The result nearly doubles the previous top score for a non-clustered Windows server, a Unisys ES7000 server with 32 Intel Xeon processors. NEC demonstrated the 32-processor server Monday at the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, but using a system...
The initial products are focused on Intel Xeon and Xeon MP," Brace said, referring to his company's midrange processors that work in two- and four-processor servers, respectively. Where HP's current blades emphasise squeezing lots of low-end...
Sun also plans to debut a new direction for its services arm, bolster its software products, update a midrange storage system and unveil several new product bundles. Sun also will announce new features to midrange and high-end servers on Tuesday.
The two new servers - the Sun Fire V60x and V65x - run Intel Xeon processors but, by starting at $2,450, are far cheaper than machines from Dell or IBM, said Sun CEO Scott McNealy. As part of the deal, Oracle has agreed to port its software to...
The midrange system sells for $2,399 and comes with a 1.8GHz G5 processor, 512MB of memory, a 160GB hard drive and the GeForce FX5200 graphics card. Jobs showed both benchmarks and Photoshop tests that illustrate the new dual 2GHz PowerMac...
The company is expected to tout the advantages of 64-bit Itanium servers over their 32-bit Intel Xeon brethren - benefits such as the ability to handle more physical memory and to perform floating-point calculations with more aplomb - for markets...