Efficient High Dynamic Range Texture Compression
White Papers This paper presents a novel compression method for High Dynamic Range (HDR) textures, targeted for future graphics hardware. Identifying that the existing solutions provide either very high image quality or very simple hardware implementation, it...
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
BT explores slower ADSL in search for long-range broadband
News So far, it is only running a very limited trial involving some 10 people, all located beyond ADSL's current range. BT is examining the possibility of offering a 256Kbps ADSL product that would extend the reach of broadband across the UK.
[February 19, 2003, 16:46]
Compaq products will rule HP's mid-range storage
News Compaq's StorageWorks EVA products will provide the mid-range of Hewlett-Packard's storage systems, with earlier Compaq products and competing HP devices being phased out gradually. The high-end HP storage products, which are sourced from Hitachi...
[May 20, 2002, 14:09]
Intel to expand BT broadband range
News Intel is to release a range of Ethernet ADSL modems and wireless LAN gateways for use with BTopenworld's broadband products, ZDNet UK has learned. The products will offer improvements over Intel's Intel Pro/DSL 3220 USB modem, which BTopenworld is...
[March 1, 2002, 14:01]
Modeling and Simulation of IEEE 802.11 Wireless-LAN and Bluetooth Piconet Range Interference
White Papers This paper reports a proposed and investigated Interference Range Model (IRM), a model that allows a user to determine the acceptable range of interference in a given environment. The proximity of wireless devices with one another often results in...
[August 11, 2005, 6:00]
HP virtualises mid-range storage arrays
News HP on Wednesday announced a network-based storage platform that virtualises mid-range storage arrays into a single pool of capacity, designed to simplify scaling and management. The StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) works...
[November 6, 2008, 14:20]
LG announces thin-client monitor range
News LG and the thin-client company NComputing are to bring out a range of LCD monitors with built-in virtual desktop computers. The companies announced their collaboration on the Smartvine N-series range on Thursday.
[June 19, 2009, 16:04]
Radio Propagation Model for Long-Range Wireless Sensor Networks
White Papers Wireless Sensor Networks are ideal for monitoring environmental conditions, but typical nodes are limited by their short transmission range. This paper presents a long-range node with a tested range of 13.2 km.
[April 23, 2009, 1:24]
The Range of Linux Distributions
Blog A comment from Tezzer on my recent post aboutPCLinuxOS got me thinking again about the range of Linux distributions. But on "how to choose", I will comment on what I see as the range and position of the distributions.
[December 15, 2008, 8:13]
SGI releases mid-range Linux server
News Silicon Graphics on Monday brought its Linux servers into the mid-range, unveiling the Altix 350 model that will bring the Itanium-based line into the sub-£10,000 price bracket. The Altix 350 system expands to 16 processors, and uses the same SGI...
[January 12, 2004, 16:15]
Long-range broadband 'will not be slower'
News A longer-range broadband product being developed by BT will be just as fast as its existing consumer ADSL service, contrary to earlier suggestions from the telco. This 'extended reach' ADSL is being trialled by just 10 people, but a larger trial is...
[February 24, 2003, 12:42]
Northwood defies closure rumours with added range
News Northwood Laboratories has dismissed industry claims that it is struggling to achieve sufficient sales by launching a leading edge range of PCs and saying it is still on target for sales of 3,000 PCs a month, by the end of the year.
[July 9, 1997, 14:41]
Sony reveals new MiniDisc range too
News Sony has also expanded its MiniDisc range, with the introduction of the worlds smallest recordable MDs -- the MZ-R90, the MZ-R91 and the world's smallest MD player, the MZ-E90. Continued from previous article
[October 15, 1999, 13:23]
Fujitsu Siemens launches 3G laptop range
News Fujitsu Siemens has introduced a new range of professional notebook computers, all of which have integrated 3G connectivity. The Esprimo series of laptops, which will go on sale from August, includes three models, ranging from the ultra-portable...
[July 9, 2007, 12:27]
BlueCore01 doubles Bluetooth range, reduces power
News Bluetooth is a short-range wireless standard designed to replace the cables that connect devices such as PDAs, PCs, headsets and mobile phones. CSR's new range of products is based on a single-chip device called BlueCore2, which is sampling now.
[October 10, 2001, 17:10]
Google rolls out range of online security apps
News Google has launched a range of web-based security applications for email filtering, encryption and archiving. The Google software-as-a-service (SaaS) security technology has been developed through Postini, the security company it acquired last July...
[February 5, 2008, 7:49]
This product represents a step change in wireless networking speed and range
Member Review The range covers a whole house and most of the grounds and I have yet to explore the upper limits of speed. The Belkin Pre-N Router wowed me from word go. It still has capacity to spare when simmultaneously streaming video and transferring files...
[February 28, 2005, 8:06]
HDS delivers 2PB in mid-range network storage
News Hitachi Data Systems has launched two mid-range network attached storage devices with capacities of up to two petabytes. Applications for the NAS 3080 and NAS 3090 include primary and secondary backup, restore, archiving and disaster-recovery...
[September 8, 2009, 13:00]
Roaming Range: Understanding Wireless Headset Performance in the Real World
White Papers However, in the real world, users find the actual usable range of a device can vary considerably from the typical operating range the manufacturer specifies. The distance that the headset and base station can connect with acceptable voice quality...
[March 12, 2008, 0:01]
Performance Analysis and Range Improvement in Multiband-OFDM UWB Communications
White Papers Based on the analysis, two methods are proposed to improve the reliable transmission range of UWB devices by exploiting the rich spectral and spatial diversity available in the system. It is shown both by theory and computer simulations that the...
[April 13, 2007, 1:01]



