Servers

During GTC 2012, Supermicro showcased its latest graphics processing unit (GPU) enabled X9 server and workstation solutions.

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Lantronix announced the xPico, which the company claims is the world's smallest embedded device server.

NASA announced that it has abandoned its last mainframe, an IBM Z9 system.

Microsoft will be introducing a new file system with Windows 8 Server, called ReFS, which is built on top of the existing NTFS, but will deliver new features for scale and prevent data corruption.

Intel is preparing a wave of new server processors for the first half of 2012: 20 new CPUs in Q1 and another 20 new models in Q2, according to Digitimes.

Intel has published information about a new entry-level server processor, which is, apparently, already shipping.

Once in a while, I stumble across a granted patent or a patent application that makes me wonder whether it is a serious filing or just a submission that tests the USPTO's willingness to grant a patent to something as trivial as a pound of sugar.

HP has begun using ARM processors for a new server platform called Redstone, which will become available in the first half of next year.

HP and Calxeda have teamed up to build servers based on ARM's low-power design.