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AMD announces Puma laptop platform, Mobile Radeon 3800 GPU

Located in the PC component capital of the world, Computex has become the tradeshow for chipsets, so it's no surprise AMD chose to announce its new mobile platform here in Taiwan today. (You can watch the press conference here.) Known by its code-name Puma, the platform itself doesn't have a...

Tags: Mobile, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Radeon, GPU, Puma, Radeon 3200, Puma Platform, ATI XGP, Chipsets, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-06-04

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PUMA AG Consolidates Financial Reporting Across 80 Systems With Efficient Financial Management Platform

PUMA AG wanted to consolidate data from 80 subsidiary systems as rapidly and cost-effectively as possible and enable centralized internal and external reporting in compliance with legal industry requirements, including the International Financial Reporting Standards. The challenge was to implement an efficient management information system to consolidate financial data and...

Tags: Financial Reporting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Subsidiary System, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Finance, Financial Planning

Case studies 2009-03-01

Trek Aerospace and VersaLogic Corp. Soar With New Generation UAV

Like many OEMs, Trek Aerospace needed an embedded solution with long-term availability and excellent support. VersaLogic's RoHS-compliant Puma platform was selected, as it draws only 5W during operation and less then 800mW in standby mode. With 3 USB ports, 3 COM ports, an LPT port and a 10/100 Ethernet interface,...

Tags: Aerospace, VersaLogic, Ethernet, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Aerospace & Defense, Middleware, Networking, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-01-01

AMD's Extreme Makeover: What the new roadmaps reveal

Lost in all of the inaccurate commotion yesterday about AMD entering the netbook market were much broader changes in the company's product plans as it struggles to regain profitability and keep up with a deep-pocketed Intel. In the past year, AMD has announced plans to spin-off manufacturing, abandoned efforts to...

Tags: Platform, Plan, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, DDR3, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup

Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...

Tags: Sony Corp., IBM zSeries, Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Intel Centrino, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., SP1, SR Series, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Intel rolls out Centrino 2 processor; Earnings on tap

Intel on Tuesday launched its Centrino 2 processor with integrated graphics for notebooks. This chip platform, formerly known as Montevina, was delayed by a few weeks due to technical and certification problems. The news (Techmeme, statement) comes as Intel preps its second quarter earnings, which will be...

Tags: Intel Centrino, Earnings, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool

Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD's ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems. In an SEC filing, the company said it is offering a driver that keeps fans running to relieve...

Tags: Processor, Notebook, NVidia Corp., Notebook Chip, Chip, GPU, MCP, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Details on HP's new laptops and all-in-one desktop

HP released a slew of new consumer and business products--including 17 new laptops--at an event in Berlin earlier today. In addition to HP and Compaq notebooks, new products include a refresh of its TouchSmart all-in-one PC, a Voodoo-branded desktop and notebook (the Voodoo PC site had been down for several...

Tags: Voodoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, Laptop Computer, Notebook Roster, HP DreamColor Display HP, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-06-10

AMD announces Puma laptop platform, Mobile Radeon 3800 GPU

AMD announces Puma laptop platform, Mobile Radeon 3800 GPUWhat AMD needs to do...AMD is missing the boat on 2 things, IMHO.1. X3 or X4 in mobile format. I think this would be an awesome place for the tri-core processor.2. More work on the UMPC. These little computers are...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mobile Radeon 3800 GPU, laptop platform, Puma, mobile, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

AMD officially unveils next-generation "Puma" notebook platform

AMD officially unveils next-generation "Puma" notebook platformend of WINdows-inTEL monopoly"AMD PUMA - Another reason to say goodbye to XP."...a beginning of VISTa-AMd monopoly or an intel only monopoly or maybe end of all monopolies? time for Intel to get paranoid...Also a boost for Vista at the expenxe of Apple...I'd love...

Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, graphics improvement, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Puma, battery, Intel Corp., notebook

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

News to know: Apple; AMD; Metasploit; Yahoo; Open SUSE

Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: Wagering on WWDC 2008 TUAW: Rumor: Mac OS X 10.6 to debut at WWDC 08? News.com: Third-party iPhone applications to arrive Monday Tech Trader Daily: How Big Is The Potential Market For the Apple iPhone? ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., SuSE, E-TEN, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2008-06-04

AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes live

AMD on Wednesday unveiled its notebook microprocessor platform, formerly known as Puma, and notched a small win over rival Intel. AMD's notebook platform (AMD Turion-X2 Ultra), which aims to integrate graphics capabilities with its processors, stays off Intel's ultra mobile PC turf, but has hit the...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Notebooks, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-03

AMD officially unveils next-generation "Puma" notebook platform

With notebook sales being strong, AMD is hoping that its third-generation "Puma" platform will position the company to take advantage of this growing market. So what is at the core of a Puma system? Here's a quick run down of the technologies involved: Turion...

Tags: AMD Turion, Performance, AMD Turion X2, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Puma, Notebooks, Performance Management, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-03

AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?

AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...

Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., graphics, chip, Intel Corp., graphics chip, new roadmap, Puma, asset

Discussion threads 2008-05-08

Decoding AMD's 45nm processor announcement

After a dismal 2007, AMD is trying to regain its footing. The company made several technology announcements at a computer tradeshow in Hannover, Germany last week--including progress on 45nm processors. But it remains to be seen whether AMD can deliver on all of this, and be more competitive in 2008....

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Penryn, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-03-11

AMD to challenge Centrino with Puma platform

AMD to challenge Centrino with Puma platformAs long as it performs Phenominally better than its counterpartI would be happy to buy into it in a heartbeat.But right now, the only things phenominal about AMD are their prices.RE: AMD to challenge Centrino with Puma platformHybrid CrossfireX sounds interesting...I guess it has...

Tags: Processors, Intel Centrino, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-04

AMD to challenge Centrino with Puma platform

In a web-streamed press event AMD unveiled Puma, its new third-generation mobile platform. Puma is based on AMD’s Griffin processor the official name for this is Turion Ultra and the RS780M chipset. All Puma based products will be based on this hardware, along with a WiFi adaptor and...

Tags: Intel Centrino, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Puma, RS780M Chipset, Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-04

Intel and AMD finalizing new notebook technology

Within the next couple of months, both Intel and AMD will be releasing new notebook platforms. Here's what we know so far. Details of Intel's new platform, called Montevina and due in June, have been slowly leaking out for months. But Daily Tech has filled in a...

Tags: AMD Turion, Dual-core, Platform, Roadmap, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Montevina, U3300, PM45, Puma, Griffin, Processors, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-03-04

AMD Phenom triple-core coming soon

AMD's triple-core Phenom processors should be arriving soon. The company said last month that shipping the new Phenom 8000 series--along with fixing the problem plaguing its Barcelona server and desktop chips, and releasing a low-power version of Phenom--were its top priorities this quarter. According to a report at DigiTimes, AMD...

Tags: AMD Phenom, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Desktops, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-02-26

An Open Source Distributed Platform for the Control of the PUMA 560 Manipulator

In this paper, an RTAI-Linux based distributed platform for the control of the PUMA 560 robotic manipulator is presented. From the mechanical point of view, the PUMA 560, besides being one of the first and most popular 6-DOF anthropomorphic manipulator, is still a very good example of implementation of small...

Tags: Platform, Open Source, Computer Science, University Of Bologna, Productivity

White papers 2007-10-24