Hey all, I have a print server running Windows 2003 R2 Standard x86. I'm slowly testing some x64 Win 7 Pro clients in this environment. Is there anything tricky about adding x64 print drivers for the ...

When Curt Schumacher began working at the Chicago Board Options Exchange nearly a quarter century ago, the question of what hardware platforms to use to support the business was relatively simple.

Intel announced yet another delay - this time it is the next-generation x86 server product, Sapphire Rapids. It will take many years for the Intel ship to turn around.

And as enterprises are increasingly adopting AMD server CPUs, the revenues and margins for AMD and its OEM partners are also going up because these customers do not get the steep discounts that the ...

The first set of comprehensive benchmarks on serious ARM server hardware are in -- and they're impressive. While the Cortex-A9 isn't suitable for every workload, it challenges Intel in some ...

The market researcher has scaled back unit growth forecasts for x86-based servers, citing the market transition to multicore processors and demand for virtualization.

I wrote about server appliances last week, and observed in passing that Rebel.com and Cobalt, both purveyors of Linux-based boxes, had switched from embedded RISC processors to x86-compatible ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

AMD’s move three years ago to rely on ARM for server chips is turning out to be a big mistake. The company is putting its faith back in x86 chips as it seeks a reboot in servers, a market in which the ...

Advanced Micro Devices had no plans to release low-power x86 server chips until the release of its ARM-based servers in 2014, but sagging server fortunes have changed the company's direction.