also has close relatives already in use for servers with Intel's Xeon processor. The first IBM Xeon servers using the EXA chipset were the four-processor x360 and the x440, which could grow from four to 16 processors.
All Rev F models have dual processing cores; systems built for Rev F chips will also accommodate quad-core successors due in 2007. Intel's new Xeon 5100 "Woodcrest" processor, introduced in June, is now competitive with Opteron both on performance...