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Vendorboard Intel's James Reinders looks at Message Passing Interface, an API for parallelism
Foundations of parallel programming: Part one
Vendorboard Intel's James Reinders looks into the algorithms that form the heart of threading building blocks — a C++ template library for parallel programming
Successful parallel programming
Vendorboard Intel's James Reinders presents some recurring themes for developers looking to improve their game when it comes to programming parallel systems
Abstract approaches to parallelism
Vendorboard One of the things to avoid when it comes to parallelism is working with raw threads. Abstraction offers a way around the issue, by avoiding the need to deal with low-level details of parallel systems
Three must-knows for parallelism
Vendorboard Scalability, correctness and maintainability are all vital issues when it comes to managing multicore systems, says Intel's James Reinders
Understanding task and data parallelism
Vendorboard Intel director James Reinders explains the difference between task and data parallelism, and how there is a way around the limits imposed by Amdahl's Law
Are multicore processors here to stay?
Vendorboard Intel director James Reinders looks at the power, memory and instruction-level parallelism walls that are forcing the move to multicore processors, and explains why sometimes it makes sense to...
IT espionage is more thriller than threat
Leader The newspapers are full of Chinese hackers attacking Western interests. Dramatic, but not threatening
Business mashups take centre stage
News Application company Serena Software has made available a mashup exchange designed for business developers
HDS unveils virtual storage with thin provisioning
News The storage supplier promises thin provisioning with heterogeneous storage
Is the iPhone ready for business?
Video From the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco, software developers and business users discuss the iPhone's potential as a business device
Virtualisation gets a harder edge
News Unwilling to see core products become a mere operating system feature, virtualisation companies are signing deals to build them into hardware
Standard coming to virtualisation format
News Virtualisation and server companies are co-operating to standardise the format used to save virtual machine images to disk
Public-sector IT spend predicted to fall
News As big government IT programmes slow, the UK public-sector software and IT services market will be hit, says analyst house Ovum
Microsoft's strategy for online success
Analysis The software giant is striving for greater compatibility with its rivals to ensure it plays as central a role online as it does on the desktop
Firefox hits 400 million downloads
News The most successful open-source browser has seen exponential growth in downloads, with its market share climbing significantly
iRex iLiad
Review The iLiad ebook reader features an excellent E-ink touch-screen display along with integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. However, there are some rough edges we'd like to see ironed out, and it's also a...
HP targets Cisco dominance with core switch
News The company's ProCurve division has released a core switching product which it hopes will make a dent in Cisco's market share
GSM interferance
Talkback Mobiles in hospitals? Scary thought! I remember the first time someone with a GSM mobile came into my office in 1995, my old dual tape answer machine started going crazy, playing messages for a few...
Gartner sees steady CRM growth
News The customer relationship management market will grow at around $1bn a year, analysts predict, as technologies such as SaaS are quietly absorbed
HP refreshes iPAQ lineup
News The updated range, intended to attract business users, features two 3G smartphones, a GPS device and two standalone PDAs
UK failing on flexible working options
News Many companies do not give employees the option to work remotely, or discourage the practice when it is available
IBM joins OpenOffice.org community
News The company will contribute code from the development of its Lotus Notes software, providing a boost for the ODF standard
BT looks to China for developer talent
News The telco plans to set up a Technology and Service centre in Dalian, plus an R&D facility in Shanghai
Doubts over thin computing's green credentials
News Experts are warning that virtualisation and thin computing simply move the energy problem from the desktop to the data centre
Australia brings telecoms to indigenous communities
News Projects to supply communities with internet and phone access have received grants from the Australian government
Australian bush WiMax network gets go-ahead
News A deal between the Australian government and OPEL will deliver12Mbps connectivity over 63,000 square km
US takes major step towards patent reform
News Big tech companies may welcome the House of Representatives' vote, but there's no guarantee that the proposal will become law
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Barcelona may not cure AMD's complaint
Analysis After a delay, Barcelona is here, but it's uncertain whether it is the clear winner AMD promised it would be
Epson EMP-822
Review Epson’s networkable EMP-822 is primarily for business use, but is also a capable all-rounder. It's too bulky and heavy for mobile professionals to carry regularly, but worth considering as a...
Microsoft and NHS to design healthcare software
News The company has teamed up with the NHS to develop a common interface for reducing the thousands of hospital mix-ups that occur annually
Google taps Capgemini to challenge Microsoft Office
News The two companies have announced a partnership aiming to boost uptake of the search giant's online Google Apps in large corporations
