Compaq Computer's announcement on Monday to license its Alpha chip technology to Intel signals the end of the line for the chip--once hailed as the fastest on the planet. Intel will begin channeling ...

Compaq Computer Corp. will transfer its entire 64-bit family of servers to Intel Corp.’s Itanium microprocessor architecture by 2004. Also as part of the agreement, Compaq will sell key intellectual ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Following years of speculation, Compaq Computer Corp. has decided to move away from producing its own line of high-end Alpha microprocessors. The company has signed an extensive ...

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel Corp. today announced that it has secured Houston-based Compaq Computer Corp.'s 64-bit Alpha microprocessor technology. Over the next several years, Compaq will ...

Compaq is attempting to calm users who are concerned by its decision to eventually discontinue the development of Alpha processor systems. The firm said last week that it will help users moving ...

Compaq Computer on Monday will sell its Alpha processor operation to Intel. The deal, to be announced Monday morning, comes as Compaq looks to consolidate its operations. Intel gains valuable ...

The company's move to transfer its Alpha chip expertise to Intel leaves just three major chip designs in competition: Intel's Itanium, Sun's UltraSparc and IBM's Power. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

Paul DeMone has written a post mortem on the recent Alpha news. He looks at its implications for the 64-bit landscape, and what it'll mean for all the parties involved in the deal.<BR><blockquote>This ...

For those of us who remember the K6-III and then the breathtaking surprise that was the K7 (in the sense of "woah, competition for Intel!"), there was a great deal of discussion about the licensing of ...

Shuttle and International Space Station projects at Johnson Space Center (JSC) will soon have new high-tech tools to help them support astronauts and cosmonauts in space.