Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a processor that uses 512 cores to achieve up to 512 billion floating point operations per second.
AMD Rubbing Intel In Processor Race
The problem when you’re at the top is there’s only one place to go and computer chip leviathan Intel may be experiencing something akin to a descent, at least for now. Intel dominated the computer chip market for years but while their earnings were very good, they are losing their grasp to rival AMD for the moment and it’s not done yet.
AMDs New Single-Core Processor?
AMD and Intel, with engines whining and rubber laid, hustled to the dual core finish line so they could sit and wait for Software to catch up, still panting in the tire smoke at the starting line. AMD, impatient with the thumb-twiddling year-and-a-half wait, decided to upgrade their old stuff.
Credit Card Processor Improperly Kept Information
A desire to further research incomplete transactions was cited as the reason for keeping credit card details, leading to the exposure of 40 million credit card numbers.
AMD Dual Processor This Month?
Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is in a heated competition against Intel to see who can produce a dual core computer processor. The race is to see who can make this method of processing available to consumers first.
Intel Introduces 64-Bit Truland Xeon Processor Family
Continuing a concerted effort to bring 64-bit microprocessing to its entire processing family, Intel today introduced their 64-bit Truland Xeon multiprocessor (MP) platform.
Intel Hires HP Processor Design Team
Intel reached an agreement with HP to hire HP’s Intel Itanium processor design team based in Ft. Collins, Colo.
Oracle Announces 8 Processor TPC-H 300 GB Data Warehousing Benchmark Result
Oracle today announced a record-breaking 8 processor TPC-H 300 GB data warehousing benchmark result for Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Real Application Clusters on Linux, showing yet again Oracle’s ability to manage data warehouses on low-cost clustered Linux servers.
Clear Skies Ahead for The Weather Channel with Intel Itanium 2 Processor-based HP Integrity Servers
The Weather Channel, the only national all-weather cable network providing 24-hour-a-day weather coverage to more than 87 million homes in the U.S., is building on a current strategy of running its IT infrastructure on open source technology and has migrated to Intel Itanium 2 processor-based HP Integrity servers from proprietary RISC-based platforms.
How to Choose a Third Party Payment Processor for Your Business Website
If you are trying to sell a product or service on your business website, you would need a way of accepting payments on it. The most popular mode of payment on the web is credit cards. Credit cards can be accepted in two ways on a website. You can have your own merchant account, or you can use a third party payment processor.