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Intel to buy key assets from supercomputer maker Cray

Supercomputer maker Cray will sell its interconnect hardware development program and related intellectual property to Intel for $140 million in cash, the two companies announced today.

Up to 74 Cray employees will join Intel, Cray said. The company currently employs approximately 800 people worldwide.

"By broadening our relationship with Intel, we are positioned to further penetrate the [high-performance computing] market," said Peter Ungaro, president and CEO of Cray, in a statement.

Ungaro continued, "This agreement also dramatically strengthens our balance sheet and increases our options for further growth, profitability and creating shareholder value."

Cray said it … Read more

Attractive alternative to Outlook

EssentialPIM Pro is a powerful personal information manager that provides all the functionality of Outlook in an intuitive, attractive layout.

EssentialPIM Pro's interface is fairly self-explanatory and, like many similar programs, organizes its features in tabs along the side. The fonts and color scheme are pleasant and integrate well with newer versions of Windows. Each module of the program offers a degree of customization without going overboard, allowing users to tweak the program's appearance to suit their preferences. Users who have experience with any sort of calendar or personal organizer should find the program easy to use, but … Read more

A shift in Intel bus architecture coming next year

Intel will come with a new way to connect its chips in 2008/2009, a shift that marks a big change in how the company's chips function.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker will move to the Common System Interface, a high-speed way to connect chips, at that time. David Kanter of Real World Technologies provides more details here.

Intel put out the first papers on CSI in 2004 and has provided incremental details as well as changed some of the details over the years. (Sometimes, people called it Common System Interconnect.) Canter, though, gives you a pretty thorough … Read more