AMD introduces the fast and furious The AMD FireStream 9250

AMD introduces the fast and furious The AMD FireStream 9250
Here’s presenting a gen-next stream processor from AMD - The AMD FireStream 9250. The processor is especially designed to make the computing experiencing super-fast and high-quality.

Here’s presenting a gen-next stream processor from AMD – The AMD FireStream 9250. The processor is especially designed to make the computing experiencing super-fast and high-quality. The processor was introduced by AMD at the International Supercomputing Conference held in Germany.

AMD FireStream 9250 empowers high-performance computing (HPC) by including a second-generation double-precision floating point hardware implementation, thereby ‘breaking the one teraflop barrier for single precision performance’ and delivering more than 200 gigaflops, racing ahead the performance put up by FireStream 9250’s predecessor FireStream 9170.
The latest processor delivers an extraordinary eight gigaflops per watt performance rate, consumes less than 150 watts of power! It uses just one PCI slot and owing to its ‘compact’ size, it can be used in small 1U servers as well large servers, even in desktop systems and workstations. The AMD FireStream 9250’s compact size makes it ideal for small 1U servers as well as most desktop systems, workstations and larger servers and it features 1 GB of GDDR3 memory, enabling developers to handle large, complex problems.

1 GB of GDDR3 memory makes handling of big and complicated problems easier for developers. Indispensable and crucial workloads like financial analysis or seismic processing can now be done faster and with complex work getting processed easily, the time-period of getting results has been reduced to give out a faster outcome with the help of the latest processor from AMD. As explained by AMD “developers are reporting up to a 55x performance increase on financial analysis codes as compared to processing on the CPU alone, which supports their efforts to make better and faster decisions. Additionally, the use of flexible GPU technology rather than custom accelerators assists those creating application-specific systems to enhance and maintain their solutions easily.”

The series of FireStream is also open to developers to accelerate and elevate AMD FireStream, ATI FireGL, ATI Radeon and GPUs; via the AMD Stream SDK. To help developers to access and enhance on the tools, AMD has also published interfaces for its high-level API language, intermediate language, and instruction set architecture; and the AMD Stream SDK’s Brook+ front-end which are available as open source code.
The FireStream 9250 along with its SDK will be made available by AMD in the third quarter of 2008 at $999 USD MSRP. However, AMD FireStream 9170, the industry’s first GP-GPU with double-precision floating point support AMD FireStream 9170 is already available for $1,999 USD.



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Space command must to check China

'Space command must to check China'

NEW DELHI: With China developing anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles, lasers and other offensive space capabilities, India has no option but to be fully prepared for "star wars" in the future.

The creation of just "an integrated space cell", announced by defence minister A K Antony last week, will just not do towards achieving this objective. What is needed is a full-fledged tri-service space command for effective tactical, operational and strategic exploitation of the "final frontier".

The disquiet among the Indian military brass over China's deadly counter-space military programme, with "direct-ascent" ASAT missiles, hit-to-kill "kinetic" and directed-energy laser weapons, came clearly through on Monday.

"China's space programme is expanding at an exponentially rapid pace in both offensive and defensive content," said army chief general Deepak Kapoor, adding that space was increasingly becoming the "ultimate military high ground" to dominate in the wars of the future.

Holding that it should be India's endeavour to "optimize space applications for military purposes" at a seminar on "Indian military and space", Gen Kapoor said the establishment of a tri-service space command "is required in the future".

Integrated defence staff chief Lt-General H S Lidder, in turn, added, "With time, we will get sucked into the military race to protect space assets and inevitably there will be a military contest in space. In a life-and-death scenario, space will provide the advantage."

India, of course, has been painfully slow to react to the huge Chinese strides in the military use of space, which was rudely brought home by its January 2007 test of an ASAT weapon, despite having a robust civilian space programme for several years.

India does not even have dedicated military satellites till now, with the armed forces depending on the "dual use" Cartosat-I, Cartosat-II and the recently-launched Cartosat-IIA for their Rs 1,000-crore satellite-based surveillance and reconnaissance (SBS) programme.

With ISRO finally promising to launch dedicated military satellites in the near future, defence scientists are also experimenting with some "high-power laser weapons", say sources. But the operational use of such star wars-like weapons is still several years away.

India's sheer lack of strategic defence planning is exemplified by the fact that though the armed forces, especially the IAF, have been clamouring for an aerospace command for several years now, it remains a mere pipedream.

Finally, just last week, Antony declared that an integrated defence space cell would be created to protect "the growing threat to our space assets". The Defence Space Vision-2020, on its part, identifies just intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance, communication and navigation as the thrust areas in the first phase till 2012.

India certainly needs effective utilization of space for "real-time" military communications and reconnaissance missions to keep closer tabs on troop movements, missile silos, military installations and airbases of neighbouring countries.

But this should be followed soon after by other uses of space like missile early-warning, delivery of precision-guided munitions through satellite signals, jamming enemy networks and, of course, ASAT capabilities.



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Tips to Have Your Best Year Ever

Powerful Tips to Help You Have, Your Best Year Ever

Here are 3 powerful steps you can take to free yourself from frustration and to start enjoying the good life so many are enjoying right now:

1) Know "where you are." Have you ever been lost in a residential area and no one was around to ask for directions? Now if you are somewhat familiar with the area, it’s easy to just turn around here and there and find your way back. But the worst part about being lost is when we are lost and we haven't a clue where we are.

So, where exactly are you on your journey now? Do you know exactly how much money you owe? And how many assets you have? What are your strengths? And what are your weaknesses? Here’s a good exercise to help you know "where you are":

Draw a map of your life and make every square a city. Name each square with an aspect of your life. One city can be your family, friends, knowledge of your field, spirituality, work, charity, financial, etc. Then rate each city from one to ten. Ten means you are doing extremely well, and one means it needs immediate help.

What I just shared with you is like having a balance sheet for your life. Put all your weaknesses on one side and your strengths on the other side. Put your strengths to work and strengthen your weaknesses. You can read more books, go back to school or find a mentor.

Perhaps you can learn 50 to 100 power words this year in order to get a verbal advantage. Whatever you do, keep in mind that a better year begins with a better you.

2) Do an inventory of friends. That’s right. Make a list of who your friends are, and how they relate to the direction your life is going in. When companies want to increase their revenue, they get rid of unnecessary employees or ones that are holding them back. So when you are ready to increase your worth, you need to get rid of unnecessary friends. I am talking about those that only cause you grief and are a pain in the "you know what."

If you want to accomplish great things, you need to surround yourself with great people or people who have accomplished great things. You might say, “well, how do I find these great achievers you are talking about?” If you own a copy of No Condition is Permanent, refer to it for the answer.

You and I know fully well that some so-called friends are not worth the aggravation. They are draining, and they sap the life out of you. Consider this: Small people are always talking about things, but great people talk about ideas and concepts. Do you find yourself mentally stimulated when you are with your friends? If you are not, then you should be.

3) Quit killing time. Have you ever heard people say, “I'm just killing time.” Those people should be on death row for first degree murder. If they only realized how precious time really is. I have a wealthy friend who once told me that he can make millions of dollars any time he wants. He can purchase more homes, cars, and other luxuries. But the only thing he can never buy himself is more time.

His point is that he values his time more than his money. Wow! People who have little regard for time always find themselves engaging in activities that have nothing to do with improving their lives or that of those around them. They are routine people. They just do the same old things; they are just going through the daily motions. They love to shoot the breeze and just chill.

Listen, you are entering a new year, and you are not getting any younger. You may have lost so many opportunities. As a reader of my newsletter, you are important to me. I can’t stand by and watch you squander your time and procrastinate. That’s why I am encouraging you to find out "where you are" and start taking action to change your life. Take my advice. Inventory your friends and stop killing time.

I wish you in credible success!

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