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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
11:50 (GMT+8)
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AMD reveals future platform lineups Nov 12, 14:32 AMD has announced new details on its platform roadmap at the 2009 Financial Analyst Day, where senior executives, including president and Chief Executive Officer Dirk Meyer, discussed AMD's strategy for sustained success and growth in 2010 and beyond. Read more |
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Global PC processor shipments jump 23% sequentially in 3Q09, says IDC Nov 10, 16:57 Worldwide PC processor shipments in the third quarter of 2009 rose substantially by an all-time record level for a single quarter, according to data from IDC. PC processor unit shipments in the third quarter rose 23% compared to the second quarter, approximately double the typical growth in unit shipments for the period. In terms of revenues, the PC processor market grew more than 14% on quarter to US$7.4 billion, said IDC. Read more |
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Inventec to merge with server solution subsidiary IESC Oct 16, 17:11 Inventec has announced that it will merge with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Inventec Enterprise System Corporation (IESC), a server solution provider, in order to consolidate resources within the group and to improve operating efficiency. IESC will be absorbed into Inventec, effective November 30, 2009. Read more |
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Inventec starts up a new server R&D center in Taiwan Oct 15, 17:13 Inventec recently started up a new R&D center for server and industrial PC related products in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The company expects its annual revenues from the server business to double to NT$100 billion (US$3.09 billion) in 2012, up from the current NT$50 billion. Read more |
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Green computing sector to reach almost US$224 billion in 2013, says NextGen Research Oct 2, 17:06 Computer and server vendors are working to make their products increasingly energy-efficient and environmentally benign, in order to tap into a market for green computing equipment that will grow from about US$47 billion in 2009 to US$223.7 billion in 2013, according to NextGen Research. Read more |
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Taiwan server OEMs expect market share growth in 2009 Sep 23, 16:26 Taiwan-based server makers including Inventec, Wistron and Foxconn Electronics are expected to see their shipment shares increase because some vendors have shifted orders from small makers to them, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Asustek launches rack-servers with new Intel CPUs Sep 22, 17:10 Asustek Computer has launched its new RS300-E6 series rack-mount servers featuring the Intel 3420 PCH chipset and Xeon 3400 series processors. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Server shipments and revenues drop over 20% in 2Q09 Sep 17, 15:13 Taiwan's server market continued to suffer drops in both shipments and revenues in the second quarter of 2009. Taiwan's server revenues in the second quarter dropped 20.6% on year, while shipments dropped 26.4% on year, according to sources citing figures from IDC. Read more |
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Intel details future low-power Xeon chips for communication and storage Sep 15, 16:37 Intel executives have disclosed new information about next-generation Intel Xeon processors (Jasper Forest) for embedded, communications and storage applications, due in early 2010. Read more |
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Intel introduces Core i7, Xeon 3400 and Core i5 processors Sep 8, 16:43 Intel has introduced several high-performance desktop and server processors – the new Intel Core i5 processor family, two new Intel Core i7 processors and the Intel Xeon processor 3400 series bring Intel's latest Nehalem microarchitecture to mainstream desktop and entry server markets. Read more |
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Worldwide server market constraints continue in 2Q09, says Gartner Sep 4, 17:07 Worldwide server shipments dropped 28% on-year in the second quarter of 2009, while revenues fell 29.4pp on-year, according to Gartner. Read more |
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Lanner introduces automotive DVR with 3G wireless and 4-channel H.264 Sep 3, 15:10 Lanner Electronics has announced the release of the VW-1104, a compact mobile DVR platform built on the Intel Atom CPU and offering Wi-Fi, 3G mobile and GPS communications along with four-channel H.264 video capture and compression. Read more |
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AMD announces new six-core server processor Sep 1, 16:20 AMD has announced the immediate availability of the new six-core AMD Opteron EE processor at 40W ACP. Read more |
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Inventec notebook shipments may drop to as low as 23 million units in 2010 Aug 27, 15:29 Inventec's notebook shipment forecast for 2010 has been reduced by market watchers from the previous estimate of up to 27 million units, to only 23-25 million units, since Inventec recently lost outsourcing orders from Toshiba and Hewlett-Packard (HP) for the second half of 2009, and has received fewer-than-expected orders from Acer for 2010. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Server market may suffer inventory issues in 2H09 Aug 13, 13:23 The server market in Taiwan may suffer from overstocked inventory in the second half of 2009 due to disagreements between government departments and server suppliers, which may cause delays in placing orders, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Supermicro announces a four-teraflop GPU-based computing system Aug 11, 16:05 Supermicro Computer has announced availability of its dual-Intel Xeon 5500 series processor-based 7046GT-TRF workstation which supports four Nvidia Tesla C1060 GPUs as well as three additional PCI Express add-on cards for high-bandwidth I/O. Read more |
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Nvidia Tesla GPU selected for workstation from HP Aug 4, 16:23 Nvidia has announced that Hewlett-Packard (HP) is adopting up to two Tesla GPUs in its Z800 workstation for the high-performance computing market. Read more |
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VIA announces Eden ULV processor powers Fujitsu thin client Jul 21, 16:23 VIA Technologies has announced its VIA Eden ULV processor is powering the Fujitsu Futro S100, a fanless and silent thin client and virtual workplace solution. Read more |
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Intel updates CPU launch schedule Jul 13, 16:16 Intel has updated its launch schedule for notebook-based Clarksfield CPUs, new CPUs for ultra-thin notebooks, desktop-based Lynnfield CPUs and several server CPUs, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Inventec adds Intel and Dell as server clients Jun 17, 16:31 Inventec acquired a factory in northern Taiwan for use by Inventec Enterprise System, its server subsidiary, in April 2009 specifically to allow the subsidiary to undertake OEM production for two new clients, Intel and Dell, according to Inventec chairman and CEO Richard Lee speaking at Inventec's 2009 shareholders meeting on June 16. Read more |
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Worldwide server revenues and shipments drop in 1Q09, say IDC and Gartner Jun 10, 13:35 Factory revenues in the worldwide server market declined 24.5% on year to US$9.9 billion in the first quarter of 2009. This is the third consecutive quarter of on-year revenue decline and the lowest quarterly server revenues since IDC began tracking the server market on a quarterly basis 12 years ago, according to IDC's latest report figures. Server unit shipments declined 26.5% on year in the first quarter of 2009, accelerating from the 12% decline experienced in the fourth quarter of 2008 and representing the lowest quarterly server shipment total in five years and the largest ever on-year quarterly server unit decline. Read more |
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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 launch times revealed Jun 4, 12:20 Microsoft's OEM Division Corporate Vice President Steve Guggenheimer during a keynote address at Computex 2009 in Taipei revealed that the company is confident with the progress made with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and that as a result, Microsoft will deliver Release to Manufacturing (RTM) code to partners in the second half of July. Windows 7 will become generally available on October 22, 2009, and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be broadly available at the same time. Read more |
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Computex 2009: AMD announces six-core Istanbul server processor Jun 2, 17:06 AMD has announced availability of its first six-core Opteron server processor (Istanbul) with Direct Connect Architecture for two-, four- and eight-socket servers. Read more |
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Intel previews Xeon Nehalem-EX processor May 27, 12:12 Intel has previewed a new Intel Xeon processor codenamed Nehalem-EX designed for expandable high-end Intel server platforms, which the chipmaker claims will deliver a number of new technical advancements and boost enterprise computing performance. Read more |
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Acer launches home server using Atom processor May 22, 16:45 Acer has announced the Aspire easyStore home server for customers in the US. Designed for households and home-based businesses with multiple PCs, the Aspire easyStore offers a simple way to network home computers, and centralize, share and protect digital data as well as access it remotely from outside. Read more |
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VIA Nano CPU adopted by Dell in server May 20, 16:10 VIA Technologies has announced the adoption of its Nano processor platform in the latest high-density server product from Dell's Data Center Solutions Division. The XS11-VX8 is an ultra-light server designed for hyper-scale data center environments that can take advantage of the unique power and performance efficiency of the VIA Nano processor. Read more |
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Notebook component shortage likely to get worse in 2H09, says Inventec May 19, 14:27 The supply of key notebook components may continue to worsen in the second half of 2009 leading to increasing costs, according to Alexander Hsu, president of Inventec's finance division. Components currently facing a shortage include DRAM modules, hard disk drives and panels. Read more |
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Worldwide processor market remained weak in 1Q09, says IDC May 12, 16:37 Worldwide PC processor shipments in the first calendar quarter of 2009 fell significantly for the second quarter in a row, according to new data from IDC. While the decline was slightly more than typically occurs between the fourth and first quarter, IDC said it believes that the market's decline is slowing. Read more |
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AMD introduces new quad-core server processors Apr 23, 14:49 AMD has introduced the 45nm quad-core AMD Opteron EE processor, a 40W average CPU power (ACP) processor designed for dense data center environments such as those built for cloud computing and web serving, according to the company. Read more |
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Micron DDR3 server memory validated with next-generation Intel Xeon Apr 9, 10:09 Micron Technology has announced that its suite of DDR3 server memory modules are validated with Intel's next-generation Xeon processor chips. Meanwhile, Lexar Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Micron, has also validated its corresponding Crucial-branded modules. Read more |
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IDF Beijing: Intel reveals new processors for mobiles and servers Apr 8, 17:03 Celebrating the one-year anniversary of Intel's introduction of its Atom processor family, Anand Chandrasekher, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group, introduced two new processors for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and several other milestones during his keynote at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing. Read more |
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AMD offers an upgrade program for Opteron server processors Apr 8, 16:37 AMD has announced a global AMD Opteron upgrade program allowing its channel partners and customers to receive up to a 35% discount when upgrading their AMD Opteron processors. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Dell announces five Nehalem-based servers Apr 3, 01:00 Dell has announced the launch of five Intel Xeon 5500-based servers in the Taiwan market. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Enterprise spending on servers drops 20% in 2008, says IDC Apr 2, 17:00 Enterprise spending on servers dropped 4.9% on year in the Asia Pacific market excluding Japan during 2008, of which, Taiwan dropped 20%, according to IDC. Read more |
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Intel introduces Xeon 5500 series server CPUs Mar 31, 11:18 Intel has introduced 17 enterprise-class processors, led by the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series. The new enterprise-class chips can automatically adjust to specified energy usage levels, speed data center transactions and customer database queries, Intel said. Read more |
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Inventec to strength mobile communcation and software product lines in 2009 Mar 24, 11:53 Taiwan-based Inventec will strength its mobile communication and software service product lines in 2009, believing that the two areas will become the company's growth driver apart from its current server and notebook businesses, according to company CEO Richard Lee. Read more |
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Worldwide server shipments and revenues suffer declines in 4Q08, says Gartner Mar 4, 15:52 Worldwide server shipments in the fourth quarter of 2008 declined 11.7% from the fourth quarter of 2007, while server revenue decreased 15.1%, according to Gartner. Read more |
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Global server market contracts sharply in 4Q08, says IDC Feb 26, 12:01 According to IDC, factory revenues in the worldwide server market declined 14% year-over-year to US$13.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, marking the second consecutive quarter of market decline. Worldwide server unit shipments declined 12% in the fourth quarter of 2008 when compared with the year-ago period. For the full year 2008, worldwide server revenue declined 3.3% to US$53.3 billion, while worldwide unit shipments grew 2% to 8.1 million units. This is the first time the server market has exceeded eight million units in a calendar year, reflecting continued demand for new physical servers even as virtualization makes significant gains in the enterprise. Read more |
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Sun expects double-digit growth in Greater China Feb 19, 11:36 Sun Microsystem has said it expects combined revenues in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to see double-digit growth this year due to continued growth in the China market. Read more |
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Global PC processor market to decline through 1H09, says IDC Feb 11, 14:37 Worldwide PC processor shipments fell significantly in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, according to IDC. A further demand decline in the first quarter of 2009 points to a very poor outlook for the first half of the year. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Server shipments dropped in 3Q08, says IDC Feb 2, 14:58 The total server shipments to the Taiwan market in the third quarter of 2008 reached 19,208 units, drops of 10.7% on quarter and 8.7% on year, while total revenues reached US$70.8 million, a drop of 31.5% compared to the same period a year earlier, according to IDC. Read more |
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Kingston enters SSD market, targeting enterprise servers and notebooks Jan 20, 17:07 Memory module maker Kingston Technology recently announced its entry in the solid-state drive (SSD) market. The products reportedly will be marketed in a a co-branding partnership with Intel. The company has introduced the SSDNow E and SSDNow M series – the former designed for enterprise servers and the latter for the corporate notebook applications, according to the company. Read more |
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VIA announces new barebone storage server Dec 11, 16:13 VIA Technologies has announced the VIA ARTiGO A2000 barebone storage mini-server which packs terabytes of storage capacity within a stylish, compact, low power and low noise system, according to the company. Read more |
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USI sees drop in November revenues Dec 8, 15:27 Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.15 billion (US$123.85 million) for November 2008, a drop of 19% on month and 37% on year. Accumulated revenues for the first 11 months this year were NT$60.9 billion, a slight increase of 4%. Read more |
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PC market will slow as financial turmoil spreads, says IDC Dec 4, 16:47 As the economic crisis continues to evolve – constraining GDP, consumer and commercial confidence, capital and credit availability, and creating other challenges – demand for personal computers is expected to slow quickly. IDC expects worldwide PC shipments to grow just 3.8% in 2009 with shipment value falling by 5.3%. This is considerably slower than second quarter projections of 13.7% growth in units and 4.5% in shipment value. The outlook for full year 2008 and 2010 have each been lowered a couple percent to 12.4% and 10.9%, respectively, with growth above 12% for 2011 and 2012. Read more |
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Worldwide server market decelerates in 3Q08, says IDC Dec 4, 16:41 According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenues in the worldwide server market declined 5.2% on year to US$12.6 billion in the third quarter of 2008. This is the largest quarterly revenues decline since the fourth quarter of 2002 as technology spending slowed around the world. Server unit shipments growth of 2.8% on year in the third quarter of 2008 represented the slowest increase in server shipments since the fourth quarter of 2006. Read more |
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Worldwide server shipments grow 4%, revenues decline 5% in 3Q08, says Gartner Dec 2, 12:24 Worldwide server shipments for the third quarter of 2008 increased 4.4% over the same quarter last year, while worldwide server revenue for the same period declined 5.4%, according to Gartner. Worldwide server revenues totaled US$12.7 billion for the quarter, as worldwide servers shipments reached 2.3 million units. Read more |
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AMD announces new server processors; details new desktop platform for 45nm CPUs Nov 13, 15:33 AMD has announced widespread availability of its 45nm quad-core AMD Opteron processor, which it claims delivers up to 35% more performance with up to a 35% decrease in power consumption at idle. Read more |
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Intel adds more Nehalem CPUs to server line; to phase out more notebook CPUs Nov 13, 01:05 Intel is planning to launch Xeon 5500 (Nehalem-EP) and Xeon 3500 series (Nehalem-WS) server CPUs in the first quarter of 2009, according to sources at server makers. Read more |
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Worldwide PC processor market hits record shipments in 3Q08, says IDC Nov 3, 16:33 Worldwide PC processor shipments in the third calendar quarter of 2008 reached record levels again, according to new data from IDC. However, the outlook for the processor market in the fourth quarter this year and 2009 is very murky. Read more |
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