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A month ago we teamed up with DVS Soft, and we were pleased to announce that we managed to established a mutual parntership with DVS Soft, providers of secure backup solutions. They’ve introduced an all-in-one backup solution that is easy to install and use. What’s more, it’s all web-based for easy access anywhere in the world. Here’s a snip …

“The DVS Soft Backup Service enables you to backup your critical data easily to our secure storage servers. Anytime you want to access all or part of your data, you simple select the information you require and have access to it immediately.  All data in the DVS Soft Backup Service is transferred over a secure internet link and is stored encrypted on our servers using military grade encryption. Running in a “Microsoft” environment, the software is easy to set-up and will operate silently in the background with no user intervention. 

DVS Backup can be installed on laptops too, so you can be sure that it is not just your critical office centric data that is backed-up, but the information carried by those in the field. DVS Soft Backup Service even offers handy features such as Magic Folders that make it easy to share information securely with colleagues or access documents whilst on the move. With the DVS Soft Backup Service you can be certain that no matter what catastrophe befalls your business, your essential data will be available in an instant to help minimise the impact.”

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Customised Coolermaster Cosmos Mini (with watercooling)

One of our forum members “Coolmiester“  managed to mod his orginal Cosmos 1000 and turned it into a Cosmos Mini (with watercooling). Astonishing … it’s amazing what people can do. I love this chassis … might even ask him to make one for me

More photos can be found in our forums … HERE

Dailytech

“AMD announces plans to toss out its dead weight. The news coming out of AMD hasn’t been on the most positive note in the past few weeks. The company announced in early April that it will cut 1,600 jobs by the end of 2008 representing 10% of its workforce. The reason for the cuts came as a result of steep declines in every business arena that AMD competes.Four days later, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, Phil Hester, stepped down from the company with no replacement in sight.

Today, AMD released even more unsettling news in the form of its Q1 2008 earnings report. As previously forecasted by AMD, revenue fell 15% from the previous quarter to $1.505B and the company experienced a net loss of $358M. Operating losses totaled $264M and the company faced a charge of $50M due to its 2006 acquisition of ATI.

“A seasonally weak first quarter was amplified by a challenging economic environment for consumers and lower than expected revenues of previous generation products, resulting in lower than expected revenues in all business segments,” said AMD CFO Robert J. Rivet. “However, we are encouraged by the market acceptance of our Quad-Core AMD Opteron server processors as well as our new chipset and graphics offerings.”

After experiencing an entire year of losses, AMD is now looking to restructure its business. The company will now put all of its divisions under the microscope and make the decision to sell off some of its underperforming units in order to become profitable in the second half of 2008.”

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SUNNYVALE, Calif. — March, 2008 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it is advancing application performance with stunning imagery through the introduction of the first commercially available 3D workstation graphics card with DisplayPort support. The ATI FireGL™ V7700 professional graphics accelerator provides superior rendering speed, 3D performance and color fidelity for Computer Aided Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC) and Medical Imaging professionals. ATI FireGL V7700 delivers the top-quality image quality needed to create photorealistic visualizations of real-world objects and environments —like the design concept for a new aircraft or a home remodel—by providing designers with The Ultimate Visual Experience™.  

 “Imaging and 3D professionals require innovative, high-performance solutions and are increasingly turning to AMD to meet their real-world needs. The ATI FireGL™ family of workstation graphics accelerators is designed to deliver visible advantages and performance leadership at every price point, from entry level to ultra-high end,” said Janet Matsuda, senior director of Professional Graphics at AMD. “This accelerator with DisplayPort support is the latest example of AMD’s leadership in delivering new graphics technologies ahead of the competition.” 

“The balanced power of the ATI FireGL product line has the accuracy and speed needed for medical imaging applications like mammography screening,” said Albert Xthona, product manager for Digital Mammography at Barco. “For example, Mammography viewing uses 10-bit precision to help deliver the most information to the eye of the radiologist, and increasingly other medical applications will rely on 10-bit gray and 30-bit color rendering. With the additional speed offered by the PCI Express 2.0 interface, very large data sets are handled smoothly, saving time for busy medical staff.”

The new ATI FireGL V7700 workstation graphics accelerator with DisplayPort support brings The Ultimate Visual Experience to life. The card features a 10-bit display engine that can produce more than one fidelity at abillion colors at any given time, delivering unprecedented image  lower cost.

“Our customers are eager to adopt the latest standards like DisplayPort and PCI Express 2.0 that make their environments more productive while delivering next-generation display capabilities today,” said Peter Chen, president, Exxact Corporation. “As an exceptional innovator and promoter of industry standards, it comes as no surprise to learn that AMD is the first to deliver a graphics card with DisplayPort support. Like most AMD innovations, we plan to implement the solution in earnest.”

Delft, Netherlands—April 10, 2008—OCZ Technology Group (LSE: OCZ), a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today unveiled the Flex II memory series, designed for blazing speeds demanded by enthusiasts. These premium modules run at incredibly fast DDR2-1150 speeds for high-performance systems with integrated water-cooling. Designed to the very core to offer enthusiasts the thermal management innovation of hybrid water and passive cooling, the new PC2-9200 Flex II Series offers rock-solid stability and performance for your high-end gaming or overclocking system.  

The OCZ Flex II heat management solution enables high-frequency memory to operate within an optimal balance of extreme speeds and low latencies without the high temperatures that inhibit or damage the module. Each PC2-9200 Flex II memory module features this breakthrough thermal management technology from OCZ. Combining an effective new heatspreader design with integrated liquid injection system and dedicated channels directly over the module’s ICs, Flex II effectively dissipates heat produced by high-speed memory. This sophisticated series was engineered with a unique “flexible” design to give enthusiasts the option to run the modules passively or water cooled via the thick array of aluminum fins, and the concurrent use of both options promotes maximum heat dissipation.  

“One of the side effects of extreme memory speeds is an increase in performance robbing heat, and the new Flex II modules are among the most powerful memory solutions in the market place yet are able to remain cool and stable with an innovative new cooling design,” commented Dr. Michael Schuette, VP of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. “The thermal power is addressed using what we believe is the most advanced memory cooling solution currently available, suited for either liquid or air cooling system configuration to unleash the full power of 4 GB of DDR2 at the highest possible frequency.”  

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Patriot Memory releases DDR2 800MHz Fully Buffered DIMMs for Apple Mac Pro. Patriot Memory’s DDR2 800MHz FB-DIMMs for Apple MAC Pro offers increased reliability, bandwidth

Fremont, California, USA, March 28, 2008 - Patriot Memory, a global provider of premium memory module and flash memory solutions, today announced the release of their DDR2 800MHz Fully-Buffered-DIMMs designed specifically for the Apple Mac Pro. Available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities, these new DRAM offerings allow for increased reliability and memory bandwidth; essential for today’s memory intensive applications.

“Stability and bandwidth are top priority when it comes to a computer’s performance. With FB-DIMM technology, neither is sacrificed allowing users to experience their systems in a brand new light,” states Les Henry, Technical Director at Patriot Memory. “To gain maximum performance with today’s applications, it is essential to have enough memory to meet these demands. Patriot’s new FB-DIMM’s are the perfect solution to meet these tough demands.”

To learn more about FB-DIMM technology, please contact your Patriot Memory Sales Representative or visit us at http://www.patriotmemory.com.