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RADEON 9000 PRO Powers The G4 Line
ATI Technologies Inc. has announced that Apple is the first major OEM to select the RADEON 9000 PRO graphics board and is now shipping it as the standard graphics solution in Apple's incredible new Power Mac G4 line of desktops. Featuring flexible dual display support, the RADEON(TM) 9000 PRO MAC EDITION- powered Power Mac is capable of driving many combinations of CRT, ADC and digital flat panel displays including dual digital flat panel support. Apple 's new Power Mac features dual 1.25 GHz G4 processors capable of 18 billion floating point instructions per second, the ultra-fast Xserve high-performance architecture supporting up to 20GB of 333 MHz DDR memory and 'Jaguar', the new OS X version 10.2.
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Seagate To Use HAMR Technology
Seagate has decided to use a HAMR to cram more and more bits of information per square inch into hard disc drives, pushing the limits of magnetic recording even further beyond what was ever thought possible. The Company today demonstrated its revolutionary Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording ( HAMR) technology, which records data magnetically on high-stability media using laser thermal assistance. This demonstration took place during the grand opening celebration of Seagate's new 200,000 square foot, state of the art research center located in Pittsburgh, PA.
HAMR, combined with self-ordered magnetic arrays of iron-platinum particles, is expected to break through the so-called superparamagnetic limit of magnetic recording by more than a factor of 100 to ultimately deliver storage densities as great as 50 terabits per square inch. This will provide the capability for people to store the entire printed contents of the Library of Congress on a single disc drive in their notebook computers. Seagate's HAMR technology is also designed to achieve its high areal densities at a cost structure on pace with the hard disc drives of today, making HAMR a key enabling technology that will allow the adoption of mass storage to continue to enter various emerging markets.
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HP Ties IBM in Server War
New worldwide stats released Friday reveal a real horse race in the computer server sector. In the first quarter after its merger with Compaq, Hewlett-Packard drew even with perennial market leader IBM with respect to total factory revenue for new servers - with both companies registering a 27.8 percent market share, according to analyst firm, IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker program.
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16x-24x Ultra Speed CD-RW Discs
Verbatim has achieved yet another first with the announcement of their new DataLifePlus 16x-24x certified Ultra Speed CD-RW discs. With the ability to write and rewrite at speeds of up to 3.5 MB/sec, users can burn a 10MB file in less than 3 seconds. Fully compliant with the latest release of Orange Book Part III Volume 3, Verbatim Ultra Speed 16x-24x CD-RW discs have been tested and qualified by leading 24x drive manufacturers. The latest release of Orange Book Part III Volume 3 details the specifications for Ultra Speed CD-RW media. The discs, which can only be recorded and erased by 16x-24x drives carrying the Ultra Speed CDRW logo, provide backward read compatibility with legacy multi-read CD/DVD-ROM drives, 2x-4x drives and 10x-12x drives.
The new DataLifePlus 16x-24x CD-RW media will be available in singles and multi-packs through retailers, Internet resellers and distributors in September for a suggested retail price of $1.49 per disc.
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AMD Athlon MP 2200+
AMD has introduced the AMD Athlon MP processor 2200+, built on AMD's state-of-the-art 0.13-micron copper process technology, to provide the high performance and reliability demanded by businesses for their servers and workstations. AMD's 0.13-micron manufacturing technology allows processors to achieve higher performance while lowering power requirements, all on a smaller die size. The AMD Athlon MP processor, AMD's award-winning multiprocessor, delivers the ideal dual-processor platform for the server and workstation markets. For server customers, the new AMD Athlon MP processor 2200+ provides the reliability and stability they need for mission-critical email, exchange, file, print and networking applications. For workstation users, such as engineers, architects and designers, the AMD Athlon MP processor 2200+ excels on compute-intensive workstation applications, including digital content creation and computer-aided design. |
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