As the size of processors shrinks and their complexity increases, hardware reliability presents a real challenge. At the nanoscale, naturally occurring radiation can affect memory and logic circuits. Variations in manufacturing processes can cause components to behave inconsistently, and it can be hard to have absolute confidence that quality control measures can stop chips with [...]
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If you ever doubt the importance of parallel processing think again. Cast your eyes back across the 2,000 year span of Western history and what common denominator, from then until now, are you likely to see? There is one that leaps to my mind; the high value that is always placed on money. Money or [...]
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Much of the expense of using IT in the corporate environment comes from the cost of managing it. That’s why companies lag behind the consumer sector in updating their software, even free software like web browsers. The Intel vPro platform and Intel Active Management Technology make it possible to remotely manage computers, so that the [...]
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