AMD shows processors at Intel forum

AMD will show new models of its dual-core Opteron processor for servers at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, writes ServerWatch.

"AMD has been touting market share gains and performance-per-watt benchmarks that indicate an advantage over Intel," notes the article.

"They`re talking about roughly a 4% performance improvement which isn`t going to get too many people excited - it helps with some things, but we`re not talking about new functionality," says analyst Nathan Brookwood.

Research In Motion (RIM) announced the immediate availability of BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.1 and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Small Business Edition v4.1.

"The latest versions build on the manageability and power of BlackBerry as a platform for wireless communications and mobile access to corporate data," the company claims in a statement.

The new functionality is aimed at making it easier to expand populations of BlackBerry users and manage larger scale deployments.

Hewlett-Packard and Oracle have stepped up their commitment to sell more HP Integrity servers running Oracle software, reports ServerWatch.

"Oracle said its E-Business Suite, improved by the company`s purchases of PeopleSoft and Siebel Systems, will run on HP Integrity servers going forward. Oracle`s Database, Application Server and Enterprise Manager already run on the Integrity machines," says the article.

HP CEO Mark Hurd and Intel CEO Paul Otellini announced the upgraded partnership in a Webcast press conference recently.

Intel and Microsoft executives gave a joint presentation this week at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco, showing off hardware advances that work in tandem with Windows virtualisation tools, as well as Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003.

Intel emphasised its active management technology - intelligence built into the silicon that will be an add-in for SMS.

The technology lets IT administrators manage desktop computers, even if they are turned off or unplugged, said Martin Reynolds, a Gartner hardware analyst attending the event. For more information available here.