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• Intel ports Nehalem to next-gen Xeon processors

  By John Mark V. Tuazon | 08 April, 2010 07:26

  Global chip manufacturer Intel announced recently the availability of its next-generation Xeon processors which sport the popular Nehalem microarchitecture found in its consumer Core chips, and is targeted at mission-critical servers at the enterprise level.

• Intel releases fastest laptop chips to date

  By Agam Shah | 24 September, 2009 08:36

  Intel on Wednesday released its fastest laptop processor to date, also setting the stage to release its next generation of chips for mainstream laptops.

• Intel shrinks Nehalem packages with Jasper Forest

  By Agam Shah | 15 September, 2009 06:10

  Intel on Monday said it had starting sampling Nehalem-based chips code-named Jasper Forest, reaching a milestone in its effort to create smaller and power-efficient chip packages.

• Intel releases first Nehalem chip for mainstream PCs

  By Agam Shah | 08 September, 2009 14:08

  A year after its launch, Intel is pushing the Nehalem microarchitecture into mainstream PCs with the release of its first Core i5 chip on Tuesday.

• Intel to focus on next generation of chips

  By Agam Shah | 24 August, 2009 06:11

  Intel will focus on its next generation of smaller and faster chips at a conference next month as it prepares to ship new chips for systems in 2010.

• Nvidia, Intel reach SLI pact, but still clash over Nehalem

  By Agam Shah | 11 August, 2009 07:26

  Nvidia on Monday licensed an important technology for its graphics cards to work with Intel's latest Nehalem processors, but friction between the vendors over the processor microarchitecture will continue to linger, an analyst said.

• Intel drops prices of quad-core desktop chips

  By Agam Shah | 21 July, 2009 06:17

  Intel dropped prices of some quad-core desktop processors on Sunday as it gets ready to launch processors based on the new Nehalem chip architecture.

• Intel may release new Nehalem chips next month

  By Agam Shah | 14 July, 2009 07:00

  Intel appears ready to deliver, starting next month, new server, laptop and desktop processors based on its new microarchitecture, which offers improved performance.

• Last hurrah: Sun updates Solaris with Nehalem features

  By Eric Lai | 04 May, 2009 08:23

  In the last major release before its acquisition by Oracle Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday made available version 10 05/09 of its venerable Solaris server operating system.

• AMD to Ship Six-Core Chip in June, Plans 16 Cores by 2011

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 28 April, 2009 08:52

  Advanced Micro Devices Inc. last week said it will release a six-core Opteron processor in June, five months ahead of schedule. And it detailed plans to add chips supporting up to 12 cores next year and 16 in 2011.

• Intel ships samples of Westmere PC chips

  By Agam Shah | 15 April, 2009 08:57

  Intel's new Westmere microprocessors are being sampled by PC makers and will ship in volume later this year, the company's CEO said Tuesday.

• Startup led by Sun veterans unveils data access appliances

  By Jon Brodkin | 14 April, 2009 07:18

  A start-up led by Sun veterans emerged from stealth mode Monday with high-powered data access appliances designed to speed up Web 2.0 and cloud computing applications.

• Apple debuts fastest-ever Xserve

  By Gregg Keizer | 08 April, 2009 07:21

  Apple Inc. Tuesday retooled its Xserve server, which now runs Intel's "Nehalem" Xeon processors and boasts a new system architecture that doubles the performance of its predecessor, the company said.

• Apple hints at launch of Nehalem-based Xserve

  By Agam Shah | 03 April, 2009 06:11

  An Apple online store is set to take preorders of new Xserve servers carrying Intel's new Xeon chips, hinting at launch of the devices in the near future.

• Intel's Nehalem EP server chips hit the market

  By Sumner Lemon | 31 March, 2009 08:05

  If you weren't expecting Intel to release its latest line of server chips Tuesday, you may be the only one who was surprised.