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IBM's Power Architecture technology Page
Learn more about the processor technology that is making such a splash in the industry. [IBM]

Freescale's PowerPC processor page
Learn more about Freescale's Power Architecture offerings. [Freescale]

developerWorks Power zone
developerWorks is IBM's technical resource for developers. It offers a range of tools, code, and education to help you take full advantage of the IBM Software Development Platform in an on demand world. IBM's Power Architecture newsletter is also available on this site. [IBM developerWorks]

developerWorks Linux on Power developer's corner
Developer's corner is the place for application and system programmers, and ISVs who are building or evaluating software for Linux on Power Architecture-based systems. [IBM developerWorks]

Freescale's PowerPC Linux Developer Connection
Resources for PowerPC Linux developers. [Freescale]

IBM's Linux on Power Applications List
A list on Linux on Power applications on IBM's Power web site [IBM]

PPCZone.org
Genesi's PPCZone is a user and developer support site for the PegasosPPC and the Open Desktop Workstation. [ppczone.org]

DesignWare IP: IBM PowerPC 4xx Star IP Cores
Synopsys is working with IBM to significantly reduce design-in risk and cost for PowerPC-based SoC designs. [Synopsys]

Wikipedia Power pages
Wikipedia is a online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. There are entries for both POWER and PowerPC. [Wikipedia]

Answers.com PowerPC page
Answers.com is a free, ad-supported, reference search service, created to provide you with instant answers on over a million topics. Read the PowerPC topic page. [Answers.com]

Penguinppc.org
Penguinppc.org is the home of the Linux on PowerPC port. [Penguinppc.org]

SIMDtech.org
SIMDtech.org is an evolution of the AltiVec.org site. It is designed to bring together the community of programmers who exploit SIMD (Single Instruction Muliple Data) microprocessor instructions and includes the AltiVec working group. [SIMDtech.org]

Blue Gene project
The BlueGene Supercomputer, currently ranked number one in the world, is the result of a project begun five years ago. BlueGene is optimized for scalability, while consuming a fraction of the power and floor space required by today's fastest systems. [IBM]

OpenPower project
The OpenPower project gives Linux users an opportunity to test the latest Power Architecture technology that's designed to advance Linux on Power. [The OpenPower Project]

Poweraix.org
The Global PowerAIX Community is the information hub for Power and AIX users, partners, IT professionals and business users. It offers a forum for participants to communicate experiences, ideas and technical expertise related to the use of IBM POWER and AIX 5L products and related issues. [a.oliver@groupintelligence.com]

EE Times: Trends in systems architecture
The Trends in systems architecture site provides you with instant access to the articles, white papers and resource URLs you need to stay ahead of the latest trends in processor design and implementation. The site is a collaboration among CMP Media and IBM. [EE Times]

OSL PowerDevelopment SiteDevelopment of Linux on POWER at the OSU
This site, along with the resources hosted at the OSL (Open Source Lab) exist to facilitate and promote the development of Linux based applications on POWER architecture. [OSL PowerDevelopment Site]

PPCNUX - registered association
News and information concerning GNU/Linux and UNIX on Power architecture English section is on www.ppcnux.com [ppcnux.de]

IBM Linux on Power WIKI
This wiki provides a forum for Linux users on IBM POWER-based server systems. It is primarily oriented at IBM System p5 and BladeCenter JS20/JS21 servers but topics covering Systems Storage and System i5 are also welcome. [IBM Linux on Power WIKI]

CRUX PPC- Crux For PowerPC
CRUX PPC is a port of CRUX for the Power Architecture and its a GNU system with a Linux kernel. The idea is rather to build a streamlined distribution, targetted at a specific audience which in turn gets a system without compromises. [cruxppc.org]