microprocessors in news
Intel announces slump in profits
News However, Intel CEO, Craig Barrett, described business as "solid" in the period, and stressed record shipments of microprocessors, chipsets and flash memory. Despite strong revenue growth, Intel this week reported a 6... [13 Oct 1999]
Gateway to stop buying AMD microprocessors
News Gateway is planning to stop purchasing microprocessors from chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Systems (AMD), according to the Wall Street Journal online. The PC company began releasing machines featuring AMD's chips in... [20 Sep 1999]
Supercomputers, up, up and away
News US President Clinton yesterday announced changes relaxing US regulations governing the export of microprocessors and supercomputers. The announcement raises the amount of million theoretical operations per second (MTOPS)... [02 Jul 1999]
Intel to offer wafer-thin chips
News Intel has pledged to switch to manufacturing microprocessors on 300mm wafers by 2002, utilising a 0.13-micron production process. Other semiconductor companies - including IBM, Infineon Technologies (formerly Siemens... [10 Jun 1999]
Nortel joins Wintel in telecoms pact
News According to reports in the Financial Times, the alliance will see Nortel using Intel microprocessors and Microsoft Windows NT software in its routers and switches. Microsoft and Intel are today expected to launch a... [15 Mar 1999]
Intel set for anti-trust marathon
News In an investigation which bears similarity to Microsoft's lengthy duel with the Department of Justice, the FTC is trying to establish whether the chips giant has abused its position as the world's foremost supplier of... [22 Feb 1999]
ARM handhelds to support Windows CE
News Until now, and despite working with Microsoft since 1996, ARM has arguably been best known as the designer of microprocessors for Psion's handheld computers. UK-based microprocessor designer ARM Holdings has paved the... [13 Oct 1998]
ARM joins Bluetooth alliance
News ARM, the intellectual property company which designs Risc microprocessors, has joined the Bluetooth alliance of industry heavyweights currently developing a wireless technology standard for connecting mobile devices, PCs... [22 Sep 1998]
Chips crisis continues as NEC takes tumble
News We see microprocessors leading the recovery, as end-users enter another upgrade cycle caused by the introduction of Window NT 5.0. NEC announced on Friday that its results would show heavy losses for the first half of... [21 Sep 1998]
IT Managers suffer from technology overload
News Part of the problem is the rapid change in microprocessors in the last two years - from 486 to MMX, Pentium, Deschutes and Xeon. The ever-increasing rate of technological change in the desktop market is starting to... [16 Jul 1998]
DIY supercomputer points 'the way forward'
News The Avalon was created from 68 high-end workstations that use Digital's Alpha microprocessors. Techies at Los Alamos National Laboratories have built their own supercomputer for the knock-down price of $150,000. [06 Jul 1998]
Compaq launches ground-breaking remote access range
News The company maintains they are the first remote access products to be based on open standards technology, because they are based on Intel microprocessors and Windows NT. Compaq has announced a move into the remote access... [30 Jun 1998]
Corel makes Java breakthrough
News Meanwhile, Corel and Samsung have agreed to bundle Alpha and Intel versions of CorelDRAW, together with an Alpha version of Corel WordPerfect Suite 8, with their respective microprocessors and motherboards. [26 Jun 1998]
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