Intel has launched a family of server processors that includes its first six-core chips. The Xeon 7400s are the last of the company's Penryn chip family before the shift to a new processor architecture called Nehalem later this year.

Intel has introduced expanded its 45nm manufacturing chip portfolio with the addition of four halogen-free Xeon processors. Intel said its Quad-Core Xeon Processor 5400 Series and the Dual-Core Xeon Processor X5270 are the first halogen-free processors.

Advanced Micro Devices has unveiled its first 45-nanometer quad-core chips that use technology it co-developed with IBM. AMD said the chips can run on multiple operating systems.

By Feuerstein, Paul At the beginning of the year, I try to review some TECHNOLOGY CHANGES that could be helpful in dental practice. As I scour magazines, such as PC World and PC Magazine, I look for ideas. Here are a few I have noted: Intel is about to introduce a new processor called Penryn.

Intel has announced that it will phase-out a number of its dual-core 65-nanometer chips by July 2009. The company also plans to stop shipping some single-core Celeron M processors after January 2009.