New this fall, IBM's IntelliStation Z Pro Workstation uses the 450-MHz Pentium II Xeon processor's fast 512-kbyte L2 cache to improve the performance of compute- and graphics-intensive applications. The unit is certified on more than 120 different Windows NT workstation applications, including such CAD programs as Pro/ENGINEER, ANSYS, Catia V5, and Unigraphics. In fact, IBM spokespersons say that Pro/ENGINEER and ANSYS work 10 to 20% faster on Z Pro than on competing workstations. Features include: up to 2 Gbytes 100-MHz SDRAM; Ultra 2 SCSI, 80-Mbytes/sec transfer rate; 7 full-length slots; and 7 expansion bays for 81.9 Gbytes storage capacity. Intergraph's Intense Pro-3600 graphics engine with 64-Mbyte texture memory offloads the CPU. IBM: Product Code 4415
Inforbix is leveraging its CAD and product data access technology to power up a free iPad app that lets mobile users search and access engineering data.
Unlike his friends in engineering programs, blogger Jon Titus had little need for calculus except in a few of his college physical-chemistry labs and classes.
In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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