IBM Corporation showed off its new microprocessor at the Hot Chips Conference this week, which boasts a lot of strength with a 45nm chop and an eight core standard. Advanced Micro Devices also debuted its 12 core Magny-Cours device which is based on the x86 based systems market that makes use of a multi-chip module. [...]
Tech firms interested in cloud computing have continued to grow in strength and acquisitions despite the recession. In fact, many companies that are now household names have invested in cloud services to allow for computing capacity as an Internet service instead of providing it from a data centre. Companies that have launched cloud services include [...]
In the face of IBM breaking ground for a 6,000 square foot, energy-efficient data centre near Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, valued at $12.4 million, a new data centre was announced by IBM’s competitors. Reports from industry insiders bring news that Cisco, MIT, the University of Massachusetts, and EMC are considering partnering to build a [...]
Telecommunications provider Level 3 Communcations announced on Thursday that it has entered into a long-standing patent cross-license agreement with IBM. Under the stipulations of the agreement, IBM approved Level 3 licenses to in the region of 42,000 pending and issued patents which cover a broad range of telecommunications services and technologies. In turn, Level 3 [...]
China based online game developer CDC Games announced on Wednesday it will host its US online infrastructure on IBM servers housed within services operated by Terremark Worldwide, it announced on Wednesday. This amalgamation of CDC Games’ platform and IBM’s hardware simultaneously with Terremark’s facilities and enormous connectivity will present CDC with the ultimate managed infrastructure. [...]
IBM announced on Wednesday that the National Football League has been in conjunction with IBM to develop the NFL Media portal to assist world-wide media to access news and updates concerning the organization. Reporters will be capable of acquiring a wealth of critical game day information for example injury reports, interview transcripts and statistics as [...]
With two months of free service for new customers when they sign up for a 12-month contract, UK domain registrar and Web hosting provider Hostway is offering a reductionon any of its new IBM sourced dedicated servers. As part of the package Customers joining in January and February will also automatically have their RAM allocation [...]
A new software launch by IBM for data center automation that will help customers benefit from cloud computing was announced on Friday. Blue Cloud, a key element of IBM’s version of cloud computing, Tivoli Provisioning Manager will assist clients operate with a smaller number of resources and cut manual steps to better automate the changing [...]
