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| Exar Extends UART Portfolio With Two New models - XR16M598 and XR16M698 |
 Exar Corporation released two highly integrated, superior performing low voltage/power eight-channel UARTs - the XR16M598 (16-Byte FIFO) and XR16M698 (32-Byte FIFO). System architects can take advantage of the fifth generation (5G) flat register set that simplifies software initialization during the initial design phase. Traditional UARTs require one chip select and one interrupt line per channel. All devices in the series are supported by standard serial port software drivers for popular operating systems including Windows CE 4.2 and 5.0, Windows 2000, XP and Linux. |
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| 07/16/2008, 17:12 |
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| Sony VAIO SR Notebooks - Energy Star 4.0 and EPEAT Silver Compliant |
| Combining sizzling performance with a sophisticated design, Sony introduced a new line of ultra-portable PCs - the VAIO SR Series notebook. Carved from a lightweight magnesium alloy casing, the 1" thin SR weighs just over 4.0 pounds. Its razor-thin, 13.3" LED backlit wide-screen display provides deep blacks and ultra-bright, vibrant colors that truly "pop" for stunning graphics. There's also a highly responsive, quiet-touch keyboard composed of individual keys that emerge slightly through an attractive bezel layer. |
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| 07/16/2008, 17:05 |
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| Sony VAIO FW Series - World's First 16.4-Inch Wide Multimedia Notebook |
| Sony released the VAIO FW notebook - a multimedia PC that displays HD movies the way they were meant to be seen. The industry's first 16.4 inch extra-wide display features a unique 16:9 aspect ratio, perfect for viewing widescreen movies in their original cinematic format. Not only do the widescreen proportions minimize those annoying black bars during movies, they also offer an expansive workspace for viewing two pages side-by-side. |
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| 07/16/2008, 16:55 |
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| Diskeeper 2008 RAID Arrays Study Report |
Diskeeper Corporation reveals that RAID devices must be kept defragmented to ensure maximum system performance and reliability. On this matter, Microsoft stated: "Just as with a single disk, files stored on RAID arrays can become fragmented, resulting in longer seek times during I/O operations."
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| 07/16/2008, 16:48 |
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| Finjan Malicious Code Research Center Crimeware Report |
| Finjan Inc. announced the latest findings by its Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC). In its latest trends report for Q2 2008, the MCRC identifies and analyzes the latest Crimeware business operations, and provides a first-of-its-kind insider's look at the organizational structure of Cybercrime organizations. It all makes the cybercrime more successful and profitable than ever. Today’s cybercriminals are motivated by financial gain, and their main vector of attack has become the Web. They understand too well that signature- and database-reliant solutions are not designed to protect against obfuscated malicious codes served on compromised legitimate sites, Web 2.0-based attacks, and other dynamic attack vectors that use the Web. |
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| 07/16/2008, 16:39 |
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| ONStor Launches Data Center Class Content Storage Cougar 6000 Series NAS Gateway |
| ONStor Inc. announced the launch of the Cougar 6000 series NAS gateway, the first data center class clustered storage that affordably delivers the scalability, data availability, and high performance required by large enterprises and data-intensive environments. ONStor Clustered NAS Gateway is a diskless server designed to provide scalable file services using a shared fibre channel SAN. It is the industry's only solution that combines the simplicity of NAS with the flexibility to use the disk of your choice. With ONStor NAS gateways, you can consolidate your mission critical data across a broad range of heterogeneous enterprise SAN storage. |
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| 07/16/2008, 16:32 |
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| Permabit Technology Data Archiving Solution Survey |
| Permabit Technology Corporation announced the results from a survey of IT decision makers that reveals key trends in the enterprise archiving market. More than half indicated that their perception of high cost was the number one reason for not implementing an archiving solution, and 40 percent said that reliability was the primary consideration when choosing an archiving solution. |
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| 07/16/2008, 16:26 |
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| HP and Sony Joint To Bring Innovative Digital Audio Tape Drives |
| HP and Sony Corporation announced an agreement to create the next generation Digital Audio Tape format - the DAT 320 - providing improved performance and capacity over existing DAT drives. HP and Sony are jointly developing the DAT or Digital Data Storage (DDS) standard, but will separately offer their own DAT 320 tape drives and cartridges. |
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| 07/16/2008, 16:18 |
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| GestureTek updates its GestureFX Display System Library |
| GestureTek Inc. launched an enhanced version of the company's GestureFX library of multimedia special effects applications for interactive display systems. GestureFX is a stunning interactive visual display system for show-stopping interactive advertising and entertainment in public spaces. As one of the world’s most advanced gesture recognition solutions for motion-control interactive displays, signs and surfaces, GestureTek’s patented body tracking technology responds to body movement to project dynamic interactive multimedia content, special effects, interactive advertising or games onto any surface, of any size. |
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| 07/16/2008, 16:11 |
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| Texas Instruments Introduces 3-MHz Switch-Mode Battery Charge Management IC |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated unveiled a 3-MHz, switch-mode battery charge management IC for portable electronics that can be charged from an adaptor or a USB port. The tiny 2 mm x 2 mm switching charger, the bq24150, significantly improves charge time, reduces power dissipation and cuts board space in half compared to typical implementation with linear chargers. |
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| 07/16/2008, 16:00 |
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| Raritan New Line of Intelligent Power Distribution Units |
| Raritan unveiled a new brand of metered Power Distribution Units (PDUs) for managing power in data center racks. The new Raritan PM Series of Ethernet metered rack PDUs monitor the power load on the PDU in real time, and provide advanced warning to protect against potential circuit overloads that can affect IT equipment and interrupt service. The PM Series of rack PDUs comes in ZeroU and 2U form factors and with a wide variety of NEMA and IEC plugs and receptacles. Several three-phase models are available. Certifications include UL and cUL Listed 60950 and RoHS. |
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| 07/16/2008, 15:53 |
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| Overdrive PC Extends Product Line With Hyperclocked PCs |
| Overdrive PC announces the release of a completely revamped product line and a newly redesigned OverdrivePC.com. Highlighting an unprecedented level of precision craftsmanship, extreme attentiveness to detail, and truly innovative engineering techniques never before seen in the PC industry, Overdrive's relaunched lineup is the epitome of ultra performance computing. The Overdrive PC SmallBlock series is a compact system perfect for small spaces or LAN gaming, starting at $1499. |
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| 07/16/2008, 14:04 |
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| Toshiba Reveals Its Latest 2.5-inch 200GB-Per-Platter 7,200 RPM HDDs |
| Toshiba Storage Device Division announced the industry's first commercially available 200GB-per-platter 5,400 RPM HDD, which will provide the highest HDD capacity at 400GB for integration into mobile PCs for the holiday season. In addition to increasing areal density to 308 gigabits-per-square-inch, the 400GB MK4058GSX incorporates acoustic techniques that make the 5,400 RPM HDD nearly inaudible during seek operations. For optimum user experience in data-intensive applications such as image processing, video editing, multimedia and gaming, Toshiba's new 7,200 RPM, MKxx54GSY series delivers first-rate performance through a combination of factors, including optimized firmware, caching algorithms and fast data throughput of 1,020 megabits per second. |
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| 07/16/2008, 13:44 |
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| DISH Network EchoStar XI Satellite Delivered In Orbit By Sea Launch |
Sea Launch Company has successfully launched the EchoStar XI broadcast satellite from its ocean-based platform on the Equator, marking its fourth successful mission of 2008 and its third mission for DISH Network. Sea Launch receives customer satellites at Home Port in Long Beach, Calif. Following completion of fueling and encapsulation in the state-of-the-art Payload Processing Facility, the payload unit is transferred to the Assembly and Command Ship for integration with the launch vehicle. The horizontally integrated rocket is then transferred to the Launch Platform, where it is stored in an environmentally controlled hangar during transit to the launch site at the Equator.
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| 07/16/2008, 13:37 |
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