Intel Begins Dual-Core Xeon Server Chip Rollout
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

After taking a pretty heavy beating in the press and a much less intense drubbing in a server marketplace where every other major chip maker has dual-core chips in the market, Intel joins the ranks this week as it begins delivering its "Paxville" Xeon DP chip. Getting the Paxville Xeon DP processor to market is a stop-gap measure until the "Dempsey" Xeon DP, a true dual-core chip with lots of new goodies, comes to market early next year. READ MORE >

Server Makers Are Ready and Sorta Eager for Dual-Core Xeons
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

By being such a staunch supporter of Intel, Dell might have got a few extra weeks to sell the new "Paxville" Xeon DP processors that Intel announced this week. But now the rest of the market can dive in, and Hewlett-Packard and IBM didn't waste any time saying they would support the new chips as well as the Paxville Xeon MPs that are expected to start shipping in November and that Intel previewed. READ MORE >

IBM Revamps OpenPower Linux Boxes with Power5+ Chips
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

It's October, and that is one of the traditional times for IBM to inject its latest Power processor technology into its Unix-based--and now Linux-based--server lines to chase a little competitive money in the final quarter of the year. With the Power5+ processor announcements last week, IBM is following on its tradition of beefing up its iron, to be sure. But like other server makers these days, IBM's approach to rolling out new processors is just as focused on keeping the electricity usage and heat dissipation to a minimum while driving up the performance it can deliver in a particular machine's form factor. READ MORE >

Red Hat Taps Tru64 Unix Expert as CTO
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Linux distributor Red Hat said this week that it has hired a new chief technology officer, one with deep Linux and Unix credentials. Brian Stevens, who has been hacking operating systems professionally for 20 years, is the new CTO and vice president of engineering at Red Hat. Prior to his appointment, Stevens was the CTO at Mission Critical Linux, a startup that tried to create a hardened Linux variant that was created by a bunch of former Compaq/Digital techies. READ MORE >

   But Wait, There's More

Novell Quietly Releases SUSE Linux 10.0 . . . New Exec Takes on Novell's European Challenge . . . Power.org Adds More Members . . . Radiant Data Creates Entry PeerFS Data Replication for Linux . . . Low Interest Rate Deal from Big Blue Gets a Little Less Low . . . IBM Streamlines Product Configuration with Director 5.1 . . . READ MORE >

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