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Chip Shot: Want a Server Cash Machine? Use This Savings Estimator

Intel's new Xeon 5500 series processors can deliver a payback as little as eight months when you replace an older, single-core Xeon server. To prove this, Intel is offering a tool that helps IT departments assess the value of replacing their aging x86 hardware with new Intel servers. The Intel® Xeon® processor-based Server Refresh Savings Estimator lets you enter data about your existing server environment and evaluate whether replacing older server technology with the latest generation of Xeon-based servers is worth the investment. This blog posting has more details on this valuable IT resource.

Chip Shot: Intel Chip Performance Nets Retail Award

At RetailVision Spring 2009 in Boca Raton, Fla., Everything Channel honored Intel for "continuing the PC revolution with smaller chips with massive performance." Everything Channel VP Larry Hooper awarded Intel the Best-Seller statue for PC Processors for its 2.4-GHz Core 2 Processor, joining other great companies who also won awards. The winners were chosen using a NPD market analysis that aggregates product sales from 100 retailers and e-tailers, respresenting roughly 20,000 storefronts.

Chip Shot: Chill Out Customers' Power Demands with Intel® Data Center Manager

Today, Intel announced the general availability of Intel® Data Center Manager, a software development kit that helps monitor and manage data center power consumption. This tool offers custom flexibility and real-time control to empower IT administrators to increase rack density, appropriately manage power and cooling infrastructure, and ultimately conserve energy and reduce costs. Designed for servers based on the recently released Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series, Data Center Manager utilizes Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager to optimize performance for power efficiency. Visit the Intel Data Center Manager site for more information.

Chip Shot: Corporate PC Costs - Penny Wise?

Companies hoping to shave costs by putting off the purchase of new PCs may actually spend more, according to a study commissioned by Intel and conducted by Wipro Product Strategy and Services. For a quick overview, there's also a fact sheet. According to the study, businesses can cut operational costs up to 52 percent with new PCs over four-year-old systems. Maintenance and acquisition costs are lowest at three years, making that the most cost-efficient time to buy. In fact, by buying then, companies can recoup their investment in in as little as 10 months if the PCs include Intel vPro technology. Possibly as important as cost, hanging onto to those old PCs could make the company vulnerable to up to 53 percent more security incidents in year four than year one.

Chip Shot: Cluster Connection for High Performance Computing

Intel launched Cluster Connection, an online community that enables IT professionals and engineers to share knowledge and obtain information about High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions. Cluster Connection combines user-generated content and resources from around the Web to provide relevant and timely information about HPC clusters while fostering dialog between users and industry experts. Cluster Connection is part of the Intel® Cluster Ready program which is dedicated to easing the adoption of HPC as a competitive differentiator for business. For more information on Cluster Connection, or to register for the online community at no cost, visit the Cluster Connection Website.

Chip Shot: Intel Gets Nod from Environmental Defense Fund for Employee Accountability

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) released its annual "Innovations Review" which featured Intel for its efforts to link employee compensation with sustainability goals. EDF recognizes companies that employ creative efforts to increase efficiency in operations, reduce waste and pollution. Read the EDF press release.

Chip Shot: Intel "Free Cooling" Earns IDG's InfoWorld Green 15 Award

Intel's was selected for the InfoWorld Green 15 award today for identifying cost savings and pushing the limits of free cooling in the data-center. InfoWorld annually recognizes 15 organizations who demonstrate that green IT projects can be a win-win proposition. Intel previously published a case study on its Data Center Air Economizer.

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Chip Shot: TreeHugger Dubs Intel "Best Effort by a Large Corporation"

TreeHugger recognized Intel's commitment to renewable energy by naming it the "Best Effort by a Large Corporation" in the Business and Politics category of the inaugural Best of Green Awards. Intel's renewable energy credits make up 46% of its US electricity usage and make the company the single largest purchaser of green power in the US. The winners were selected by TreeHugger correspondents around the world.