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The personal computer industry is showing signs of a recovery, with key players such as IBM, Intel, and Apple releasing strong quarterly results, and Dell expected to follow suit. This unexpected positive news comes after a spate of disappointing second-quarter earnings and worries about rising inventories in the sector. Analysts
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U.S. stock markets closed at their session lows on Wednesday, as investors grew increasingly concerned over rising oil prices and a Commerce Department report indicating a sharp decline in retail sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite index both suffered losses, with Intel's revised gross-margin
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Interactive Intelligence Inc. has formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Vonexus Inc., to focus on the growing IP PBX market for small and medium-sized businesses. The new subsidiary will be responsible for the distribution of the company's Enterprise Interaction Center (EIC) product, a standards-based all-software IP PBX. Vonexus will
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NVIDIA Corporation and Intel Corporation have joined forces to create the ultimate professional computing platform, featuring PCI Express-based products that deliver enhanced graphics performance and addressable memory. The collaboration aims to provide a powerful and scalable solution for users of professional applications, such as MCAD, DCC, and scientific computing. The
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Intel Corp. introduced a new 64-bit processor chip, the Xeon, designed for powerful computer workstations used by professionals such as engineers, video editors, and researchers. The new chips deliver a 30% performance improvement over the previous generation, with speeds reaching up to 3.6 gigahertz and prices ranging from $209
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The Supreme Court of the United States has made a unanimous decision in favor of health maintenance organizations (HMOs), ruling that federal law pre-empts suits in state court against HMOs for allegedly failing to provide necessary medical services. This decision has far-reaching implications for the estimated 72 million HMO clients
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The panel of financial experts, including Stephen Leeb of Leeb Capital Management, Pat Kiernan, and Ali Velshi, of CNNfn's The Money Gang, discussed various stocks and their potential investments. The conversation centered around CACI International, Research in Motion, FPL Group, Intel, Toll Brothers, and American International Group (AIG)
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AMD's Opteron, a 64-bit server processor, has become increasingly popular in the enterprise market, challenging Intel's dominance. Initially, Intel introduced its Itanium chip, which was not compatible with 32-bit chips but was not as successful as anticipated. AMD's Opteron, however, offers both 64-bit and
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The Chicago White Sox's technology infrastructure has seen a significant upgrade with the implementation of PCs from Gateway, Inc. The team's front-office administrators, scouts, and trainers utilize Gateway notebooks and desktops to support their organizational needs. The White Sox chose Gateway PCs due to their competitive
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Microsoft and Intel's dominance of the computing industry has been fueled by a cycle of planned obsolescence, where new technology was released every 18 months to keep users buying new computers and software. However, with Intel's recent announcement of a "thermal wall" and Microsoft&
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IBM and Intel Corporation have partnered to create a new Linux-based mobile workstation pilot aimed at increasing the productivity of engineers working in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) field. The collaboration combines the strengths of Intel(R) Centrino(TM) mobile technology, IBM ThinkPad notebooks, and Cadence Design Systems software. This
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SGI's Altix server has achieved stunning new world records in SPEComp L2001 tests for 64-processor and 128-processor systems, outperforming competitors including proprietary UNIX systems. Geared to evaluate systems used in demanding science and engineering environments, SPEComp L2001 measures the performance of shared-memory multiprocessor systems using applications based on
