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The latest stories on the world's biggest chip maker, Intel Corporation.

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Security services among top employers IT students want to work for

MI5 and GCHQ are among the top 10 employers that IT students would like to work for, although the likes of Google and Apple still lead in the work popularity stakes.
Firefox on Windows RT 'probably not worth it'

Mozilla will "probably not bother" building a version of Firefox for Windows RT if Microsoft does not allow other browser makers to call important APIs for the new operating system, according to a Mozilla product director.
Smartphone boom drives market in hybrid processors

Hybrid processors that include two or more types of core now account for half of all processor revenues, driven by growth in smartphones and tablets, according to new research by IMS Research.
Pure Storage debuts next-gen flash array with high-availability option

Pure Storage today announced the second generation of its all-flash array, which can now be configured for high availability.
Spiceworks social network for IT pros hits 2m users

Spiceworks, the social business platform for IT professionals, has announced that it now has 2 million users, representing nearly 30 percent of all IT pros at small and medium-sized businesses worldwide.
SAP betting big on HANA in-memory database at Sapphire

SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire conference in Orlando Wednesday, announcing a slew of new applications, partnerships and functional enhancements for the system.
WWDC 2012 forecast: Cloudy with a chance of new MacBooks

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is less than one month away and we're guessing there will be new MacBook Pros and personal video sync (not iTunes purchases) to iCloud. But how many people will share via iCloud when so many popular alternatives already exist including Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram, Picasa, Dropbox and Windows Live?
IBM brings Intel Ivy Bridge architecture to M4 server line

IBM will begin rolling out a family of Intel Ivy Bridge-equipped versions of its M4 server expected to reduce data centre power costs and offer entry level virtualisation servers.
DDR4 memory poised to boost tablet and server performance

The upcoming shift from Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) RAM to its successor DDR4 will herald a significant boost in both memory performance and capacity for data centre hardware and consumer products alike, according to IHS iSuppli analysts.
Intel launches third generation Core vPro processors

Chip maker Intel today announced the launch of its third generation Intel Core vPro processors, codenamed Ivy Bridge, designed for use in business laptops, desktops and ?intelligent systems?.

Latest Features

Securing your hybrid cloud

The debate over public cloud versus private cloud continues to rage within the IT industry. As most organisations take an ad-hoc, evolutionary approach to new technologies, the environment over the next five years is likely to be a mixture of the two.
Intel's Ivy Bridge Processor: Leaner and meaner

So how will you be able to tell whether you have an Ivy Bridge CPU in your new computer? Look for the "3rd Generation Core Processor" brand name. You can also tell from the model number: Systems with a 3000 number after "Core i5" or "Core i7" use Ivy Bridge, while systems with a 2000 model number are Sandy Bridge. So, a Core i5-2600K, for instance, is a current-generation Sandy Bridge processor, while a Core i5-3550 is a new Ivy Bridge model.
Next-generation server virtualisation

Virtualisation has swept the enterprise and its success has driven new innovation in hardware, software and security practices, as IT organisations demand greater performance, manageability and security from their virtualised infrastructure.
What will Windows 8 touchscreen laptops look like?

Windows 8?s touch-centric interface will help to usher in a new wave of laptops with tabletlike touchscreens. To make it easier for users to tap and swipe on even superthin Ultrabooks, laptop makers will break out of the traditional clamshell shape and introduce laptops with more unusual designs.
Does VMware have a real future?

Price is a big weakness when every player in the virtualisation market is offering a good-enough free option.
Intel Data Centre CTO: Moore's Law is far from over

Moore's Law will continue to be a viable business proposition for many years to come, because when it is no longer possible to scale in two dimensions, chip manufacturers will simply grow in the third dimension, according to Steve Pawlowski, CTO of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group.
HP announcements and missed opportunities

HP's products unveiled recently range from an enhanced server line to a new range of thin clients to the first all-in-one workstation. What's missing is an HP corporate story along with what may be the major competitive opportunity. Let me explain.
Mobile wallets: novelty or necessity?

With mobile wallet announcements pouring out of last week's Mobile World Congress, the market for m-commerce is undoubtedly gaining momentum.
WOA or x86 - Which Windows tablet to choose?

IT managers weighing the pros and cons of picking either an upcoming Windows on ARM (WOA) tablet or an x86-based Windows 8 tablet still face a number of unknowns.
Data destruction - The in-depth guide

A key part of any information security strategy is disposing of data once it's no longer needed. Failure to do so can lead to serious breaches of data-protection and privacy policies, compliance problems and added costs.

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Featured White Papers

Top 10 reasons why you should choose HP StoreOnce

You as an IT manager want simple, cost-effective solutions for your complex IT challenges. HP kept this in mind while designing StoreOnce. New technologies, such as deduplication can be difficult to understand but StoreOnce powered by Intel Xeon processor 5500 series makes it simple.
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Applying factory principles to accelerate enterprise virtualization

To create infrastructure for our private enterprise cloud, Intel IT has set a goal of virtualizing up to 75 percent of our Office and Enterprise computing environment. This presents the challenge of how to rapidly virtualize thousands of servers located across Intel and owned by a variety of Intel business groups.
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Why solid-state drives usage scenarios are expanding for the datacentre

Collaborative work toward the improvement of SSD products makes them an essential tool for meeting numerous challenges common in real-world IT environments. The newest generation of Oracle systems with Intel SSDs can help improve the economics of your datacenter by helping lower datacenter power usage, boosting performance levels, decreasing operating costs, and providing higher reliability.
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New power for turbo-charging the efficient data centre

The value of data center virtualization continues to grow. Not long ago, VMware® vSphere? 4 running on the Intel Xeon 5500 series processor (based on the Intel Microarchitecture Nehalem) delivered world record performance for two-socket servers on the VMmark benchmark, with a remarkable 160 percent increase versus previous generation solutions. The Intel Xeon 7500 series processor extends that high performance to a new family of enterprise-class servers which provide the capacity and reliability needed to virtualise even the most demanding enterprise workloads.
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Intelligence that adapts to your needs

With an Intel Core vPro Processor, control meets cost saving while still delivering exceptional business performance.
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