AMD calls Intel to duel; and a look at VoIP phone

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Aug 23, 20051 min

The news beat: Intel today detailed its next generation chip architecture, and AMD used the opportunity to take out ads in several newspapers challenging its rival to a performance duel. Neil McAllister blogs live from IDF. Gartner weighs in with a report suggesting PC revenue growth will be flat this year.

Grid wares: Startup Univa taps VCs to push Globus forward, and Greg Nawrocki recommends a handful of pieces to brush up on your grid reading.

SOA: Dave Linthicum wonders if customers would be better off if we shared our SOA solutions.

Lawsuits: Microsoft today has one fewer legal cases on its plate. The company and Artemis settled a trademark suit. But the Redmond giant is making its antitrust case to the Korean government, and attorneys are speculating that if Microsoft can get the case with Google over Kai-Fu Lee heard in its home state of Washington that might improve its chance of a court enforcing the non-compete clause.

VoIP: In the Pacific state of Hawaii, Oliver Rist takes a slick VoIP phone all over and finds that call quality can be erratic, but the cost savings are dramatic.