New chip could revolutionize hefty compute work
IBM is taking what's long been a game chip, called the "Cell" chip, to power corporate computing and application speed. According to industry pundits, the first application of the IBM Cell server will likely be cutting costs of software that now demand tremendous amounts of data. The vendor recently demonstrated two applications of the technology, which is described as a good fit for specific tasks such as processing heavy duty mathematical calculations.
For more on the new computing chip:
- read this New York Times article
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