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29th October 2005 Archive

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  • Second-class Intel to trail AMD for years

    Analysis Parity prayers aimed at 2009

    Two weeks ago, Intel looked poised to mount a serious challenge to AMD's server processor performance lead. Then the shockers arrived. Dual-core Itanium chip production slowed because of quality concerns. A sophisticated future Xeon processor was cancelled. Plans to unite the Itanium and Xeon lines around a common architecture …

    Servers 29 Oct 2005, 00:11

  • Overstock.com Prez sets feeble excuse record

    Swelling Q3 loss and IT meltdown 'his bad'

    Lingering evidence of the dot-com bust appeared last week as Overstock.com tried to explain an expanding third-quarter loss and a technology disaster. In the good old days, start-ups could dismiss a poor performance with but a smile and few encouraging words. These days, however, internet companies must display a hard-nosed, no …

    Financial News 29 Oct 2005, 22:37

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