IBM gives Power5 servers dual-core boost
News IBM will boost the processing power of its p5-575 server, a machine geared for high-performance technical computing tasks, the company plans to announce on Monday. Today, each p5-575 ships with eight Power5 chips, but each chip has only one of its...
[June 20, 2005, 9:25]
IBM readies retail supercomputer
News IBM plans to begin selling on 18 February a powerful but power-hungry server specialised for supercomputing tasks, ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com has learned. The p5-575 combines eight Power5 processors and as much as 32GB of memory into a...
[February 11, 2005, 8:00]
Four-way Power leads new Unix charge for IBM
News IBM plans to announce several new Unix servers on Tuesday, including a midrange p5 570 system with faster Power5+ processors running at 2.2GHz. Until now, the Power5+ ran at a top speed of 1.9GHz, the same top speed its fastest Power5 predecessor.
[February 14, 2006, 8:10]
IBM goes after Sun with new low-end systems
News IBM has revamped its entry-level Unix servers with new processors and an Integrated Virtualisation Manager aimed at the SME market, and launched a vitriolic attack on rival Sun Microsystems. Launching four new servers, three of them based on the...
[October 4, 2005, 5:01]
Blue Gene/L cruises past 100 teraflop barrier
News IBM's Blue Gene/L supercomputer has doubled its own performance record by doubling in size; the machine has now performed at 135.5 teraflops, the Department of Energy said on Wednesday. The system, which is in the process of being installed at...
[March 24, 2005, 9:15]
