SGI has a new baby blade, the Origin 400.
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New AES-NI instructions will add native encryption/decryption to the CPU.
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Dell wants to help admins spend less time keeping x86 servers running. A new crop of Westmere-processor-based, self-healing machines are designed to be deployed and ignored.
Tags : Dell, Intel, Westmere, x86 servers, x86 server

A report from Broadpoint makes the argument that both chip makers will do better than expected because x86 server sales are poised to take off. No doubt IBM, HP and Dell are hoping that's the case.
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Analysts say AMD's chip will contain the highest number of cores in an x86 server processor.
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Virtually Speaking: VMware, Intel and RSA have partnered to make cloud computing more secure, for the private cloud. Will anyone care?
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OS Round Up: Despite the strength of backers Intel and Nokia, Meego has already fallen prey to a common open-source software pitfall -- a moronic name. Can it overcome its nomenclature handicap and help make Linux the OS of choice for mobile computing?
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Tukwila is formally dubbed Itanium 9300, and HP, Intel's partner in building the RISC processor, is first out of the gate with a series of systems. More will follow.
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The The Westmere-EP chips add two more cores to the processor and support Turbo Boost.
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Sure, Intel is inside the box, but did you know sometimes Intel is the box? Here are five servers that the company best known for its chips sells to OEMs and other resellers. Is one of these right for you?
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Both companies will announce new server quad-core processors on Monday — neither admits to knowing the other picked the same day to do so.
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With its troubles and foundries behind it, AMD seeks growth in areas Intel has been mining for years.
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Is Linux on Itanium in trouble? Not necessarily.
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Hard-Core Hardware: Cisco Unified Computing System and HP BladeSystem currently lead in the all-in-one box market, but they may soon face stiff competition from upstart Liquid Computing.
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The two companies have teamed up to improve the performance-per-watt of EMC's cloud-based storage system.
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Few technologies last 30 years, let alone become more dominant with each passing one, but the x86 architecture has done just that.
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Virtually Speaking: Intel began pimping its Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) solution at this week's IDF. Dell, Citrix Red Hat, Neterion and others have already hopped on board.
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Enterprises should consider the security implications that come with adopting virtualization before deploying.
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Hard-Core Hardware: To EMC, VMware and Intel chips are the glue joining storage and server hardware.
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Solid state drives show much promise but their drawbacks may limit widespread adoption any time soon.
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