Agam Shah

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IBM thinks green with supercomputer-on-a-chip

Silicon nanophotonics replaces some of the wires on a chip with pulses of light on tiny optical fibers for quicker and more power-efficient data transfers between cores

HP invests in wind and solar energy technology

The vendor signs a contract with SunPower to install 5,000 panels in its San Diego facility. Find out how much it will cut down on the energy bill, as well as its carbon-dioxide emissions

Dell promises power-reducing reference guide

The company's founder takes the Oracle Openworld stage to launch Greenprint, an architecture that it says will cool down corporate IT environments. Also: A pledge to go carbon-neutral

Intel launches ‘cool’ energy-efficient Penryn chips

The processors, manufactured using a 45-nanometer process, feature smaller transistors and cut down on electricity leaks which makes them faster and less energy-hungry, executives say

IBM updates AIX 6 with virtualization, security

The post-beta version will allow administrators to create multiple partitions, each with customized memory settings for users and application workloads, a Big Blue executive says. Plus: A Power 6 blade

Acer could block Lenovo’s growth in global PC market

A fast growth rate and recent acquisitions in the U.S. and Europe will extend Acer Inc.'s lead over Lenovo Group Ltd. as the world's third-largest PC vendor behind Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc., according to a study released by Gartner Inc. Wednesday.

Sun delivers first UltraSparc T2-based servers

The companuy hopes the benefits of its latest Niagara series processors will mean enterprise customers will be able to cut the amount of hardware they need in their data centres

Sun launches first x86 quad-core servers

The company's partnership with Intel evolves with the introduction of the X4450 and X4150, which will use Xeon 7300 and 5300 processors. An early adopter talks about the benefits

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