COMPANY NEWS: At SC23, Intel showcased AI-accelerated high-performance computing (HPC) with leadership performance for HPC and AI workloads across Intel Data Centre GPU Max Series, Intel Gaudi 2 AI accelerators and Intel Xeon processors.

Intel has used the Hot Chips 2023 conference to reveal details of forthcoming Xeon processors codenamed Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest that are expected to arrive in 2024.

The latest CPUs in Intel's range are the Xeon W-3400 series and the Xeon W-2400 series, aimed at expert and mainstream workstations respectively.

Intel plans to invest more than US$700 million ($1004 million) in a major R&D lab for data centre technologies including heating, cooling and water usage.

As global networks become software-defined and edge inference transforms every sector, Intel announced, via its MWC Barcelona 2022 kick-off virtual keynote, new programmable hardware and open software.

Dell's new PowerEdge entry-level rack and tower servers are designed for small, medium and large businesses, according to the company.

Intel says its new 3rd-gen Intel Xeon Scalable is "the only data centre processors with built-in AI", delivering on average 46% increased performance."

A strategic partnership between Intel and Google Cloud is intended to assist the adoption of hybrid cloud by enterprises.

Chip manufacturer AMD has taken a potshot at rival Intel, accusing the latter of forcing people to buy more expensive processors than they need in order to get the grunt for which they are looking, terming this impost the "Intel tax".

The head of the OpenBSD project, Theo de Raadt, has warned that more flaws related to speculative execution in Intel CPUs are likely to be found and that the two vulnerabilities found by Intel, as a result of examining the Foreshadow bug — found by two independent teams — are cause for much worry.

Intel has released details of three more vulnerabilities in its Core and Xeon processor lines, all of which involve exploiting the feature known as speculative execution where processors attempt to anticipate and execute instructions.

Intel's new 8th-generation vPro Core and Xeon processors have arrived, designed for "digital transformation" and to encourage organisations of all sizes to "upgrade their fleets" of business PCs.

iMac Pro. Launching today, It's the most powerful Mac in the world, to be beaten presumably only by a forthcoming Mac Pro due next year, but until then, iMac Pro is it.

HP must have left the best for last when naming its latest bullet-proof, heavy duty, workstation, notebooks. Meet the ZBook.

Chip maker Intel has announced a major new release of its Xeon processor, using system-on-chip (SoC) technology to incorporate I/O capabilities on the same chip.

Chip maker Intel has announced a major new line of high end processor chips which it says break 27 performance records.

Chip giant Intel has unveiled a new high-end processor, the Xeon E7 v2, designed for "mission critical computing" in a bid to better deal with big data.

HP has announced new models in its ProLiant Gen8 server range, featuring Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron processors.

Intel's new Xeon E5-2600 processor product family has arrived, promising vastly improved processor, I/O, performance per watt and more for next-gen data centres and clouds powering billions of current and next-gen apps and devices.

IBM has claimed a new record for a Java applications benchmark.