AMD and Intel war over benchmarks
News The move followed the release of an Intel-funded report from Aberdeen Group that criticised the True Performance Initiative as "bad science" designed to fool "inexperienced buyers". AMD launched its "True Performance Initiative" with the Athlon XP...
[April 3, 2002, 14:07]
Intel shrinks Pentium 4 Northwood
News Intel has also stepped up its marketing campaign against the True Performance Initiative launched last year by rival AMD, which has led to an AMD policy of emphasising processor model numbers over clock speed.
[April 2, 2002, 14:24]
Why EMC for IP Storage and Simple Unified Storage
White Papers Companies around the globe are recognizing that a green initiative is not only good for the environment, it's good for the bottom line. Users of EMC report increasing storage capacity without increasing operational cost - a true win-win for the...
[April 7, 2009, 13:09]
New P4 outstrips Athlon - just
News AMD introduced the "True Performance Initiative" last autumn with the Athlon XP, arguing that since the chip delivers more performance per clock than older Athlons, it needs a different way of conveying that performance.
[April 4, 2002, 16:33]
AMD working on new PC rating method
News Last summer, the Sunnyvale, California-based company launched its True Performance Initiative, urging consumers to question the notion that a PC with a faster chip will always outperform one with a slower processor.
[August 22, 2002, 7:22]
Intel, Aberdeen attack AMD speed ratings
News Dunford also criticised AMD's "True Performance Initiative", announced last year, noting that the SPEC standard already has wide industry support. There is no single industry-standard method of measuring the performance of a processor, since chips...
[March 27, 2002, 15:11]
The future of Radio Frequency Identification
News The key standardisation bodies that are working on these issues include the American National Standards Institute, the International Organisation for Standardisation, Global Tag (a joint initiative of EAN International and the Uniform Code Council...
[August 18, 2003, 14:55]
Google-backed tool detects net filtering, blocking
News Google and a group of partners has launched an initiative to help outsiders see how internet service providers deal with network traffic, which could have an impact on the ongoing battle over net neutrality.
[January 30, 2009, 12:43]
Apple releases multiprocessor Power Mac line
News Adobe, MacroMedia and Live Picture are among developers supporting the MP initiative. It's true to say the Power Mac line is moving up the range," said James Dingwall business manager for Power Macintosh at Apple UK.
[August 6, 1996, 12:08]
