Intel Core i7: Nehalem is officially available

Intel today officially launched the Core i7.Three new processors based on the new micro-architecture of the founder of Santa Clara, code-named Nehalem, will be able to appear in the catalog resellers and integrators configurations. The Core i7 is engraved in 45 nanometers, while having to recall a number of innovations, such as integrating a memory controller DDR3 tri-channel, providing a new bus system QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) on certain models and the emergence of a third level of cache.




Thus, the Core i7 920, Core i7 940 and Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 that are marketed today. All three are therefore quad-core and feature 8 MB of cache and the third level of a DDR3 controller can climb to 1 066 MHz. They are also a thermal envelope of 130 watts.

The Core i7 920 and 940, including bus QPI displays a rate of 4.8 Gigatransfer per second are clocked at 2.66 and 2.93 GHz. They are sold in quantities of miles for 284 and 562 dollars. The Core i7 965 Extreme Edition is meanwhile running at 3.20 GHz and has a faster bus QPI, which may climb to 6.4 Gigatransfer per second. It is sold in 999 dollar amount of miles.

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Altec Lansing launches industry's first 2.2 speaker system

ltec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc., continued its legacy of audio innovation with the introduction of the new Expressionist™ BASS desktop speaker system – the industry’s first 2.2 desktop speaker system.


The Expressionist BASS is a powerful two-piece PC speaker set, housing dual down-firing, radiating subwoofers built into each base for superb audio performance – designed for digital entertainment enthusiasts seeking optimal performance plus inspired design. Atypical of most high-end PC speaker systems the Expressionist BASS contains subwoofers within the system’s freestanding, cone-shaped body – thus eliminating the need for a third, bulky, bass-amplifying component where space is typically at a premium.

Additionally, the distinctive cone-shaped architecture of the new Expressionist BASS adds significant acoustic value to the speaker system. The rounded body decreases harsh edge diffractions which can typically "color" audio to the listener's ear – resulting in highly efficient frequency responses with low distortion for much cleaner, more natural sound.

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AMD Announces Widespread Availability

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced widespread availability of its 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor, delivering up to 35 percent more performance with up to a 35 percent decrease in power consumption at idle. With IT decision-makers looking to do more with less, the newest Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor can help drive data center efficiencies and reduce complexities with innovations that offer superior virtualization performance and increased performance-per-watt. Global OEMs are expected to immediately offer enterprise and SMB customers more than 25 systems, available between launch today and the end of the year, based on the 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor, codenamed “Shanghai.”

“Flawless execution in bringing the 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor to market early results in new performance leadership on x86 servers,” said Dasaradha Gude, Managing Director, Computing, AMD India. “In concert with our OEM and solution provider partners, AMD is addressing the need for enterprises to focus on their bottom line while giving them the innovations they need to build for the future. This enhanced AMD Opteron processor represents the most dramatic performance and performance-per-watt increases for AMD products since the introduction of the world’s first x86 dual-core processors by AMD nearly four years ago. Simply put, the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor is the right technology at the right time.”

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BWIR Attains Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), pioneers in the creation and development of solutions integrating the key elements of Enterprise Consulting, Engineering and Information Technology, have recently achieved the Gold Certified Partner status within the Microsoft Partner Program with core competencies in Custom Solutions (Web Development Specialization) and SOA / Business Process Solutions.

Commenting on this highest level of competence and expertise certification, Mr. Senthil Kumar, Vice President and Partner of India Operations for BWIR said, "This reflects our commitment to deliver end-to-end web based business solutions to our customers across the world. The certification reflects the people capability faith we repose in our employees and help us raise the delivery standards and meet customer expectations”.

Adding to this, Mr. Vasant Bennett, President and Managing Partner of BWIR said, “The Gold Partner Certification is a mark of excellence and recognition of BWIR's commitment to providing leading-edge solutions and assuring the highest levels of quality and service to all our clients; and forms part of our core strategy to set the benchmark as a leading global player in the engineering and business software solutions domain”

This status has boosted our business plan; the current business trend requires companies to be both solution providers and expert advisers.

BWIR has achieved Web Development specialization in Custom Solutions Competency which is primarily for partners who develop with Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio Tools for Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Web Development focuses on delivering Web-enabled deployment solutions required in organizations that wish to operate and transact through the Internet using Visual Studio, ASP.NET, IIS, Windows Server 2003, and SQL Server. The Business Process and Integration Competency is designed for technology partners with proven expertise in deploying business to business solutions, Enterprise Application Integration(EAI), business process integration and management.

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Ericsson and Telstra go live with world 's first blade -

Ericsson has delivered the world's first mobile softswitch using blade technology, to Australian operator Telstra, which has already brought the new MSC Server Blade Cluster into commercial service on its NextG network.

The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) Server is the main node in a mobile core network used to control the switching of voice traffic. With the new MSC Server Blade Cluster, network capacity can be increased by more than half a million subscribers by simply inserting a new blade (electronics board) in the MSC Server cabinet. This innovative design provides easy scalability and supports ultra-high capacity, providing significant cost savings for mobile operators.

Telstra is providing voice-switching capacity for all its mobile subscribers via a single national mobile core network where the MSC Servers are deployed in a combined GSM and WCDMA MSC pool. By 2010, Telstra intends to have replaced the current 18 regional MSC Servers by one MSC Server Blade Cluster pool deployed at two sites in eastern Australia. This rationalization will reduce equipment floor space by 85 percent, cut energy use by 75 percent and proportionately reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Telstra Executive Director for Wireless Mike Wright says: "By deploying the MSC Server Blade Cluster, we continue to invest in our Next G(TM) network to enhance its capacity and robustness. Ericsson's mobile softswitch allows us to streamline our core network while increasing voice capacity as we add subscribers. This simplification of our operations will make it easier and faster for us to operate, maintain and expand the core network."

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TSMC starts mass production of 40 nm chips

The manufacturer of semiconductors TSMC said in a statement today have started mass production of chips engraved in 40 nanometers.


Originally planned for the second quarter of 2008, the two etching processes had finally been delayed. The ramps production using 40 nanometer processes General Purpose (40G) and Low Power (40LP) respectively to produce powerful chips (graphics cards, game consoles, storage) on the one hand and chips at low consumption of other (telephony, wireless communications), are open.A third said LPG process, proposing a compromise of the first two selected by manufacturers of graphics cards, will soon emerge.

In comparison, the latest processors from Intel and AMD are engraved in 45 nanometers while most graphics cards latest generation involves a fine engraving of 55 or 65 nanometers.NVIDIA and ATI (a division of AMD) are rightly call for TSMC to produce its graphics chips.

Etching finer allows components to produce more profitable, less energy and more compact. The decrease in this fine engraving is at the heart of the concerns of designers and manufacturers of chips for a few years. AMD also said a few days ago consider launching production of chips engraved in 32 nanometers in 2011, while Intel plans to market by 2009. The first chips etched in 40 nm TSMC is expected to be marketed early in the year 2009.

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Sun Unveils StarOffice 9.0, Mac OS X

Sun Microsystems unveils its new suite of office applications StarOffice 9.0, which will carry several new features and promises full compatibility with Mac OS X.


Last week we noted that Google decided to abandon the distribution of StarOffice in Google Pack, and it appears that this coincides with the release of the new version of the suite bureatique.

With a redesigned interface with new icons, StarOffice 9.0 now includes the email client Thunderbird with the Sunbird calendar in the form of extending Lightning. In addition to the various tools StarOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, Base and Draw, this new version includes a PDF file editor, an account manager reports and features to publish to weblog and wiki.

StarOffice 9.0, which is already compatible with the ISO standard Open Document, adds support for Office Open XML (OOXML) and provides compatibility with files created through Office 2007 and Office 2008 for Mac. Indeed, having published a first beta for Mac OS X last August, following now works natively on the Apple system.

Jim Parkinson, vice president of development at Sun Microsystems said: "I work in the computer industry for over 25 years and I've never been so proud today"

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