Components & Peripheral Devices

Intel Hires Another AMD Veteran To Work On Discrete GPUs

by Dylan Martin

The semiconductor giant continues to hire AMD veterans as it plans to return to the discrete GPU market with its Xe architecture after two prior failed attempts.
6 Key Takeaways From HP's Mixed Q2 Report

by Kyle Alspach

HP executives shared details on 3-D print growth, executive pay cuts and managed print services struggles.
Intel Sees VDI, vSAN Driving Optane Memory, Storage Sales

by Dylan Martin

'We have a number of partner wins already with Optane, which is pretty exciting. And we just look forward to growing more of those as we go forward into 2020 and 2021,' Intel Vice President Laura Crone told CRN of the chipmaker's push to accelerate Optane memory solutions across the data center and client markets.
Nvidia Data Center Sales Soar As Hyperscalers Adopt A100 GPU

by Dylan Martin

Nvidia says the new 7-nanometer A100 data center GPU contributed 'meaningful' revenue in its first quarter, thanks to 'strong adoption' across leading hyperscalers. 'We think that's a true indication of their excitement about our platform and their excitement for A100,' CFO Collette Kress says.
Intel's Steve Long: We're Seeing A 'Resurgence' For PCs

by Dylan Martin

While the PC market faces uncertainty in the second half of 2020, Intel executive Steve Long said there are three major reasons he is optimistic about the future of the business. 'There's obviously uncertainty with GDP. We don't control that. What we do control is the kind of innovation that we bring into the market,' he said.
Intel To Partners: Embrace 'Cloudification' In The Data Center

by Dylan Martin

The chipmaker says cloudification is about applying the architectures and deployment models used by cloud service providers to the rest of the date center market. 'It has become an expedient way to deliver new services and capability to an enterprise, to a school, to a community, etc.,' Intel's Rose Schooler tells CRN.
Intel To Meld Partner Programs In Q4 With Intel Partner Alliance

by Dylan Martin

The chipmaker is on track to merge Intel Technology Provider and other partner programs into Intel Partner Alliance, which will feature a unified user experience and AI-based personalization. 'One of the key things we want to do is make it a lot easier for partners to engage with us and open new doors to grow with us,' Intel's Eric Thompson tells CRN.
Intel Acquires Rivet Networks To Beef Up Wi-Fi Portfolio

by David Harris

Rivet Networks, based in Austin, was founded by two executives from Bigfoot Networks, which was acquired by Qualcomm.
Ex-Barefoot Networks CEO Leaves Intel Less Than Year After Acquisition

by Dylan Martin

Intel confirms to CRN that Craig Barratt, who was the head of the company's Connectivity Group, recently departed the chipmaker to 'pursue a career opportunity outside the company.' The moves comes less than a year after Intel acquired Barratt's company, network programmability specialist Barefoot Networks.
Intel CEO Bob Swan To Partners: 'You Can Count On Us'

by Dylan Martin

Intel CEO Bob Swan articulated his commitment to the channel, telling solution providers in an opening keynote address at the Intel Partner Connect conference that their innovation in building solutions around Intel technology is critical.
Intel Wants To Work With Partners To Build Carbon-Neutral PCs

by Dylan Martin

'We have a unique position in the technology industry and a leadership position in the technology industry. And for us, it's most important to work with our suppliers and partners to move the whole industry forward,' Intel executive Gregory Bryant says of the chipmaker's new industry-wide goals for 2030.
Nvidia Unveils 7nm Ampere A100 GPU To Unify Training, Inference

by Dylan Martin

'The Ampere server could either be eight GPUs working together for training, or it could be 56 GPUs made for inference,' Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says of the chipmaker's game changing A100 GPU. 'The economics, the value proposition is really off the charts.'
New 10th-Gen Intel vPro CPUs Expand Security For Business PCs

by Dylan Martin

'Out of the box, a vPro platform is going to be more secure than a consumer-only platform given the work that we do,' Intel's Stephanie Hallford says of the new 10th-generation, enterprise-grade vPro processors for laptops and PCs.
Intel, TSMC In Talks With White House To Build U.S. Foundries: Report

by Dylan Martin

'This is more important than ever, given the uncertainty created by the current geopolitical environment,' Intel CEO Bob Swan reportedly says in a letter to U.S. Department of Defense officials about a proposal to build a commercial foundry that would have the ability to produce chips for other companies.
New AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 Laptop CPUs Take On Intel vPro

by Dylan Martin

The chipmaker calls its Ryzen Pro 4000 processors the 'new standard for modern business PCs,' providing better performance than Intel's vPro processors for commercial ultra-thin laptops while offering competitive features for enterprise-level manageability, security and reliability.