HARDWARE and SOFTWARE LATEST PROCESSOR

HARDWARE LATEST PROCESSOR

DESKTOP

The GX is preloaded with a Commodore C64 emulator and 50 classic games, which apparently require serious computing power. Commodore GX, a desktop computer that boasts many of the features any power user might want, including a fast processor, plenty room for expansion, one of the most customizable case designs we've seen, and dual-graphics-board capability. We chose to test a configuration using a single 768MBPoint of ViewGeForce 8800 GTX graphics board, so as to compare it against other models in our Power PCs chart, which is oriented toward mainstream users.


SERVER






RadiSys Launches Industry's First Embedded Quad-Core Server Based on Intel's Latest Quad-Core Xeon Processor 1 year 2 months ago --> HILLSBORO, OR - November 13, 2007 - RadiSys Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS), a leading global provider of advanced embedded solutions, today announced the introduction of a new Procelerant® Quad-core embedded server, the industry's first server to incorporate the latest Intel® Quad-core Xeon® processors. Ideally suited for medical and other imaging, test and measurement, and other digital signal processing applications, the Procelerant RMS420-5000XSL Quad-core server supports powerful image processing at a higher resolution and with greater speed than previous embedded servers.The latest addition to the RadiSys portfolio of high-performance Procelerant embedded servers, the RMS420-5000XSL Quad-core server is a long-life, stable solution designed to provide superior processing for high-quality images, efficient product performance and improved workflow. Multiple cores enable highly efficient parallel processing, allowing users to accomplish multiple tasks simultaneously rather than serially. An exceptionally low level of acoustic noise enables the compact server to be mounted in close proximity to users, an essential in medical imaging applications.Highlights of the new Procelerant RMS420-5000XS Quad-core server:· Supports Dual graphics/co-processor cards for enhanced graphical output and/or accelerated performance.· Quiet, compact server eliminates the need for a separate enclosure to reduce noise · Full RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliance meets European Union regulatory requirements· Greater processing power for the same cost helps manage operating budget"In order to differentiate themselves in today's highly competitive, rapidly changing market, equipment manufacturers need the ability to immediately take advantage of processor improvements when they become available. That's why RadiSys works closely with our imaging customers to ensure that we understand their requirements and have the most powerful products ready when they need them," said Michael Reunert, senior marketing manager, RadiSys. "This latest Quad-core embedded server further underscores RadiSys' ongoing leadership in the development of embedded servers for imaging applications." The new RMS420-5000XS Quad-core server will be available in late 2007.About RadiSysRadiSys (NASDAQ: RSYS) is a leading provider of advanced solutions for the communications networking and commercial systems markets. Through intimate customer collaboration and combining innovative technologies and industry leading architecture, RadiSys helps OEMs, systems integrators and solution providers bring better products to market faster and more economically. RadiSys products include embedded boards, application enabling platforms and turn-key systems, which are used in today's complex computing, processing and network intensive applications. For more information, visit http://www.radisys.com/


LAPTOP



CPU
2.4GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+
RAM
2GB DDR 400
Hard Drive
120GB SATA
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 (512MB)
Optical Drive
8X DVD+/-RW
Screen Size and Resolution
17" / 1920x1200
Dimensions
15.5"W x 11.7" D x 1.9" H
Weight
12.7 lbs
Approximate Price
$4,943.34
You almost had to expect to see an entry from Falcon Northwest on this list. Having long been one of the premier boutique PC shops, Falcon does not disappoint with the FragBook DR 6800A (well, relatively speaking). Probably the closest competitor to Apple in the way of fit and finish, you'd be hard pressed to find many nicer looking laptops. There's a great deal of aesthetic modifications you can have done right at Falcon's factory before the laptop ships.
Inside the FragBook isn't much of a slouch either. Powered by a desktop 2.4GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+, there's a ton of power at your fingertips (and a lot of heat in your lap). Coupled with 2GB of DDR RAM, a 120GB SATA hard drive, and a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 displaying 1920x1200 on a 17' screen, you've got yourself quite a system, for gaming or otherwise.
There's not a lot to criticize this system for- save the desktop processor and its heat output, the potential eye strain mentioned previously when coupling a 17' screen with a 1920x1200 resolution, and lack of SLI at this price point. Remember, this article is not really focused on whether or not this is a good system. Every laptop here is kickass. The determining factor is whether the price is justified.
Despite the fact that the laptop is a great performer and has eleventy-billion coats of nice shiny paint that you can comb your hair while looking at, for almost $5,000 it's a bit steep. For that price, I would be looking for SLI and either a Turion64 X2 or Core 2 Duo processor.
Rating: 4/10 moneybags (more moneybags signify a better bargain)
CPU
2.4GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+
RAM
2GB DDR 400
Hard Drive
120GB SATA
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 (512MB)
Optical Drive
8X DVD+/-RW
Screen Size and Resolution
17" / 1920x1200
Dimensions
15.5"W x 11.7" D x 1.9" H
Weight
12.7 lbs
Approximate Price
$4,943.34
You almost had to expect to see an entry from Falcon Northwest on this list. Having long been one of the premier boutique PC shops, Falcon does not disappoint with the FragBook DR 6800A (well, relatively speaking). Probably the closest competitor to Apple in the way of fit and finish, you'd be hard pressed to find many nicer looking laptops. There's a great deal of aesthetic modifications you can have done right at Falcon's factory before the laptop ships.
Inside the FragBook isn't much of a slouch either. Powered by a desktop 2.4GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+, there's a ton of power at your fingertips (and a lot of heat in your lap). Coupled with 2GB of DDR RAM, a 120GB SATA hard drive, and a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 displaying 1920x1200 on a 17' screen, you've got yourself quite a system, for gaming or otherwise.
There's not a lot to criticize this system for- save the desktop processor and its heat output, the potential eye strain mentioned previously when coupling a 17' screen with a 1920x1200 resolution, and lack of SLI at this price point. Remember, this article is not really focused on whether or not this is a good system. Every laptop here is kickass. The determining factor is whether the price is justified.
Despite the fact that the laptop is a great performer and has eleventy-billion coats of nice shiny paint that you can comb your hair while looking at, for almost $5,000 it's a bit steep. For that price, I would be looking for SLI and either a Turion64 X2 or Core 2 Duo processor.
Rating: 4/10 moneybags (more moneybags signify a better bargain)

EXPANSION SLOTS

LPC-450PCI Dual Core Mini PC with with PCI slot expansion

(click on image for datasheet)
Features:
Powerful Intel Core 2 Duo Processors
PCI Slot - Support 1xPCI card
Small Size for Easy Deployment
12 VDC Operation, ideal for mobile/field
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
3D Graphics with 16x9 Capability
Built-in Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0,1394a Firewire, Audio, Serial, Video
Low Profile Rugged Aluminum Chassis
Slim Slot Loading Optical Drives
Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) optional
Windows Vista & XP Pro Compatible,*other O/S Options Available
Dimensions: 5.8" (W) x 10.0" (D) x 2.8" (H)
LPC-450PCI Data Sheet.

SOFTWARE

1.Latest OS from microsoft

Windows Vista: Microsoft's Latest Operating System

New Features
Aero: Windows Vista has a completely restructured user interface. Aero is an acronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective and Open. This new user interface is intended to be more user friendly not to mention more appealing to the consumer in that it adds support for 3D graphics, translucency, animation and other visual effects. Also, the Start Menu has changed and the word "Start" has simply been replaced by a blue Windows symbol similar to the Windows key on a keyboard.


Internet Explorer 7(IE7): IE7 is Windows Vista's upgraded version of internet explorer. It is predicted to be equipped with anti-spoofing technology making it more secure for the user to go online.


Windows Defender: Miscrosoft's famous anti-spyware software has been incorprated into this latest version of windows which previously wasn't the case in Windows XP and older versions. Microsoft anti-spyware has proven to be veyr effective in protecting against spyware and other threats.


Speech Recognition: This is another useful feature that is fully embedded into Windows Vista. It has the capability to understand a user's voice, to activate commands in any windows application and to enable voice dictation.


Windows DVD Maker: This feature enables the user to create video DVD's based on their content.


User Account Control: This is a new security feature that enables a user to enter an administrator password (without being logged in as an administrator ) when an action requiring administrative rights is required. Non-administrator user accounts in the previous Windows versions proved to be too restrictive and you had to be logged in as an administrator to be able to download software for example.


Some XP Features Removed: Some noticeable XP features such as Windows Messenger, Net Meeting, MSN Explorer have also been eliminated from this new version.


What Happens to businesses currently using Windows NT, 2000 and XP desktops?


Microsoft is using a large number of features such as the WIM image Format ( a file based disk image format specifically developed for the Windows Vista OS). WIM files contain a copy of Vista and businesses can maintain and patch their older verisons wihtout having to rebuild new images. The WIM files can be obtained from the Windows Vista installation DVD.


What are ths system requirements for installing Windows Vista ?

Windows Vista requires atleast 512 megabytes of physical memory, atleast 3 gigabytes of hard drive space for installation files or possibly more depending on the edition of Windows Vista. In additon, it also requires a modern processor Central Processing Unit (CPU) as well as a Graphics card that has a DirectX 9 class graphics processor.

Different Versions of Windows Vista

Unlike Windows XP that only had two versions notably XP Pro and XP Home Edition, five variations of the new Windows Vista Operating Sytem will be available. These are Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise (designed to meet the requirements for massive global organizations), Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate and lastly Windows Vista Home Basic (for everyday basic use at home such as checking email).

Programs developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

J2SE Runtime Environment Update
(142 votes)
131 352
JRE provides libraries, Java virtual machine, and other components necessary for you to run applets and applications written in the Java programming language. Once installed you won´t notice it. JRE is free to download, install and deploy, and all the related documentation can be found at http://www.sun.com.
Java (TM) Update 7
(136 votes)
177 124
Java 6 has made all Java developers work much easy. You don't need to use any third party tool to profile your project.You have an option to create your own icon for your program. Set an attractive system tray icon. You don't need to dig into native codes to do that. Well, that's Java.Expect much more feature soon.
Java (TM) Update 5
(38 votes)
84 355
Java being a platform independent and very powerful computer programming language, is used widely today. This software is used to develop java programmes and should be installed to run java programmes. It comes with a bunch of very handy new features which enable to develop java programmes with high quality.
OpenOffice.org Installer
(55 votes)
63 141
A program intended to simplify installation of the popular OpenOffice.org package, that includes a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation program, a database, a vector graphics editor and a tool for creating and editing mathematical formulas. Various languages and platforms.
Java (TM) SE Runtime Environment Update 1
(63 votes)
44 313
An update of the runtime environment that allows you to execute applications developed for a variety of purposes. Like for instance, games, chat applications in webpages, image visualization, among others, that were written with the Java scripting language.
Java 2 Runtime Environment
(41 votes)
43 476
Java 2 Runtime Environment contains all the necessary modules to develop and execute Java applications, includes Java Virtual Machive (JVM), Java Core Classes, Java Plug-in. Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition is the core component of Java Development Kit.
Java (TM) Update
(216 votes)
33 016
Today, the download and installation of a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is mandatory on any modern computer. The Java Runtime allows the execution of java-based software, and also the visualization and interaction with java applets embedded in web pages.
Java DB
(7 votes)
8 555
Java DB, the latest version being 10.4 is a commercial release of the Apache Software Foundation's (ASF) open source relational database management project which is based on Java programming language and SQL. It is a flexible, easy-to-use, simple to develop and deploy database management system which is supported on the Solaris, Linux and Windows operating systems and Sun Java 1.4 or later.
Java (TM) SE Development Kit Update
(26 votes)
8 779
Java development kit 1.6 the latest version of the worldwide used programming language.It is more advanced to the predecessor considering the various new methods and number of new classes and applications that can be developed using it.The best of JAVA yet makes it a wonderful one.
Sun xVM VirtualBox
(11 votes)
3 722
Sun xVM VirtualBox allows you to run unmodified operating systems, including all the software that can be installed on them, directly on your existing operating system in a “virtual machine”. Sun xVM VirtualBox manages RAM memory for each virtual machine. Sun xVM VirtualBox creates virtual machines and you can select among a plenty variety of operating systems.
NetBeans IDE
(13 votes)
4 162
A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and Ruby. NetBeans IDE is easy to install and use straight out of the box and runs on many platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris.
StarOffice
(3 votes)
3 070
StarOffice 8 is an open source software that consists of five independent programs: Star Office Writer (a powerful word processor), Impress (presentation), Calc (spreadsheet), Base (data base utility) and Draw (a drawing program). Same as Microsoft Office suites, the software calls the necessary program to accomplish the desired duty.
Sun Download Manager (web)
(1 votes)
607
Sun Download Manager is a download managing application that works without the need of keeping runing the installed web browser while downloading the desired files, and no matter which browser. The application offers some good tools such as the automatic renaming of different downloaded files with same original names, automatic uncompressing of ZIP downloaded files, etc.
Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

373
With this plugin installed in your Microsoft Office product, you can easily export your Office documents to the Open Document Format (ODF), and share them with Linux users. Come on people, we are talking about an ISO standard format...why not to use it?
Sun Java (TM) Wireless Toolkit

321
The Sun Java (TM) Wireless Toolkit version 2.5, previously known as J2ME Wireless Toolkit, is a collection of tools for creating Java applications that run on certain devices. This toolkit consists of build tools, utilities and a device emulator. It must be ensured before installation that you have an appropriate Java SE environment preinstalled in your system.
Java 3D

200
Java 3D 1.5 is used to create and manipulate high quality 3-Dimensional graphics and geometry for applications and applets based on Java technology. This rich, platform-independent and scalable graphics can be incorporated within Java based applications and applets. It runs on JDK v1.5 and higher and is also supported by other operating environments like; Windows, Linux, Solaris and MacOS X.
Java Web Start

69
Java Web Start, also popularly known as JavaWS or javaws, is a framework that has been developed by Sun Microsystems. Java Web Start version 6.0 is included within Java TM Platform Standard Edition 6 JDK. The Java Web Start 6.0 uses the Java TM Network Launching Protocol & API (JNLP) as underlying technology and is packed with a variety of key benefits that makes it so popular and attractive.
OpenOffice.org SDK
(2 votes)
85
Office Software Development Kit is an add-on for OpenOffice suite. It provides the necessary tools and documentation for programming the OpenOffice.org APIs and creating own extensions for OpenOffice.org. Can be easily downloaded from the official websites and from many others.
Java Access Bridge

72
The Java Access Bridge version 1.0 is a technology where the Java Accessibility API, commonly known as JAAPI is exposed in a Microsoft Windows DLL. It is designed to work with Java 2 SDK v1.3. It is always recommended to install the Java Access Bridge 1.0 by using Access Bridge installer. A number of changes and improvements of the installer have been invoked in this version of Java Access Bridge.