NVIDIA & INTEL Team Up, Servers, and Portable Storage!

Good morning all.  I may be a little behind in delivering the news this morning, but it turned out for the better.  We just found out some major news from Intel and NVIDIA that is about as big as it gets.  Check the PR below for a taste and then head over to Intel.com or NVIDIA.com for more details.  Then be sure to come back and check out the other bit of treats we've lined up for you this morning!

NVIDIA And Intel Sign Broad Cross-License, Chipsets License Agreements

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 19, 2004 - NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Intel Corporation today announced the companies have signed a broad, multi-year patent cross-license agreement spanning multiple product lines and product generations. Additionally, the companies signed a multi-year chipset agreement for NVIDIA to license Intel's front-side bus technology. This will enable NVIDIA to deliver its NVIDIA nForce platform technology on Intel-based systems.

"Today's agreements are significant for both companies and, more importantly, represent a win for our mutual customers who now have more choices for enhancing the PC experience," said Louis Burns, Intel vice president and general manager, Desktop Products Group.

"Our two companies are working together to enhance the end-user computing experience," added Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer of NVIDIA. "NVIDIA's product portfolio offers exciting technology options to Intel customers, including our NVIDIA nForce platform and PCI Express-based SLI graphics technology solution."

Find out more at Intel.com or NVIDIA.com

PimpRig Reviews the Epower Technology Warrior Case:

"I was really impressed with the actual construction. Instead of using glue or rivets to attach the mesh and plastic window, they used screws with end caps. This is great feature for those who would like to personalize your case, since you can easily replace the window with your own design."

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' Ultrastar 10K300 SCSI hard drive @ The Tech Report:

"On the desktop, Serial ATA hard drives are pushing the 400GB mark. In the enterprise world, where spindles spin at a minimum of 10,000 RPM, SCSI drives like Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' Ultrastar 10K300 are trickling out in capacities up to 300GB. With seek times as low as 4.3ms and sustained transfer rates up to 89MB/sec, the 10K300 should be no slouch when it comes to performance, either."

Using Flash SSD In a Blade Server @ The Tech Zone:

"Flash SSDs are high-performance, rugged plug-and-play storage devices that contain no moving parts. Using flash memory chips for storage, these devices are available in the same industry-standard form factors (2.5-inch, 3.5-inch and PMC) and interfaces (Fibre Channel, SCSI, ATA/IDE) as hard disk drives, but instead use flash memory chips in lieu of rotational magnetic disks to store data. This article seeks to explain and illustrate how flash SSDs stack up against other storage devices in blade server applications."

Check out hardCOREware's Portable Storage Guide Q404:

"Today we're going to look at several portable solutions - from a bulky 3.5" drive enclosure to the amazing 5GB Seagate Pocket Drive. We also check outKingston's super fast Data Traveler Elite USB2 Flash Drive that breaks flash media speed records."

Well, there you have it folks!  We'll catch you back here soon!