AMD Supercomputer To Deliver Next-Generation Games and Applications Entirely Through the CloudThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 2:27PMToday at CES, AMD (NYSE: AMD) President and Chief Executive Officer Dirk Meyer and OTOY Chief Executive Officer Jules Urbach unveiled a plan to revolutionize the deployment, development and delivery of HD content through the “AMD Fusion Render Cloud,” a massively-parallel supercomputer. The announcement took place during AMD’s Industry Insider Series keynote at the Las Vegas Hilton Theater, ...
EVE Online: Apocrypha Uncovers a New Version of the Universe ItselfThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 11:28AM CCP , one of the world’s leading independent game developers, today announced the launch of the tenth free expansion for EVE Online , its popular science fiction massively multi-player online game (MMOG). EVE Online: Apocrypha is the most ambitious EVE expansion in the game’s over five year history and it coincides with the March 10 th , 2009 release of EVE Online as a boxed product ...
EVE Online: Apocrypha Uncovers a New Version of the Universe ItselfThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 11:11AM REYKJAVIK, Iceland----CCP, one of the world’s leading independent game developers, today announced the launch of the tenth free expansion for EVE Online, its popular science fiction massively multi-player online game .
Data-Storage Product RoundupThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 9:49AM Virtualization Management Platform VM Orchestrator (VMO) 4 accelerates delivery of virtual computer environments while optimizing enterprise operations. The solution optimizes resource utilization, availability and power consumption via a self-service portal that supports delegated administration and lets end-users request/ control their VM usage. A multihost dynamic resource-management ...
Deploying iSCSI in a Virtualized WorldThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 9:49AMVirtualization technologies are changing the way organizations deploy server, networking and storage resources. These new architectures are more flexible and require organizations to provision storage resources quickly and easily in an effort to meet dynamic demand. In the past, organizations were likely to deploy static, inflexible, homogeneous storage environments, typically tapping a single ...
Virtualization & Cloud Computing: Public Clouds Are Not Just Big Virtual Server CloudsMonday, December 22, 2008 @ 11:27AMThere is a myth going around about virtualization and cloud computing. It’s expressed in a variety of ways, but the takeaway is always the same: “Public clouds are big virtual server clouds.” Sounds good, but untrue once you look under the covers. For good reason, since virtualization isn’t a panacea. read more
Carbon Trading Online, Part 1: Eco-Aware CommerceFriday, December 19, 2008 @ 6:12AMThe virtual world of the Internet has become a hotbed of activity designed to ease the real-world pollution problem. The Chicago Climate Exchange, or CCX, is a regulated exchange whose members are committed to cutting their emissions. It is the only cap-and-trade system in North America for six greenhouse gases.
The Ins and Outs of Virtualized I/OThursday, December 18, 2008 @ 2:37PMAt first look, virtualized I/O seems a lot like virtualized memory. Look again.
Myst Online goes open source, fans to make their own worldsWednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 9:56AM Cyan Worlds has announced that it will be releasing the tools used to create Myst Online: Uru Live , making the game open-source. Ars speaks with the man behind the decision to get the details. Read More...