Embedded World, Nürnberg, GERMANY -- February 13, 2007 --At the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference this week, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced the next step in the evolution of its embedded business-including the addition of Second-Generation AMD Opteron™ processors and AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processors to the AMD64 Longevity Program, plus the release of the new AMD Geode™ LX900@1.5W processor. With a commitment to lowering customers' time to market, AMD is also offering several new Reference Design Kits (RDKs). Spanning high-end to very low power embedded markets, these new AMD solutions are part of a continued focus on delivering a stable, consistent, high-performance architecture for embedded designers. "Today we are significantly expanding our embedded market support," said Greg White, vice president, Embedded Computing Solutions Division, AMD. "We believe that only AMD can offer embedded designers scalable and powerful, yet energy- and cost-efficient, products and solutions that leverage the most flexible x86 platforms available. Our customer-centric approach to innovation means we offer solutions that not only meet, but also exceed design requirements and performance expectations." As a testament to the broad adoption of AMD processors by embedded designers and the support of AMD's vision for the future in the embedded market, WIN Enterprises also announced today that it is offering the first Single Board Computer (SBC) embedded design featuring the Second-Generation AMD Opteron processor with DDR2 memory. More information is available at www.win-ent.com. "WIN Enterprises is excited to be the first AMD embedded industry technology partner to provide a single board computing solution based on the Second-Generation AMD Opteron processor," said Matt Stevenson, Chief Architect of WIN Enterprises. "The use of the processor in embedded designs represents a significant advancement in providing cost-effective, small form factor computing that will serve an ever-
Finally Yahoo started offering IM from web mail interface similar to GMail IM. Here is the article from Reuters describing it: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc., the world's largest consumer e-mail provider, on Monday said it has embedded instant messaging features inside its e-mail program, bridging a generational divide that has confused many users. Heavy Internet users, especially younger, Web-savvy users of social networking sites or office workers, have long toggled between e-mail and instant messaging services. But for more occasional users of consumer e-mail services, the allure of instant messaging has remained far from obvious. The rest of the story: http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0940021420070212
Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2007 - The ASUS P5NT WS is built on the NVIDIAC55+MCP55PXE chipset structure which supports a LGA775 Socket for running Intel Dual-core™/Quad-core™ CPUs and two NVIDIA SLI graphic cards with Dual x16 speeds on the same platform. This allows the user to enjoy the best CPU and graphics for the system build. With the addition of the PCI-X interface, the P5NT WS motherboard provides much more options in I/O configurations for SOHOs and power users to custom-build their ideal working or entertainment environment. High Quality Solid Aluminum CapacitorsThe ASUS P5NT WS motherboard is fitted with solid Aluminum capacitors and a conductive polymer to help secure perfect system stability. These high quality materials also help ensure that the motherboard will have a longer product life time. New PCI-X Structure for More EfficiencyThe PCI-X Structure of the P5NT WS motherboard is a newer, higher speed version of the conventional PCI standard. It is also fully hardware and software backward compatible to previous generations of PCI. These new standards keep pace with upcoming advances in high-bandwidth business-critical applications such as Fibre Channel, RAID, networking, InfiniBand™ Architecture, SCSI, and iSCSI. Effective Heat-pipe Thermal SolutionThe innovative Heat-pipe Thermal design of the P5NT WS motherboard effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near the back IO ports - where it can be dissipated by existing airflow from the CPU fan or optional fans. This unique Heat-pipe design highlights how fanless designs effectively curb the problem of chipset fans breaking down.Furthermore, it provides options for users to install a side-flow fan or a passive cooler. The Heat-pipe design is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to date. Cool and Quiet 8-Phase Power DesignThe P5NT WS also encompasses an 8-Phase Power Design that reduces input ripple current and output ripple voltages - keeping the CPU and power mo
Nuremberg, Germany - Feb. 13, 2007 - Today at Embedded World 2007, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the software development kit (SDK) for the Microsoft® .NET Micro Framework. With its ability to work seamlessly with Visual Studio®, the .NET Micro Framework extends the power of Microsoft's embedded offerings into the realm of smaller, less expensive and more resource-constrained devices. "The .NET Micro Framework was built from the ground up as a .NET solution for small embedded devices," said Colin Miller, director of the .NET Micro Framework at Microsoft. "It brings the reliability and efficiency of the .NET environment to a new set of applications such as home automation systems, industrial sensors, retail displays and healthcare monitors. Development on this platform works seamlessly with the same tools that are used throughout the Microsoft family of platforms. This decreases the distinction between embedded application development and other application development tasks and helps reduce the cost and risks of these projects." "The .NET Micro Framework is a proven platform that opens up a new area of embedded development and adds to the momentum of Microsoft embedded technologies," said Pieter Knook, senior vice president of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft. The .NET Micro Framework SDK enables developers to take full advantage of the C# development language and the rich development and debugging experience that Visual Studio provides. In addition, the SDK offers user-extensible hardware emulation and seamless, graphical debugging of emulated and real hardware to deliver robust solutions in less time than ever before. The .NET Micro Framework SDK not only works seamlessly with Visual Studio and offers an extensible emulator, but is also supported by a number of hardware platforms based on the ARM7 and ARM9 processor cores. The framework also enables device developers to connect these hardware platforms to virtually any periphera
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-February 12, 2007-Seagate Technology® (NYSE:STX) today announced it has begun shipping its Savvio 10K.2 hard drives in volume to the distribution channel worldwide. The Savvio family, based on the 2.5-inch enterprise small form factor platform and featuring a Serial Attached SCSI interface, provides a range of benefits to enterprise system designers. Seagate's second-generation 2.5-inch 10K-rpm enterprise class disc drive, the Savvio 10K.2 delivers high I/O transaction performance with industry-leading 1.6 million hour MTBF reliability and up to 146GB capacity. With power consumption that has dropped an average of 15% over the previous product generation, and a form factor that is 70% smaller than conventional 3.5-inch drives, the Savvio 10K.2 makes possible the integration of more drives into smaller chassis sizes. "The trend in IT is clear - SAS provides a range of advantages that when coupled with Seagate's 2.5-inch Savvio hard drive, produces powerful storage solutions that deliver new system-level benefits to the enterprise," said Marc Jourlait, Seagate VP of global channel marketing. "Now system builders and VARs can address exciting new business opportunities as the combination of these technologies gains further momentum." Seagate's Savvio 10K.2 hard drive joins the recently announced Savvio 15K hard drive as solutions for the creation of new types of storage systems including blade servers with true enterprise-class storage, 1U servers with full RAID 5 capability, and larger rack servers with the increased performance density. Savvio's small size and reduced power consumption enable the creation of systems that can take advantage of today's high-powered processors that require greater cooling and airflow. The wide adoption and success of the Savvio product family has enabled the channel pricing of the Savvio 10K.2 hard drive to be targeted at a range of applications and budgets, and the Savvio 10K.2 not only increases capacity but als