Borderless enterprise, secure data center and cloud computing applications are all pushing for huge increases in I/O density and higher data throughput per rack unit. The need for more I/O and more processing per packet basically means you need the highest performance CPUs with as much offload and acceleration as you can give them. At Interop today, Advantech unveiled a pioneering new system architecture which raises the bar on system...

This week I travelled all the way from France to get a sneak peek inside Advantech’s Secret Bavarian R&D Center. It is hidden in a small historic town called Amberg, oh gosh now it’s no longer a secret. To help all our readers get a better understanding of all the cool developments that Advantech have been working on,  Peter Marek and I created this light hearted video that gives you an inside look at the latest and greatest from...

As tradeshows go, the NABSHOW is not only one of the largest (90,000+ attendees, 1500+ exhibitors), it is extremely comprehensive and its almost impossible to get to see everything. The array of products and technologies on display is staggering, the number of new product announcements is huge and the creativity being demonstrated is awesome. The annual National Association of Broadcasters event covers every angle of the industry: Content...

As I review the week long RSA 2013 conference results, a couple of things stand out for me. First, it was another ‘record attendance’ number with over 24,000 attendees and the event featured over 360 companies from the cyber security industry. Given the growing sophistication of highly visible attacks not only on business and government websites, but now on media such as Twitter and on mobile devices, is it any wonder that the emphasis...

50 Billion Connections Including Your Coffee Maker After the flurry of mobile device announcements on Day 1 of this year’s Mobile World Congress, Days 2 and 3 provided time to see what else is going on. Various presentations and exhibits at this year’s show are continuing an increasing interest in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications that started last year. Automotive industry exhibits and conference sessions are drawing big crowds, as...

Everyone’s first challenge at this year’s Mobile World Congress is to learn their way around the huge new digs at Fira Gran Via. As many of you remember, it wasn’t long ago (2006) that MWC moved from Cannes to Barcelona and took up residence in the 115,000 m2 (plus 50,000 m2 outdoor space) Fira de Barcelona (Montjuic). The Gran Via has 240,00 m2 spread over 8 pavilions and everyone has to learn where the Conference Village, App Planet...

Every year at this time the build-up to the largest mobile technology show, Mobile World Congress (MWC), begins in earnest. Vendors start their product introduction cycles and journalists start publishing stories about what you can expect at MWC. As you might expect, much of the early publicity is about the new smartphones, tablets and other mobile technology the will be introduced.  A good example highlighting the expected announcements...