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    IBM Adds DB2 to Lotus Foundations SMB Package (PC World)

    PC World - Just a few weeks after Microsoft pulled the plug on its Windows Essential Business Server (EBS), IBM has beefed up its own pre-integrated package for small and medium-sized businesses, called Lotus Foundations.

    TriQuint Semiconductor hikes 1Q forecast (AP)

    AP - TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., which provides chips for mobile gadgets such as Apple's iPhone, hiked its profit forecast for the quarter on Thursday, a sign that demand is improving.

    Ahead of the Bell: LSI upgraded at Kaufman (AP)

    AP - Chip maker LSI Corp. is poised for a series of strong quarters on healthy demand for personal computers, servers and network equipment, according to one analyst.

    Biden to visit NC manufacturer of semiconductors (AP)

    In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 photo, cars stream past the CREE Shimmering Wall in downtown Raleigh, N.C. LED lights manufactured at CREE are used to light the wall. On Thursday, March 18, 2010, Vice President Joe Biden is expected to visit the North Carolina company which is enjoying rapid sales of its light-producing semiconductor chips the Obama administration is offering as an example of manufacturing job growth from energy-efficient products. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit a North Carolina maker of light-producing semiconductor chips that the Obama administration is offering as an example of the potential for job growth in manufacturing energy-efficient products.


    Intel's Xeon 5600 May Retire a Lot of 'Geezer Servers' (NewsFactor)

    NewsFactor - Intel is pushing its Xeon Processor 5600 series as the most secure data-center processor on the market. The company launched the server and workstation chips on its 32nm logic technology, which relies on second-generation high-k metal gate transistors to boost speed and lower energy consumption.

    Is This an Xbox 360 'Slim' Motherboard? (PC World)

    PC World - Petite, that's how you might describe this rumored Xbox 360 motherboard, snapped and leaked on Chinese site A9VG's message boards and picked up by Kotaku. The motherboard reportedly packs the CPU and GPU onto a single chip--that'd be it purportedly hiding under the CoolerMaster fan--whereas existing Xbox 360 boards position the CPU and GPU across from each other at the board's center (see below).

    Intel, global chip shares jump (Reuters)

    Paul S. Otellini, President and CEO of Intel Corporation, delivers his keynote speech at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Shares of Intel Corp jumped 4 percent to their highest in more than a year on expectations that robust Asian sales and a rebound in corporate spending will help the chipmaker beat current-quarter earnings estimates.


    AMD, Intel Bringing More Cores to More Servers (PC Magazine)

    PC Magazine - Tuesday's big chip news was the introduction of Intel's new six-core Xeon 5600 chip, along with new servers based on the chip from Dell, HP, and IBM. While the news itself wasn't surprising, what it will usher in in terms of server performance bears watching.

    Intel unveils new server chips ahead of AMD (Reuters)

    Reuters - Intel Corp released its newest server chips on Tuesday, as it seeks to maintain its dominance over rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc, and prepare for an expected rise in demand.

    Low-Power Xeon 5600 Boosts Servers, Workstations (NewsFactor)

    NewsFactor - Intel rolled out a new range of Xeon processor chips Tuesday that are based on the chipmaker's 32nm logic technology featuring second-generation high-k metal gate transistors. Called the Intel Xeon Processor 5600 series, the new server and workstation devices promise to decrease energy consumption in data-center applications even as they boost processing speeds.

 
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