IBM Continues RS/6000 Performance Focus

by R. Krause ... Microsystems offerings on the SPECsfs97 .v2 benchmark, becoming the ... unit time than an eight-CPU Windows NT ... program(s) already available and running bug-free. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/06/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_06_21_00_1.asp - 10k - 2000-06-21 Summary: IBM has just released benchmark results for its mid-range Unix server, the RS/6000 M80, showing it to be a top performer in transaction processing and Web serving.

Red Hat Plays 'Love You, Love You Not' with CPUs

by R. Krause ... However, until their benchmark figures focus more on SYSTEM performance, and less on older CPU performance tests (viz. SPECint95 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/12/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_12_21_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-12-21 Summary: Red Hat has announced the release of Alpha Deluxe, its version of Linux for computers based on Compaq s Alpha CPU. At the same time, the company announced it would drop support for Sun s Sparc processor.

High-End Wintel-Based Rackmount Servers - The Big Get Bigger

by R. Krause ... are clusters - traditionally built using numerous free-standing systems. ... currently HP's smallest 4 CPU system requires ... extremely well in various benchmark tests ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/1999/08/research_notes/MN_HW_RAK_8_99_1.asp - 12k - 1999-08-01 Summary: A market analysis of Wintel-based rackmount servers: who are the key players, why they'll stay that way, their strengths, why a customer would want one, and where this market is heading.