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AMD's SeaMicro launches new servers with Opteron and Xeon chips

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  • Posted September 11, 2012, 11:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • SeaMicro has unveiled the first product updates to its energy-efficient server platform since being acquired by AMD earlier this year, launching the SM15000 server and Freedom Fabric storage enclosures. The new servers are aimed squarely at the cloud computing market, offering...

AMD awarded $12.6 million supercomputing grant by US government

AMD awarded $12.6 million supercomputing grant by US government
  • Posted July 12, 2012, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • AMD has been given a grant under the FastForward program to the tune of $12.6 million to research next generation supercomputing technology. The program is a joint effort between the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Energy designed…

AMD buys low-power server maker SeaMicro

AMD buys low-power server maker SeaMicro
  • Posted March 1, 2012, 9:54 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News
  • AMD has announced plans to acquire SeaMicro, a Silicon Valley startup that specializes in building high-density low-power servers, in a cash and stock deal valued at $334 million. The move came as a bit of a surprise considering all the…

AMD quietly adjusts processor pricing, launches new Athlon CPU

AMD quietly adjusts processor pricing, launches new Athlon CPU
  • Posted November 17, 2011, 10:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD quietly changed the pricing on some of their Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) and even introduced a new Athlon-branded CPU. Such changes took a back seat to the launch of enterprise Opteron 6200 and 4200 processors based on Bulldozer architecture…

AMD launches 16-core Opteron 6200 server processors

AMD launches 16-core Opteron 6200 server processors
  • Posted November 14, 2011, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News With Video
  • AMD has announced the availability of its first sixteen-core server chips, the new Opteron 6200 (codenamed "Interlagos"), as well as a new six and eight-core parts launching under the Opteron 4200 series (codenamed "Valencia"). The company is promising up to…

AMD starts shipping "Bulldozer" Opterons, FX Series delayed

AMD starts shipping "Bulldozer" Opterons, FX Series delayed
  • Posted September 8, 2011, 11:01 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • AMD yesterday announced that it had begun shipping its first chips based on the new Bulldozer core. Unfortunately for PC desktop enthusiasts, the company was referring to Opteron server parts and not the Zambezi (FX Series) desktop chips we've been…

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