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Global computer storage market to grow in 2010

By Gina Roos

The global market for hard disk drives (HDDs) and optical disk drives (ODDs) used in computers is expected to climb as the PC market continues to strengthen, reports iSuppli Corp. The market researcher expects global revenue of HDD shipments to reach $27.7 million in 2010, up 18.4 percent from $23.4 billion in 2009. ODD... »

National claims first PMBus and protection IC

By Gina Roos

National Semi claims the industry's first system monitoring, protection and control IC with on-chip PMBus support. Launched at APEC, the LM25066 provides designers of blade servers, storage networking systems, routers/switches and modular subsystems with a solution that improves system reliability and reduces operating expenses in data centers. »

Samsung mass produces 4-Gbit DDR3 DRAM

By Gina Roos

Samsung has started volume production of the industry's first low-power 4-Gbit DDR3 devices using 40-nm process technology. The high-density memory is expected to deliver significant power savings to data centers, server systems and high-end notebooks. »

DOE issues energy-efficiency metrics for data centers

By Gina Roos

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry leaders, have agreed on energy-efficiency measurements, metrics, and reporting guidelines for data-center facilities. »

DOE awards $47M for energy-efficient IT projects

By Gina Roos

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $47 million for 14 projects to support the development of new technologies that can improve energy efficiency in the information technology (IT) and communication technology sectors including data processing, data storage and telecommunications. »

AMCC renames company to better reflect product focus

By Gina Roos

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. has announced its new name as AppliedMicro to reflect the company's focus on energy-efficient and cost optimized semiconductor devices for embedded computing, telecommunications and networking applications. The company is striving to reduce the power consumption of its products by as much as 50 percent. »

Molex iPass HD connector doubles data rate, bandwidth

By Gina Roos

Aimed at next-gen SAS speed and density requirements, Molex Inc. has introduced the iPass+ High Density (HD) system, referenced as mini-SAS HD in the SAS 2.1 standard. »

HP to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion

By Gina Roos

HP will purchase 3Com for $2.7 billion, which will significantly expand HP's Ethernet switching offering, add routing solutions and network security capabilities and strengthen the company's position in China. »

Samsung: DRAMs and SSDs are the “dynamic duo” of server power savings

By Gina Roos

Samsung Electronics claims its DDR memory chips and SSDs have the potential to significantly lower server power consumption and reduce data center costs. The two technologies have the combined potential to save more than 10 percent of power usage per server, said Samsung. »

Green PC market to exceed $190 billion by 2013, says researcher

By Gina Roos

Computer and server vendors are making their products increasingly green with the newest equipment consuming less electricity than legacy hardware, toxic substances being replaced with more environmentally friendly materials, and most vendors taking their products back at end of life cycle for reuse/recycling, according to a new study by NextGen Research, Oyster Bay, N.Y »

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