Stories by: Ben Ames

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Coming soon: A supercomputer for the rest of us 11 September, 2007 10:16:46

What if your desktop computer could run 100 times faster than a PC and were simple enough for a high school student to program?
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Dell targets small business with simple storage array 11 September, 2007 09:53:34

Hoping to gain customers among fast-growing small businesses, Dell has launched a storage array optimized for simple operation and low price.
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Intel increases revenue outlook on rising chip demand 10 September, 2007 15:09:25

Citing surprisingly high demand for its processors, Intel has upgraded its third-quarter revenue forecast to a range of US$9.4 billion to US$9.8 billion from the company's previous estimate of US$9 billion to US$9.6 billion.
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AMD seeks server rebound with Barcelona 10 September, 2007 08:16:01

Advanced Micro Devices hopes to seize a larger share of the server chip market from its rival Intel this week when it launches the Barcelona quad-core processor.
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HP picks Intel chip for quad-core servers 07 September, 2007 08:05:18

Hewlett-Packard launched a server based on Intel's new Tigerton quad-core Xeon processor Thursday, battling IBM for customers who run data-intensive business applications like enterprise resource planning and virtualization software.
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AMD's former sales chief joins Freescale 06 September, 2007 07:57:21

Henri Richard will join Freescale Semiconductor as its new chief sales and marketing officer, just weeks after stepping down from the same position at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
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IBM stores data on an atom 03 September, 2007 08:29:01

IBM has demonstrated how to perform certain computer functions on single atoms and molecules, a discovery that could someday lead to processors the size of a speck of dust, the company said Thursday.
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FTC seeks more data on Intel flash spinoff 31 August, 2007 10:30:27

US government antitrust regulators have asked Intel and STMicroelectronics NV to provide more information about their plan to spin off their flash memory unit into a new company, the vendors said Thursday.
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IBM bolsters blade family with Cell upgrade 31 August, 2007 10:28:11

IBM announced an upgraded version of its blade server based on the Cell processor on Wednesday, adding memory and data throughput for better performance on high-end applications such as graphics and finance.
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Dell profit up 46 percent thanks to cheaper components 31 August, 2007 10:22:13

Just two weeks after revealing that some employees had falsified corporate revenue to meet earnings targets, Dell reported a profit of US$733 million (AU$897.8 million) for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, up 46 percent from its mark of US$502 million for the same period last year.
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HP refreshes print strategy to counter market changes 29 August, 2007 11:22:38

HP has introduced a revamped print strategy in an effort to bolster the company's lucrative printing business by giving users creative tools and Web-linked capabilities.