Intel® Active Management Technology ( Intel® AMT ) is a set of hardware and firmware features that lets administrator access and manage remote systems such as digital signage, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, kiosks, and ATMs.  Among other features, Intel AMT allows administrators to power remote systems on and off, install software updates, and troubleshoot problems.  The recently-released Intel® AMT 6.0 adds a number of important new features to this list.  In thi...Read More

The xTCA eco-system – what is your limit?   By Sven Freudenfeld, Business Development Telecom Kontron   The current market condition has shown that using COTS components and platforms, in particular xTCA, to create key network elements are an even more valuable approach than in-house proprietary designs.   Since its creation as a standardized hardware platform in 2005, more xTCA components have become commercially available in the market, providing the “Freedom of C...Read More

It was quite encouraging last week at the Light Reading LIVE event in San Jose. It was impressive to see that ATCA, or should I refer to xTCA, is live and thriving judging from the number of customers and ecosystem players attending the event. With key notes from some of the industry leaders like NSN, Ericsson and Intel, the event kicked of a dialogue on how well things are going for ATCA. Simon Stanley from Heavy reading gave a glowing report and healthy forecast for xTCA. My impression from t...Read More

We all strive to figure out what we all do best with our particular natural talents and, hopefully, be able to put them to real good use in the world. At the corporate level, it’s no different. Each company does at least one or two things really well for the benefit of its customers.   Intel’s thing is its innovations in silicon, with its latest offering – the Intel Xeon quad core 5500 series – being no different.   One interesting quote from Patrick Gelsinger,...Read More

Today's hospitals are changing their attitudes and practices towards computers in the wards and in patients' rooms. Sophisticated, high performing machines are wheeled into the patient's room or carried in (similar to a laptop); streamlining processes, improving test result turn-around time and overall administrative work.   This new breed of mobile devices such as portable Ultrasound has a unique set of requirements: high imaging performance yet with low power consumption for extended bat...Read More

No matter what you’re building these days, everyone is marching to the same tune; must do more with less. Less people and less money. Now more than ever multi-core technology has the potential to help equipment manufacturers optimize budgets and meet demanding product development schedules. This is true in many market segments including industrial automation. Multi-core technology has really changed computing by delivering energy-efficient performance thanks to advanced parallel processin...Read More

I know, I know... parallel processing has been around for years. Until recently, it has mainly been used in high-performance computing applications such as supercomputers and PC-based grid and cluster computing.  So what's the news? The technology is now finding its way into servers and sub-systems. What's facilitating this shift? Give a shout out to multicore processor technology!   Developers of high-end medical imaging systems like computed tomography (CT) imaging devices are defin...Read More