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Notebooks for business

Buying a notebook, or a fleet of notebooks, for your business? Check out our buyer's guide for an overview of what you should be looking out for.

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Background

Intel's 2010 roadmap

From hardware-accelerated AES encryption via 32nm manufacturing to GPU integration and six cores, Intel's CPU roadmap holds great promise. The chip-maker's upcoming Larrabee 3D graphics processor remains short on detail though.

Server consolidation: a tech guide

Many modern datacentres are so full of equipment that it's impossible to add anything new without first making space for it. One way to free up valuable real estate is by consolidating existing servers into virtual machines or blade systems.

Netbook platforms: VIA Nano v. Intel Atom

Today's netbooks are mostly Intel Atom-powered, but that could change with the advent of VIA's Nano processor, which outperforms Intel's CPU in several areas.

Benchmarks: AMD's Phenom II

AMD's Phenom II processor is designed to boost the company's presence in the desktop market. But how does it fare against Intel's latest Core i7 (Nehalem) chip?

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