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17 August 2010 ,
Written by Dhruv Tanwar
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Citing industry support, Intel has added two new Intel Atom processors to further boost the company’s focus on the Atom processor-based platform. Since its initial foray into this area in March, storage manufacturers including Acer, Cisco, LaCie, LG Electronics, NETGEAR, QNAP, Super Micro, Synology and Thecus have announced products based on the energy-efficient Intel Atom processor platform.
Broadening its offerings for consumer and small business storage appliances, Intel is introducing the 1.8GHz Intel Atom processor D425 single-core and D525 dual-core. These processors boost performance with higher CPU frequencies for faster storage processing and will support the new memory technology, double-data-rate three small outline dual in-line memory modules, also known as DDR3 SODIMM. The new processors are paired with the Intel 82801 IR I/O Controller that delivers input/output (I/O) connectivity to satisfy the growing throughput demands of leading storage vendors. Both additions to the storage platform offer the flexibility to support Microsoft Windows Home Server and open source Linux operating systems, Intel said.
Intel said that networked storage appliances based on the low-power Intel Atom processor platform allow consumers and businesses to organize, manage, protect and share documents, photos, videos and music throughout the home or office. |