Linux powers unusual multicore machine

It’s interesting, it’s Movidis, and it looks like it may be a safe bet for the server market. It’s a different architecture, but perhaps there may be some interest in this?

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.

Movidis is announcing two new servers using the chip in conjunction with next week’s LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. 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.
Movidis server

Sixteen cores is a lot compared with current processors, and multiple cores boost servers by farming different tasks to different parts of the chip. Sun Microsystems’ UltraSparc T1 “Niagara” chip has eight cores, while mainstream x86 chips from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices will move from today’s dual-core designs to quad-core models within the next year…. Source: News.com