After Dell at Carrefour since last January, it’s time for Lenovo to make its entry in a sign of major retailers. The Chinese group Auchan has chosen to distribute four machines: a desktop (K100), and three laptops (two variants of IdeaPad Y710 and Y510). Previously, Lenovo was present at Surcouf, or Rue Du Commerce Planet Saturn stores. Continue reading »
Drug discovery researchers working with in silicon screening tools can significantly reduce project timeliness while increasing discovery capabilities by grid-enabling their applications. In silicon drug discovery is extremely CPU-intensive and time-consuming. In addition, combinatorial researchers are faced with massive libraries of molecular data - and building a reliable infrastructure to sift through it all is arduous and computationally demanding. Continue reading »
Originally scheduled for emerging countries, the low-cost PC Intel will finally be offered in the second quarter in Europe and the United States. Lila Ibrahim, Director General of the foundry for emerging markets, told Reuters that the computer manufacturers the United States and Europe to offer 250 to 350 dollars (161 to 225 euros) a second generation model Classmate PC (see photo) . Continue reading »
Microsoft reacts response to the difficulties encountered by some users when installing Service Pack 1 of Windows Vista. Many witnesses reported machine reboots repeatedly, or applications do not work anymore. Note that compatibility problems had been reported during testing prior to the release of Vista SP1.To remedy this, the editor of Redmond offers a free technical support until March 18, 2009. Continue reading »
Choosing the planning system suited to its requirements and business leaders of change in the company are the main steps for the deployment of an integrated solution. But the project manager will need to be very vigilant on the cost benefits of its integration. To attack the market for SMES, the major publishers of PGI (integrated management software) have formed their offerings by making acquisitions, particularly for solutions for structures from 50 to 500 employees. Continue reading »
As IT organizations increasingly deploy virtual servers and storage to consolidate resources and improve utilization, they must be able to dynamically provision applications on virtual servers and move them non-disruptively as workloads change. However, this increased mobility of application workloads can sometimes create unpredictable congestion in the networks connecting server-to-storage traffic, Continue reading »
Exchanging information is critical in keeping an organization like Cisco Systems at the forefront of a fast-moving, competitive market. Two aspects of rich media information exchange demand special attention: the speed of information delivery, and the efficiency of the message. Cisco addressed both of these concerns with the internal deployment of a video messaging service using Cisco Continue reading »
This paper provides information about Luster networking that can be used to plan deployments cluster file system for optimal performance and scalability. The paper includes information on Luster message passing, Luster Network Drivers, and routing in Luster networks, and describes how these features can be used to improve storage management cluster. Continue reading »
Nowhere is instant communication more mission-critical than in health care institutions, with their large numbers of scattered, mobile staff. Watch this forward view web show to see how these institutions are relying on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to ensure the timely flow of information between doctors, nurses, and clinical technicians. Continue reading »
As the broadband subscriber base continues to grow, demand for customer support by customer care will also grow exponentially. With new subscribers comes an upsurge in trouble calls and the need to reduce the cost of managing these calls. Introduction of full triple-play services will add significant complexity to the service assurance and troubleshooting process. What was in the past a “Best effort” Internet “pipe” is rapidly becoming a performance-based voice and video service delivery vehicle. Continue reading »