MWC 2016: AMD and Saguna Collaborate to Design Low-Power High-Performance Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) Solutions for Mobile Networks.

During #MWC16 Companies will demonstrate CloudFlare Content Acceleration MEC Application running on integrated platform.

AMD and Saguna collaborate to create scalable and economical Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) platforms for powering time-sensitive and bandwidth-intensive Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile data and video applications.

With the advent of IoT and the need to connect increasing numbers of connected devices, mobile networks face a tough scalability challenge. The need to secure the large volumes of data and content generated by these connected devices exacerbates the situation.

Addressing these challenges, AMD and Saguna are working to help mobile operators and system integrators transform the centric mobile network architecture with distributed edge computing operating inside the Radio Access Network (RAN), in close proximity to the end user or thing. 

The pre-integrated platform design enables network vendors and system integrators to scale and secure mobile networks while creating a flexible MEC design that reduces time-to-market for developing and deploying new MEC services. The joint initiatives are based on Saguna Open-RAN MEC platform running on the high-performance AMD Embedded R-Series processor (codenamed "Merlin Falcon").

The AMD R-Series is a system-on-chip (SOC) that combines GPU and CPU processing resources that can simultaneously execute IPSec security, control, and data processing. 

By packaging these capabilities in low-power processing architecture and bringing them to the edge of mobile networks, AMD processing can dramatically improve performance and increase security while helping reduce operating costs.

The Saguna Open-RAN MEC platform creates an open ecosystem and long-term growth engine inside the mobile RAN. The ETSI MEC standard-based solution enables mobile operators to quickly and effectively deploy new revenue generating services for content delivery, Internet-of-things (IoT) connectivity, retail and enterprise applications and more. 

With fully virtualized software architecture, Saguna Open-RAN reduces CAPEX and OPEX promoting the adoption network function virtualization (NFV).

 "As the number of mobile, connected devices continues to expand, AMD is thrilled to be working with Saguna to deliver secure, low-power platforms for Mobile Edge Computing," said Dilip Ramachandran, senior director of communications and networking, AMD Enterprise Solutions.  "By working with Saguna, our customers can confidently scale the delivery of their services as their business and their customers' demands grow."

"We are very excited to collaborate with AMD to accelerate the growth of the MEC ecosystem. Our joint initiatives will expand community of mobile operators, system integrators and application developers, which can bring to market new MEC services and applications" said Ofer Talmor, Saguna's VP Products. "As MEC becomes a market standard, Saguna emerges as the most practical and advanced solution in the market today offering mobile operators the fastest track to a profitable high-performance network."

When and where can you see it in action? 

The companies will present their MEC solution running CloudFlare Mobile Edge application at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, scheduled for February 22-25, 2016.

The demonstrations will be held at AMD's meeting room Hall 2 Stand 2B52MR and Saguna's booth #5C81. To schedule a demo please click here.

About Saguna  

Saguna Networks Saguna, a pioneer of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), makes mobile broadband faster, simpler and more economical with smart NFV software solutions. Based on the ETSI MEC standard, the Saguna Open-RAN platform enables mobile operators to quickly and effectively deploy new revenue generating services. The Mobile Edge Computing platform has fully virtualized software architecture providing cost effective scalability and flexibility. For more information contact us at info@saguna.net, follow us @sagunanet or visit our website http://www.saguna.net.

About AMD 

For more than 45 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies ― the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms, and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work, and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, Facebook and Twitter pages.

Contact:

Tally Netzer

Marketing Director, Saguna

tally@saguna.net

+972-4-675-3700

SOURCE AMD and Saguna

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HP Discover Barcelona 2013: HP Reveals First Thin Client with Quad-core Processors—and Fan-less Design.

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HP t620 Flexible Series Thin Client

HP Reveals First Thin Client with Quad-core Processors—and Fan-less Design

HP t620 expands widely installed family of thin clients with performance and flexibility enhancements

BARCELONA, Spain — HP today announced the HP t620 Flexible Series Thin Client, the company’s most flexible thin client and the first to offer quad-core processors in a fan-less design for improved performance and productivity.

Many businesses take advantage of the efficiency afforded by a global work day by facilitating project collaboration between offices. With the addition of HP Remote Graphics Software and flexible networking options on the HP t620, companies now can take advantage of the manageability and security benefits of desktop virtualization plus the increased productivity and convenience for teams collaborating on graphically rich applications.

“User experience, flexibility and security are not mutually exclusive thanks to advances in thin client technology and HP innovation,” said Jeff Groudan, marketing director, Thin Clients, HP. “The fact that the HP Thin Client family is amazingly successful around the world underscores the widespread need for powerful technology with enterprise-level security, and how solutions like the HP t620 can successfully address it.”

Customized performance, enhanced flexibility, elevated security

With a new fan-less design and preconfigured high-performance processors and software, the HP t620 provides businesses with a powerful and seamless desktop experience, enhanced security features for virtual desktops, Desktop as a Service, unified communications, and other demanding client virtualization and cloud computing use cases.

HP’s most flexible thin client benefits organizations in industries—such as financial services, government agencies, healthcare, retail and education—that require powerful performance to run graphically rich applications.   

Enhanced features on the HP t620 include:

• Powerful processing with AMD processors. The combination of an AMD GX dual- or quad-core processor and AMD Radeon HD professional graphics gives the HP t620 strong multimedia performance and makes it up to 50 percent faster than the HP t610.⁽¹⁾ The HP t620’s completely redesigned chassis includes advanced passive cooling for fan-less support of quad-core processors,⁽¹⁾ helping businesses reduce the number of service calls and the need for product refreshes.
• Flexibility to drive up to four displays.⁽²⁾ The HP t620 is the company’s first thin client capable of powering two 30-inch diagonal 2,560 x 1,600 displays with the standard chassis. With a factory-installed add-in video card, the HP t620 PLUS can support up to four displays, allowing users to increase productivity by viewing information on multiple monitors.⁽²⁾
• Customized peripheral support. The HP t620 is the company’s first thin client with the option to have both integrated Fiber NIC and Ethernet at the same time, and the first with the option of a serial or VGA port for businesses that want to connect in-place VGA monitors or legacy serial devices.
• Support for graphically rich applications. The addition of HP RGS on the HP t620 helps employees collaborate on graphically rich applications or Linux-based applications, while also helping to maintain enterprise-level security and reduce management costs.
• Enterprise-level security to protect valuable data. The HP t620 helps businesses protect their IT environment with integrated and optional security solutions including a BIOS implemented to NIST guidelines, a TPM chipset, Fiber NIC communication options and, for the first time on an HP thin client, lockable port cover options.
• Better user experience with HP Velocity. HP Velocity network performance management software, included with the HP t620, automatically adapts to changing network conditions and improves network utilization so users experience fewer disruptions when using real-time communication applications.

Pricing and availability

The HP t620 will be available worldwide this month. Pricing is available upon request.

The new HP t620 will be demonstrated at HP Discover in Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 10-12.

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⁽¹⁾  This system requires a 64-bit operating system and 64-bit software products to take advantage of the 64-bit processing capabilities of AMD technology. Multi core processing with AMD technology is designed to improve performance of this system. Given the wide range of software applications available, performance will vary. AMD’s numbering is not a measurement of clock speed.

⁽²⁾  DisplayPort 1.2 supports dual monitors up to 2,560 x 1,600 resolution. Optional VGA port factory configuration is available. Factory configurations with four-head monitor support up to 2,560 x 1,600 resolution is available only on the PLUS chassis.

Data sheet: HP t620 Flexible Series Thin Client  pdf

Quick specs: HP t620 Flexible Series Thin Client  pdf

Media contacts 

• Jim Christensen, PPS (Thin Clients)
  jim.christensen@hp.com

CES2103: Samsung is teasing the New Series 7 Chronos. Video.

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CES2103: Samsung is teasing the New Notebooks Series 7 Chronos. Video.

The New SERIES 7 Chronos just got the upgrade of a lifetime. It's robust enough to handle even the heavy-duty tasks while allowing you to work faster and more seamlessly. It clearly shows an AMD chip.

We'll be revealing this to the world at CES 2013 in just a couple of weeks.,says Samsung.

Facebook has teamed up with HP, Dell, AMD and Intel for the open compute project.

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Facebook, the world's largest social network, wants to get in on computer hardware as well.


The company that revolutionized social networking on the Internet has teamed up with some of tech hardware's biggest names -- Hewlett Packard Co, Dell Inc, Advanced Micro Devices, and Intel Corp -- to launch the "open compute project."


CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the project aims to offer specifications and designs for more power-efficient computers that are specifically geared toward running Internet services, shared openly with other companies.


"What we found over time is that a lot of the stuff that the mass manufacturers put out wasn't exactly in line with what we needed and what other social apps needed," Zuckerberg said at a media event at Facebook's Palo Alto, California headquarters on Thursday.


By sharing design specifications, he said he hoped to increase availability and demand for the specialized servers.


Dell will build servers based on those technical specifications, while Synnex Corp will act as overall vendor for the systems. The technology will power servers in the social network's first custom-built data center, in Prineville, Oregon. Until now, Facebook has leased data centers for its infrastructure.


With more than 500 million users, Facebook is the world's No. 1 Internet social network and is increasingly challenging established Web companies like Google Inc and Yahoo Inc as a top destination for Web surfers and a compelling advertising channel for marketers.


The technical infrastructure that powers websites such as Facebook, on which more than 30 billion photos, videos and other types of content are shared by users every month, play a key role in a service's performance.


According to Facebook, the new servers will be 38 percent more energy efficient and cost 24 percent less than off-the-shelf products used to power its service.


Source: Reuters.