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Workstations Reinvented by Cray Inc. Cray CX1-iWS

Not long after the Cray XT5 “Jaguar” was appointed the most powerful supercomputer, Cray Inc. revealed the new incarnation of the workstation for the next era, namely the Cray CH1-iWS system. More than a simple configuration, the Cray CH1-iWS (iWS stands for integrated Workstation) combines a powerful Mi...

17 November 2009
09:33 GMT

Lenovo ThinkPad W701 Drops by the FCC

PC vendor Lenovo is silently working on the release of its future line of portable computer systems, according to the latest details that have surfaced the Internet. The company is rumored to be looking to update its IdeaPad series with the introduction of a new Pineview-equipped netbook, as we mentioned in a previo...

17 November 2009
09:14 GMT

ASUS Unleashes the P7P55 WS SuperComputer Motherboard

ASUS is one of the world's leading vendors of motherboards and, with the launch of Intel's new mainstream platform, with support for the new Core i5 and Core i7 Lynnfield processors, the Taiwanese company is going all out with new releases. Following yesterday's Maximus III Formula and Gene motherboard...

9 September 2009
04:30 GMT

AMD Unveils the FirePro M7740 GPU for Dell's Precision M6400

Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has just announced the availability of its latest mobile graphics accelerator, designed for the professional market segment, the ATI FirePro M7740. The chip maker also announced that the new graphics solution would be available for users of Dell Precision M6400 Mobil...

4 August 2009
03:27 GMT

AMD Rolls Out the 2GB-Equipped FirePro V8750

Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has just announced the launch of its latest graphics card product, coming to provide users with the company's highest performance solution for the professional segment. The new card, simply dubbed ATI FirePro V8750, is joining other high-end FirePro cards, like ...

28 July 2009
03:31 GMT

Download NVIDIA Quadro 186.30-WHQL Driver

Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has recently updated its support for professional graphics users by releasing a new driver for its line of Quadro graphics cards. The new Quadro Driver 186.30 release is now available for download and is WHQL-compliant, providing users with support for a number of new applications...

15 July 2009
10:38 GMT

ASUS Unveils New Nehalem-Based Servers and Workstations

ASUS, one of the world's leading vendors of motherboards, portable computer systems and computer hardware, has recently announced the availability of its latest 5U pedestal and rack-mountable servers and workstations, designed to provide business users with the performance enabled by Intel's latest series o...

11 June 2009
10:06 GMT

Super Talent Intros the PCIe RAIDDrive Workstations

Super Talent, a leading vendor of memory products, has just announced the introduction of its first PCIe RAIDDrive workstation, designed to provide business consumers with a high-performance storage solution. These new models have been designed using Intel's fastest consumer processors to date, the Nehalem-based...

27 May 2009
05:56 GMT

NVIDIA Tesla C1060 GPU Now Available in Dell Workstations

Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has announced today that its Tesla C1060 GPU computing processor has been integrated into several Dell Precision workstations, including the R5400, T5500 and T7500 models. This solution will enable professional users to take advantage of the performance levels delivered by NVIDIA&...

6 May 2009
04:47 GMT

ASUS Expands X58 Lineup with the P6T7 WS SuperComputer

ASUS, one of the world's leading vendors of computer motherboards, has recently updated its line of X58-based motherboards with the introduction of the new P6T7 WS SuperComputer model, specifically designed to deliver the necessary performance required by today's high-end desktop workstations. Coming with s...

30 April 2009
04:08 GMT

Cyberpower Intros Core i7-Equipped Workstation

Cyberpower PC, vendor of custom-built computer systems, has recently updated its product offering with the introduction of a new Core i7-based workstation that is meant to provide professionals with high-performance computer systems. From top to bottom, the new Power Mega 1000 is designed to offer users high-performa...

16 April 2009
04:14 GMT

HP Workstations Powered by AMD's Latest FirePro Graphics Accelerators

Sunnyvale, California-based chip maker AMD has announced today that its entire line of business-oriented ATI FirePro graphics cards will now be featured in the recently launched HP Z workstations. The new systems are designed for graphics professionals and combine the computing performance delivered by Intel's l...

6 April 2009
03:02 GMT

HP Ups the Ante with New Z Workstation Series

Along with the introduction of Intel's next generation of server-class and workstation Xeon processors, a number of industry-leading companies have rolled out their new solutions. Such is the case of the Palo Alto, California-based HP, which has just introduced the new HP Z Workstation, designed to up the ante i...

31 March 2009
05:14 GMT

Lenovo Offers Green ThinkStation Workstations

Lenovo has recently announced two new workstations, the ThinkStation S20 and the D20, designed to meet the requirements of specialized professionals. In addition to the new ThinkStation models, the company has also announced that it will showcase its new e-commerce platform, the Lenovo eLounge, designed to provide it...

26 March 2009
07:07 GMT

AMD Rolls Out the ATI FirePro 2450 Quad Display Card

Sunnyvale, California-based AMD has just introduced a new graphics card as part of the company's line of ATI FirePro graphics accelerators. The card, which comes with a quad display configuration, has been designed as a low-profile graphics solution that consumes minimal power and is said to deliver high power e...

9 March 2009
02:05 GMT

Maingear Intros the Quadro CX-Equipped Remix Creative Workstation

Maingear Computers, a leading builder of high-performance custom computer systems, has just announced a new generation of workstations. The company's new Remix Workstation has been specifically built to provide technology enthusiasts with an alternative to other such products on the market. Maingear's syste...

30 January 2009
08:29 GMT

Lenovo Officially Intros the Dual-Screen ThinkPad W700ds

Lenovo announced today the highly anticipated ThinkPad W700ds Mobile Workstation, designed as the first portable computer system that can provide its users with a dual screen configuration. The company's new addition to the ThinkPad lineup combines some of the highest levels of computing performance with a uniqu...

5 January 2009
02:56 GMT

Lenovo's ThinkPad W700ds Shows Up on Video

Over the past couple of days, Lenovo's dual-screen portable workstation, the ThinkPad W700ds, has made the headlines, indicating that the system maker is planning to unveil the product in the near future. Coming to join all the recent details that have been leaked on the Internet, a recent video on YouTube provi...

23 December 2008
05:45 GMT

ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution Supports 6 PCIe x16 GPUs

ASUS' Core i7 line of motherboards has been enriched with a new addition, the P6T6 WS Revolution board. Although coming with an ATX format and being based on the X58 chipset, the fresh ASUS part is somehow different from other Core i7 supporting motherboards. The company plans to push the board into the workstat...

22 December 2008
06:06 GMT

Specs, Pictures and Details on Lenovo's ThinkPad W700ds

For a good time now, portable computer system makers have been trying to provide their customers with a system that can actually be considered a real desktop-replacement. Such PCs are seen as the bridge between portability, delivered by laptops, and performance, provided by desktops. The market for desktop replaceme...

22 December 2008
05:40 GMT

Lenovo's Dual-Display ThinkPad W700ds Takes Notebooks to a New Level

It looks like Lenovo might be keeping an ace up its sleeve, in the form of a portable computer system that is specifically designed to meet the requirements of professional users. Details on a Lenovo ThinkPad notebook have recently surfaced on the Internet, claiming that Lenovo can provide its customers with a dual-d...

19 December 2008
05:32 GMT

NVIDIA Unveils New Quadro FX 4800 Graphics Card

NVIDIA has just introduced the new Quadro FX 4800 graphics card, designed to give professional users the necessary graphics performance required by today's high-end workstation desktop systems. The new graphics card is part of NVIDIA's high-performance Quadro FX workstation range of graphics cards, and has ...

3 December 2008
04:24 GMT

NVIDIA First to Enable 4GB of Memory on New Graphics Card

While both Intel and AMD's graphics subsidiary, ATI, are preparing their 2009 graphics solutions for professional users and workstation systems, Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has just introduced its latest Quadro FX 5800 graphics card. The company's new Quadro solution has been specifically designed ...

10 November 2008
08:44 GMT

NComputing Solution to Enable 11 Workstations on One PC

NComputing, a company with a similar goal to that of Intel and the OLPC project, namely to deliver a computer system that is affordable for everyone, is said to be planning a new product that will enable a single desktop PC to provide up to 11 workstations. The company's solution is based on virtualization, and ...

10 November 2008
07:01 GMT

AMD Aiming at the Workstation Market Too

It is a well known fact that NVIDIA is currently leading the workstation segment of the graphics cards market. NVIDIA's Quadro products are the leaders in that market, and the green company sees more than 60 percent margin. Other big industry players, including Intel and AMD, are planning to gain some market sha...

10 November 2008
06:30 GMT

NVIDIA Unveils New Quadro FX GPUs for Professional Workstation Graphics

With NVIDIA having lost the number one spot in the high-performance consumer graphics card market, the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker is now concentrating its efforts on its professional business segment, with the Quadro lineup of graphic processors. The green company has just introduced two new products, s...

7 November 2008
03:20 GMT

HP Intros New Thin Client and Workstation Systems

HP has just introduced a new high-performance thin client and a new blade workstation in the form of the gt7725 Thin Client and the HP ProLiant xw2x220c Blade Workstation. The just released systems have been specifically designed to meet the requirements of virtualization customers, offering them a true workstation e...

23 October 2008
09:35 GMT

Dell Planning Quad-Core 17-Inch Laptops

Dell, one of the leading vendors of portable systems, is planning to release a couple of new laptops, specifically designed to deliver the required performance for a high-end mobile workstation. Part of the company's Precision product lineup, the new laptops promise several significant features, which will ulti...

22 September 2008
04:11 GMT

ASUS Z7S WS Is Workstation-Ready

Before becoming one of the most successful manufacturers of netbook systems, Taiwan-based ASUSTek was best known for its high-end motherboards. With renowned products such as the Striker and follow-up Striker II mobos, the ASUS brand is a common choice for a high number of computer enthusiasts. Recently, the Taiwanes...

3 September 2008
10:07 GMT

Lenovo Unveils ThinkPad W700 Mobile Workstation

Following the Intel Centrino 2 launch "madness," Lenovo has decided to roll out a new notebook for professionals. Part of the company's ThinkPad series, the new W700 is essentially a portable workstation that offers designers an interesting pack of features, including a built-in digitizer and an integrated color...

12 August 2008
04:34 GMT

AMD Unveils Industry's First DisplayPort Graphics Card for Workstations

AMD has just announced mass-availability for its first commercially available 3D workstation graphics card equipped with VESA's DisplayPort interface. According to the company, the ATI FireGL V7700 professional graphics accelerator delivers improved rendering speeds and enhanced 3D performance for 3D graphics an...

31 March 2008
17:36 GMT

NextComputing Releases Intel's Harpertown Quads Into the Wild

Workstation vendor NextComputing has just integrated Intel's low wattage L5420 Xeon 45-nanometer quad core chips into its NextDimension "flextop" lineup."The Intel Xeon processor 5400 series helps enable NextComputing to provide a unique form factor in the high-performance workstation market," said Boyd Davis, G...

26 March 2008
21:41 GMT

New Dell Desktop Computers Hitting the Market

Dell just announced the launch of a new range of desktop workstations computer systems that are aimed at business and office use, while providing a new level of performance with the Dell Precision T3400. Coming from a line of desktop and mobile computer systems that goes back for years, the new Dell workstation is de...

11 October 2007
04:24 GMT

Supermicro Launches The OfficeBlade

Super Micro Computer, better known as Supermicro, announced the launch of a new server and workstation product line based on upcoming Intel hardware components, both central processing units and mainboard chipsets. This new computer system is called OfficeBlade and it is a specially configured SuperBlade server that ...

24 September 2007
11:32 GMT

New DirectX 10 Graphics Cards From AMD

AMD announced the release of five high-end professional ATI FireGL video cards designed for workstation use in CAD, DCC and medical imaging applications. The ATI FireGL V8650, FireGL V8600, FireGL V7600, FireGL V5600, and FireGL V3600 graphics accelerators are based on the new graphics processing unit developed by AM...

6 August 2007
09:43 GMT

Sony Shows a Cell Computing Board

Sony announced a prototype computer board based on the Cell processor architecture, a processor that is very close to the chip found in the gaming console PlayStation 3, and that prototype computer board will be shown at a conference in the U.S. The Cell processors were developed during a joint research program by IB...

1 August 2007
10:32 GMT

How to Install VMware Workstation 6 on Fedora 7

VMware Workstation is a very powerful virtual-machine application for both Linux and Windows operating systems. It allows you to run multiple 32-bit and 64-bit virtual computers and use them simultaneously with the hosting operating system. VMware Workstation 6 supports a lot of today's Linux distributions and ...

22 July 2007
05:01 GMT

How to Transform One Computer into Ten

There are users who only need a fraction of the processing power a modern CPU has. Imagine an office worker who sits all day in front of his computer going through an endless number of documents and such. In that case, most of his computer's processing power is simply wasted, as the CPU sits idle and waits for a...

12 July 2007
06:45 GMT


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