Computer Science NewsNews on Computer Science continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Phoenix CPU Sets Low-Power Record with Extreme Sleep Mode- June 19, 2008 A low-power microchip developed at the University of Michigan uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 times less in active mode than comparable chips now on the market.http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/phoenix-cpu-sets-low-power-record-wi... Microsoft releases near-final beta of HPC Server 2008- June 19, 2008 Microsoft Wednesday said it plans to release at the end of the month another beta of its Windows HPC Server 2008 and that the final version will ship by year-end. The beta is the first release candidate , which ...http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/microsoft-releases-near-final-beta-o... IBM may open source DB2- June 19, 2008 IBM is considering releasing its DB2 database-management software under an open-source licence.http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/ibm-may-open-source-db2?fromrss=1 Looking back on the Top500 supercomputers- June 18, 2008 The Top500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers passed a milestone Wednesday with the first system to achieve peak performance of 1 petaflops, or one quadrillion floating point operations per ...http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/looking-back-on-the-top500-supercomp... AMD Stream Processor First to Break 1 Teraflop Barrier- June 18, 2008 At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD today introduced its next-generation stream processor, the AMD FireStream 9250, specifically designed to accelerate critical algorithms in high-performance ...http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/amd-stream-processor-first-to-break-... Microsoft takes on PNDs with Windows Embedded NavReady 2009- June 18, 2008 Windows Embedded is the species of Windows operating systems that are built to run on hardware such as minimalist computers and control devices.http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/microsoft-takes-on-pnds-with-windows... Yahoo! to Strengthen Competitive Position in Online Advertising...- June 18, 2008 Yahoo! Inc. , a leading global Internet company, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Google Inc.http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/yahoo-to-strengthen-competitive-posi... EU stumbles on buying Microsoft alternatives- June 18, 2008 By David Lawsky Reuters Tuesday, June 17, 2008; 4:05 AM BRUSSELS - The European Commission, a thorn in Microsoft 's side for its antitrust campaigns against the software giant, is falling short in its own ...http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/eu-stumbles-on-buying-microsoft-alte... CoreOptics intros 40G SerDes- June 12, 2008 MANCHESTER, NHSAN JOSE, CA & NUREMBERG, Germany - CoreOptics Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of 1040100 Gbs optical networking subsystems, today announced availability of a 40 Gbs ...http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/coreoptics-intros-40g-serdes?fromrss... Web should connect brains, says Berners-Lee- June 12, 2008 The challenge of the web is to build a system that enables people to solve problems they couldn't solve on their own, said Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web ...http://www.topix.net/science/computer-science/2008/06/web-should-connect-brains-says-berne... |