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Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-12
Article Source : EE Times
Peterborough, N.H. - Ultrahigh-definition streaming media sent around the world via gigabit optical networks highlighted the capabilities of emerging scientific networks at last month's iGrid 2005 workshop.
In the workshop, held at the University of California, San Diego's Calit2 facility Sept. 26 to 29, NTT Labs technology demonstrated for the first time how it compresses and decompresses streams of between 6 Gbits and 4 Mbits/second for network transmission.
The workshop opened with a digital cinema demonstration. Live images from Dalsa Corp.'s Origin |
Posted by inet
on 2005-10-11
Article Source : CRN
IBM will upgrade its SMB Express portfolio this week, rolling out a slew of managed services and targeted vertical solutions for smaller customers.
IBM said the move is designed to give smaller businesses access to the sorts of capabilities currently deployed in enterprise accounts.
“The whole goal is to provide enterprise capabilities but without the complexities and at a price and function that [SMB] accounts] can consume,” said Elaine Case, IBM’s director of SMB marketing.
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Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-11
Article Source : CRN
Xerox on Monday said it’s adding a new color printer and three new multifunction systems to its Phaser lineup, with the color printer priced to compete directly with rival Hewlett-Packard.
Xerox's office products group, based in Wilsonville, Ore., said it’s launching the Xerox Phaser 7400, a desktop color printer aimed at small and midsize businesses. The unit, which prints 36 pages per minute in color and 40 pages per minute in monochrome, carries a street price of $2,999, which Xerox claimed was |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-11
Article Source : TechWeb News
Lexmark International and Xyron have teamed up to develop a cordless handheld printer for the crafting market that prints directly on a variety of materials.
The Xyron Design Runner, unveiled Monday, includes also a docking station, a complete 40-design sample Design Disc, an acid-free black inkjet cartridge and two batteries. The printer has a suggested retail price of $139.99.
“With just the touch of a button it is now easier than ever before to print custom designs on fabric, wood, |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-11
Article Source : EE Times
LONDON — Optical chip and module specialist Princeton Lightwave has licensed IBM’s single-photon detection (SPD) technology for use in an avalanche photodiode it is developing for single-photon counting devices targeted at qantum cryptography systems.
An SPD is an essential component of quantum cryptography systems, which enable extremely secure communications even in the presence of eavesdropping. Single-photon detectors are also used in optical and semiconductor test and measurement applications.
Princeton Lightwave (Cranbury, N.J.) will continue development of the SPD technology by |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-10
Article Source : CRN
Advanced Micro Devices last month rolled out a series of standardized desktop and notebook platforms to help system builders better tap the corporate, government and education markets.
Announced in late September, the chip maker's Stable Image Platform Program promises system builders that each platform will stay in production for at least 15 months.
AMD, Sunnyvale, Calif., will put together a series of motherboards, CPUs, chips and drivers that will be available for validation every September to December and will go |
Posted by inet
on 2005-10-10
Article Source : CRN
Gateway has disbanded its group focused on direct marketer resellers (DMRs) such as CDW, reinforcing its strategy of working with solution providers to build its commercial business.
CDW, Zones and other direct marketers that have been selling Gateway products will no longer carry inventory or fixed SKUs. Effective immediately, Gateway is doing only custom-to-order business through direct marketers, said Tiffani Bova, director of channel strategy at the Irvine, Calif., company.
Gateway has mounted an aggressive channel assault over the past |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-10
Hewlett-Packard this week will announce that its Smart Office SMB portfolio will now include data backup and recovery solutions. It also will unveil new networking collaboration with Cisco Systems.
HP plans to introduce a new StorageWorks 1510i Modular Storage Array as well as HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express backup and recovery software.
“The 1510i is targeted at midsized businesses experiencing data growth, either through their internal user base or through compliance issues,” said Lisa Wolfe, worldwide SMB business protection solutions |
Posted by inet
on 2005-10-08
Article Source : EE Times
LONDON — U.S.-based manufacturers will account for 50 percent of the global front-end wafer processing market this year, according to just published data from market research group The Information Network.
The figure for the U.S. manufacturers has fluctuated over the past few years between 54 percent in 2002 but down to 48 percent in 2003, and this year’s performance sees a one percent improvement on 2004.
The research firm maintains its forecast of December 2004 that front-end equipment sales will |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-08
Article Source : The Associated Press
For the second time in two years, China has announced plans to develop its own next-generation DVD standard to break the monopoly of foreign companies and avoid paying heavy licensing fees.
If successful, the move could add a new wrinkle to the battle between HD DVD and the competing Blu-ray Disc formats over which will become the dominant new DVD standard.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the new standard will be based on but incompatible with HD DVD, which |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-07
Article Source : EE Times
MAKUHARI, Japan — A joint plasma display R&D company in Japan has announced that it has improved luminous efficiency to 5.7 lumens per watt for an 11-inch display prototype and 3.5 lumens per watt for 43-inch prototype, both being exhibited at CEATEC Japan here this week.
The joint R&D company, Advanced PDP Development Center Corp. was formed in July 2003 by Japanese PDP makers Fujitsu Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Pioneer Plasma Display Corp. and Pioneer Corp., to develop a |
Posted by inet
on 2005-10-07
Article Source : Techweb.com
IBM is leading the vendor market in China and India, according to IDC's second-quarter tracking.
The company said Thursday that IBM held 44.3 percent of the overall server customer revenue in China, says a report from IDC.
In Unix-based server revenue, the company led with 48.5 percent, according to IDC's tracking of Asia/Pacific quarterly activity. In India, IBM led the pack for overall customer revenue, with 33.1 percent of the revenue share from year to year and grew its Unix |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-07
Article Source : EE Times
MANHASSET, NY — Mercury Computer Systems Inc.'s first product based on the IBM Cell processor relies on IBM's BladeCenter design and will offer peak operating speeds of 400 Gflops.
The blade features two IBM Cell BE processors as well as XDR memory from Rambus Inc.
Mercury is partnering with IBM Engineering & Technology Services to integrate Cell technology into a range of products designed for computationally-intensive applications in aerospace and military, seismic, semiconductor test and medical imaging markets.
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Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-07
Article Source : EE Times
MANHASSET, N.Y. — Wireless and broadband semiconductor supplier Broadcom Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Athena Semiconductors Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in the design and development of mobile digital television tuner and low-power Wi-Fi technology.
Broadcom (Irvine, Calif.) expects to pay $21.6 million in cash in exchange for all outstanding shares of Athena stock. The merger is expected to be completed by the year’s end, with Broadcom recording a one-time charge for purchased in-process research and development expenses |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-07
Article Source : EE Times
SEOUL, South Korea — Korean memory makers see an “infinite” demand for NAND-based flash chips amid a sudden and dramatic change in the design landscape for cellphones, MP3 players, USB drives and other products.
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. are separately developing and shipping a new class of NAND-based flash parts, claiming the devices can replace rival NOR-oriented technology in handsets and the lowly disk-drive in MP3 players.
Samsung also intends to boost the adoption for NAND |
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