IronPort® C150

The IronPort® C150™ is an accurate, affordable and easy to use all-in-one appliance — purpose-built for email security. Designed to meet the needs of small and medium businesses and satellite offices, the IronPort C150 is built on the same robust platform that protects the email infrastructures of major Global 2000 companies.

The IronPort C150 is designed and built not only for power and ease of use, but also for affordability. This innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution to ensure the availability and security of your email infrastructure—implemented in a manner that makes it cost-effective for companies of all sizes. The IronPort C150 uses the industry's most advanced technology to stop spam, viruses and anomalies in a fully automated manner. This allows highly skilled IT staff to focus on other problems, and leave the email issues to IronPort.

Core router

A core router is a router designed to operate in the Internet backbone, or core. To fulfill this role, a router must be able to support multiple telecommunications interfaces of the highest speed in use in the core Internet and must be able to forward IP packets at full speed on all of them. It must also support the routing protocols being used in the core. A core route is distinct from an edge router: edge routers sit at the edge of a backbone network and connect to core routers.

Like the term "supercomputer", the term "core router" refers to the largest and most capable routers of the then-current generation. A router that was a core router when introduced will not be a core router ten years later. At the inception of the ARPANET (the Internet's predecessor) in 1969, the fastest links were 56 kbit/s and a given routing node had at most six links. The "core router" was a dedicated minicomputer called an IMP Interface Message Processor.^[1][2][3] Link speeds increased steadily, requiring progressively more powerful routers until the mid-1990s, when the typical core link speed reached 155 Mbit/s. At that time, several breakthroughs in fiber optic telecommunications (notably DWDM and EDFA technologies) combined to permit a sudden dramatic increase in core link speeds: by 2000, a core link operated at 2.5 Gbit/s and core internet companies were planning for 10 Gbit/s speeds.

The largest provider of core routers in the 1980s and 1990s was Cisco Systems, who provided core routers as part of a broad product line. This was despite the presence of faster and more capable routers from Wellfleet Communications, which existed as an independent company until it merged with SynOptics Communications in 1994, to become Bay Networks. Juniper Networks entered the business in 1996, focusing primarily on core routers. Both companies addressed the need for a radical increase in routing capability that was driven by the increased link speed. In addition, several new companies attempted to develop new core routers in the late 1990s. It was during this period that the term "core router" came into wide use. The required forwarding rate of these routers became so high that it could not be met with a single processor or a single memory, so these systems all employed some form of a distributed architecture based on an internal switching fabric.

The Internet was historically supply-limited, and core Internet providers historically struggled to expand the Internet to meet the demand. During the late 1990s, they expected a radical increase in demand, driven by the Dot-com bubble. By 2001, it became apparent that the sudden expansion in core link capacity had outstripped the actual demand for internet services in the core. The core internet providers were able to defer purchases of new core routers for a time, and most of the new companies went out of business. Cisco and Juniper were able to deliver their newest core router products several years later.

As of 2007, the internet core link speed is 10 Gbit/s, with a few links at 40 Gbit/s. Cisco's core router is the CRS-1 and Juniper's core routers comprise the T-series.

Server Rack

A rack server, also called a rack-mounted server, is a computer dedicated to use as a server and designed to be installed in a framework called a rack. The rack contains multiple mounting slots called bays, each designed to hold a hardware unit secured in place with screws. A rack server has a low-profile enclosure, in contrast to a tower server, which is built into an upright, standalone cabinet.

A single rack can contain multiple servers stacked one above the other, consolidating network resources and minimizing the required floor space. The rack server configuration also simplifies cabling among network components. In an equipment rack filled with servers, a special cooling system is necessary to prevent excessive heat buildup that would otherwise occur when many power-dissipating components are confined in a small space.

BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB PCIe

The BFG NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT graphics card offers the features of the GeForce 8 Series architecture for an incredible value. Essential for accelerating the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ experience, the BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT is designed to enhance the Windows Vista Aero™ graphical 3D interface, allow you to play the latest Microsoft DirectX® 9 and DirectX 10 games, and enjoy the ultimate HD movie experience with PureVideo™ HD technology.

Built for Microsoft Windows Vista
NVIDIA's fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user interface, included in the new operating system (OS) from Microsoft.

Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Support
World's first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.

NVIDIA SLI™ Technology1
Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphics card configuration for unequaled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI dramatically scales performance on today's hottest games.

NVIDIA unified architecture
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs.

GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.

NVIDIA Lumenex™ Engine
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy with ultra-fast frame rates.

NVIDIA Quantum Effects™ Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics effects to be simulated and rendered on the GPU-all the while freeing the CPU to run the game engine and AI.

NVIDIA ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare provides the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

OpenGL® 2.0 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.

NVIDIA nView® Multi-Display Technology
Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.

NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology²
The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.

PCI Express Support
Designed to run perfectly with the PCI Express bus architecture, which doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X to deliver over 4 GB/sec. in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

1 - NVIDIA SLI certified versions of GeForce PCI Express GPUs only.
2 - Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product.

ZYPAD

he Zypad WL 1000 is based on a Raza Microelectronics 32-bit MIPS-based AU 1100 processor (formerly offered by AMD) clocked at 400MHz. It has 64MB each of flash RAM and flash ROM, with expansion available through an SD card slot.

The Zypad WL 1000 has a 3.5-inch QVGA (240 x 320) touchscreen with automatic contrast adjust. It also features an 11-key backlit keypad.

Network interfaces include 802.11b/g, GPS, and PAN Bluetooth class 2 (32 feet), each with integral antennas. The device also includes USB 1.1 host and device ports, along with stereo audio I/O.

The Zypad WL 1000 comes with a 2200 mAh 3.6 V Li-ion removable battery pack claimed to offer up to eight hours of life, depending on usage. An external power supply and car adapter will be available separately.

Additional touted features include:

* Comfortable weight distribution, even over clothing
* Tilt and dead reckoning system -- can determine if a user is motionless or has fallen down, and initiate radiosonde beacon
* Patent-applied-for switch initiates standby mode when users arm hangs down beside the body
* Claimed battery life up to 8 hours

Mike Southworth, marketing director, said Pavus is optimistic about the marketplace prospects for the unique wrist-worn PC. "The WL 1000 is a great platform for systems integrators and OEMs to build products on. The types of projects expressing interest in the defense space include healthcare systems that provide treatment information and patient history to field paramedics. There's a Navy program that calls for such devices in the thousands of units."

Availability

The Zypad WL 1000 is being manufactured by Eurotech in Italy, according to Southworth. Parvus currently has demo units, and expects to have the product "on the shelf" in late July, priced at $2,500.

Eurotech's Wrist-worn PC roadmap also calls for an ARM-based model by year's end, Southworth said.

The Zypad WL 1000 is being demonstrated at the Armed Forces Communication Electronics Association's 2006 TechNet International Conference held today in Washington D.C.