[ Thanks to Shean Terry for this link.
]
“A start-up called Movidis believes a 16-core chip originally
designed for networking gear will be a ticket to success in the
Linux server market.
“The Revolution x16 models each use a single 500MHz or 600MHz
Cavium Networks Octeon CN3860 chip, said Ken Goldsholl, the
company’s co-founder and chief technology officer.
“With open-source software, though, new versions can be compiled
for the chip, and the version of Debian Linux that Cavium supplies
with the chip works with the Revolution x16 servers with only minor
modifications, Goldsholl said. The company also includes
higher-level software such as the Apache Web server and the MySQL
and PostgreSQL databases, and supports it all…”