HP beefs up Integrity range

HP says that its new chipset that can increase the Integrity server's ability to handle complex workloads by up to 30 per cent using the same number of processors per machine. The company is also claiming that a new improved version of HP-UX, along with better management tools, will allow companies to get virtualisation projects up and running in less than half the time. The new chipset is being fitted in the cell-based HP Integrity rx7640, rx8640 and Superdome servers. ...more

Skype incorporates video conferencing

Skype has brought out the beta version 2.0 of its Internet voice calling app, which includes a video-conferencing component. The video component can be used full screen or windowed, or the user can choose not use the option at all. ...more

iSuppli: Reckoning the Xbox bill of materials

It's not news that Microsoft and Sony don't make money on console hardware, but iSupply have provided the exact figures in a 'teardown' analysis of the latest Xbox 360 console. The research company calculates that Microsoft does indeed price the product well below the total bill-of-material (BOM) costs of the components. Specifically, the total cost for the Xbox 360 Premium reaches $525, which is well above the retail price of $399. ...more

Linux server shipments up one third as market tops $1bn

Linux servers are now pulling in $1bn a quarter, according to the latest figures from IDC for the third quarter of this year. With a 42.6 per cent growth rate in revenues and 31. ...more

Interview: Intel's Don MacDonald talks Centrino

At the recent Intel Developer Forum, I caught up with Don MacDonald, Intel's Director of Marketing, Mobile Platforms Group. Following a Mobility Computing keynote by Intel VP Anand Chandrasekher - IDF Fall 2003: Next-gen Centrino processor takes a bow - we talked about all things Centrino: the forthcoming Dothan mobile processor, strained silicon, and the next-generation 'Sonoma' platform. A good one to start with - how will Dothan benefit the consumer as compared with previous Intel processors? MacDonald: Dothan is a system chip to replace what we codename the 'Banias' CPU, which is one of the ingredients of the Centrino package. ...more