February 17, 2004
Delivering a valued experience for the digital home that keeps consumers connected everywhere they go will depend on the ability to create a unified platform and a surrounding ecosystem of support, in addition to specific new consumer-focused technologies, according to Louis Burns, Intel vice president and general manager of the Desktop Platforms Group.
February 12, 2004
Seagate Technology and LSI Logic announced they will showcase the industry's first public demonstration of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) dual-port and 3 Gb/s transfer rates using the world's first 2.5-inch enterprise disc drives and LSI Logic SAS1064 controller ICs.
February 12, 2004
LSI Logic Corporation announced it has begun shipping its dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI PCI-X RAID storage adapters to the distribution channel markets. Designed for mid-range server and performance workstation computing platforms, LSI Logic's new family of Ultra320 SCSI RAID products with PCI-X support are targeted at the critical need for high- bandwidth server and storage environments.
February 12, 2004
Scientists from Intel Corporation have achieved a major advance using silicon manufacturing processes to create a novel "transistor-like" device that can encode data onto a light beam. The ability to build a fast photonic (fiber optic) modulator from standard silicon could lead to very low-cost, high-bandwidth fiber optic connections among PCs, servers and other electronic devices, and eventually inside computers as well.
February 09, 2004
SimpleTech, Inc. announced the availability of the SimpleDrive External Hard Drive in 160 GB and 250 GB capacities, adding to its existing line of SimpleDrive External Hard Drives.
February 06, 2004
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., announced the addition of a one gigabyte (GB) DDR466MHz (PC3700) module, as well as a two GB memory kit. Kingston's HyperX line of memory products are high-performance DDR memory modules targeted toward the avid gamer and PC enthusiast markets. Today's announcement further expands Kingston's high capacity module offerings for HyperX.
February 02, 2004
Intel Corporation is delivering four new processors (formerly codenamed Prescott) that are built on the company's industry-leading, high-volume 90-nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology. These processors are among six new offerings in Intel's line of desktop chips, bringing new features and high performance to a wide range of PC users, from mainstream consumers and businesspeople to gaming enthusiasts and computer power users.
January 28, 2004
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) announced successful testing of 3Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk drive interoperability with LSI Logic silicon. The LSISAS1064 controller, in a Host Bus Adapter configuration, enabled communication with Hitachi's enterprise hard disk drive ASIC. Verification of the 3Gb/s data transmission represents a key milestone for SAS and is a signal to the industry that development of the new high-speed storage interconnect is proceeding on schedule.
January 28, 2004
Adaptec, Inc. introduced two storage systems that give organizations a cost-effective way to deploy network storage for e-mail, database, disaster recovery, consolidation, backup and other storage applications.
January 26, 2004
Kingston® Technology Company, Inc. announced the addition of a one gigabyte (GB) DDR 400MHz (PC3200) module, in addition to a two GB memory kit. Kingston’s HyperX modules are designed for the avid gamers and PC enthusiasts who like to maximize the performance of their systems. Enthusiasts can take their systems to a higher level with the increased performance and higher memory capacities provided by Kingston HyperX.