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First Eight OEM Platforms Featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Now Available

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Delivering new levels in performance scalability, virtualization performance and energy efficiency, AMD announced customers can get the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor today in systems from HP as well as other system providers. The recently-launched HP ProLiant G5 platforms represent the first of many systems that are expected to be available ...

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IBM Goes Watercooled with NextGen Energy-Efficient Supercomputer

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

IBM today introduced a new supercomputer powered by one of the world's fastest microprocessors and cooled by an innovative water system. The new Power 575 supercomputer, equipped with IBM's latest POWER6 microprocessor, uses water-chilled copper plates located above each microprocessor to remove heat from the electronics. Requiring 80 percent fewer ...

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