Intel Unveils High-Speed Chip

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 30, 2009 5:46 PM CDT

(Newser) – Intel has rolled out a new chip for servers that will more than double the effectiveness of systems but consume no extra power, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Xeon 5500 excels at “virtualization,” allowing multiple operating systems and applications to run on... Read full story »

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