Monday, July 14, 2008

Hand-held devices

The next level in hand-held devices, overlooking the multi utility capabilities offered by the likes of iPhone and Nokia N95, are definitely on the cards, but more importantly, it is the concept of unified communication that will take centerstage in 2008.

The most important communication challenge for organisations worldwide is to bridge the gap between telephony and computing, to deliver real time voice, conferencing and messaging to the desktop environment. Companies like Cisco and Nortel are already working toward this and the year 2008 will see a lot of solutions unfold in the field of unified communication, delivering services like real time telepresence (audio/video) or live communication.

When talking about the core futuristic technology, it is almost impossible to ignore Intel. The largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world has ruled the computer processor market for decades and now in 2008, it is all set to revolutionise the whole computing concept with the launch of its new laptop processor codenamed Penryn. With an enhanced micro architecture optimisation (45-nanometer manufacturing process), Intel’s latest virtualisation technology, larger caches and dynamic acceleration technology, this new product from Intel’s stable is a sure shot winner even before its commercial launch. “Best yet, this feat, coupled with our industry-leading architectures, means faster and sleeker computers, longer battery life and better energy efficiency. Our objective is to bring consumers a new class of computers delivering a full Internet experience in ever-smaller, more portable form factors,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. And to storm into the NAND flash arena, Intel will use its new platform called Menlow, targeting ultra mobile PCs and mobile internet devices. Another breakthrough product coming from Intel’s portfolio is the Z-P140 PATA Solid-State Drive, a fast and low-powered processor, ensuring high capacity performance for digital entertainment & mobile internet devices.

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Source :
IIPM Editorial, 2008

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