
Designed Into Network Infrastructure Products
Because they can be optimized for network processing, Tensilica’s Xtensa processors have been designed into a wide variety of network infrastructure products, including:
* Cisco’s CRS-1 carrier router system
* Cisco’s Quantum Flow Processor
* Juniper Networks’ GigaScreen-3 Continue reading “Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Router System”

The Juniper Networks M320 Internet router is a high-density edge aggregation, routing, and service creation platform that builds on Juniper Networks service-built edge design. Constructed with separations between the control plane, forwarding plane, and services plane, the router supports multiple services on a single platform.
The M320 router is a half-rack chassis that supports up to eight Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs) providing up to 64 SONET/SDH OC48/STM16, 16 SONET/SDH OC192/STM64, or 160 Gigabit Ethernet ports for the M320 router. In a standalone configuration, the M320’s maximum aggregate throughput is 320 gigabits per second (Gbps), half duplex.
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The HP Integrity NonStop NB50000c BladeSystem was designed as a mainframe replacement system for high transaction volumes but in a blade package, according to Dave Russell, Integrity product marketing manager, HP UK and Ireland.
“When we first designed the c-Class blade system [which was introduced in 2006] we specified launching it on a NonStop system at some point,” Russell said. “The architecture was designed with that in mind.”
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Today IBM announced the launch of a beta test with select partners, clients and vendors for their upcoming BladeCenter S. First announced in late June, the BladeCenter S will be the first desktop blade server system in addition to enhancements such as a wizard-based setup. The beta test announcement confirms that IBM is on-track and moving along with development of the BladeCenter S. But why is this so great? Continue reading “Why Your Business Should Use IBM’s BladeCenter S”
Motorola finally announced its availability of the new PDA phone MOTOROKR E6 yesterday. The phone is now available in China. At 14.5 mm, this phone features 2.4″ (240 x 320 pixels) TFT display with 262k colors, a 2.0 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom, CIF and QVGA video recording, FM radio and built-in MP3 player with dedicated music keys, 8MB of memory, SD card slot for up to 2GB of extra memory, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and a 3.5 mm stereo jack. This phone will hit India by Q2 of 2007.
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HP’s new Tablet style HP Pavilion TX1218AU notebook PC is powered by 1.8 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile processor TL-56 and features 12.1-inch touch screen display with full 180-degree swiveling, integrated 1.3 MP webcam, and built-in Biometric Fingerprint Recognition technology for user-friendly and enhanced data security. The new HP Pavilion TX1218AU Notebook PC is powered by latest1.8 GHz dual-core AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Processor TL-56. Each processing core of dual-core AMD Turion 64 X2 Processor TL-56 has a 512 KB L2 cache (1-MB total), and this processor can deliver massive 1600 MHz FSB. The tablet notebook is build around NVIDIA C51M Chipset Mainboard.
The L2, or secondary cache, temporarily stores data and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system�s performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus (FSB) help deliver better overall performance.
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HP just released the new dv3500t Pavilion, finally adding 13.3” notebook to their current consumer lineup. This notebook has a starting configuration price of $999, offering base features of an Intel T5800 2.0GHz processor, a WXGA display, 2GB of memory, an NVIDIA 9300M graphics card with 512MB of video RAM, and a 160GB hard drive. For an added $725 you can upgrade the system to 8GB of DDR2 or for an additional $100 equip the notebook with an LED backlit display. One really nice upgrade that HP offers for this notebook for only $25 is a backlit keyboard option, which I really hope they offer on larger models.
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For many years I was convinced we’d seen the last of the N-Gage, then this happened…
Today Nokia has announced the brand is back - but thankfully as part of a software platform rather than a dedicated device.
Incorporated inside Nokia’s new Internet services brand ‘Ovi’ (’Door’ in Finnish - I know because the press release told me), it will give budding mobile gamers the chance to download games onto their handsets for between six and eight euros a pop. Free demos of all games will also be available to provide a try-before-you-buy experience. Nokia hasn’t detailed any specific titles for N-Gage as of yet, but expect some golden oldies as well as a raft of newbies.
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NotebookReview is fast enough to get a review on the new 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro, which is now based on the Santa Rosa platform.
The new Apple MacBook Pro is powered by an INtel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, Nvidia 8600M GT with 128MB VRAM GPU and a 120GB hard drive.
The model being reviewed is the one with 15-inch LCD display with LED Backlight. It comes with a slot-loading 8x SuperDrive, Apple Airport WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth. The MacBook Pro, of couse, runs the Mac OS X.
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Belkin offers 3 cases for Apple’s newly launched iPhone, the Slim-Fit case, Acrylic Case and Sport Armband.
Belkin’s Slim-Fit Case for iPhone is made with soft-durable leather and features elastic siding. Acrylic Case features easy access to dock connector and speakers and includes removable belt clip for use as video-viewing stand. The Sport Armband is made with super-lightweight and comes with screen and navigation protector.
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