DeLorme’s inReach
We’ll be expecting letters to the editor from Antarctica
once the more intrepid among you get DeLorme’s new
inReach, a personal communicator that delivers two-way communication beyond the reach of cell-phone
signals and one-way satellite systems. The Iridium
Communications-based inReach offers “pole to pole”
two-way satellite text messaging, delivery confirmations,
SOS capabilities, remote tracking and an Android smartphone interface. The device’s core communications
component is the Iridium 9602 short-burst data
transceiver, which utilizes the company’s far-reaching
satellite network. The GPS-enabled inReach can be used by itself or paired with
either an Android smartphone or a DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w. With the standalone
inReach, users can send pre-loaded text messages to designated recipients and
activate remote tracking, allowing others to follow one’s travels on-line via a
“bread crumb” trail. When paired with an Android or the DeLorme Earthmate
PN-60w, users enjoy full-featured, two-way text messaging to and from e-mail
addresses and cell phones, as well as the ability to post to Facebook and Twitter.
www.delorme.com
Mellanox’s FDR 56Gb/s
InfiniBand Solutions
Mellanox recently unveiled a complete end-to-end
solution for FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand consisting of adapter
cards, switch systems, software and cables, a feat that
the firm calls an industry first. The solution consists of
Mellanox’s ConnectX- 3 FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand adapters,
SX-6000 series switch systems, Unified Fabric Manager (UFM), Mellanox OS, software
accelerators and FDR copper and fiber cables. As a package, it delivers “the highest
level of networking performance while reducing system power”, according to the
company. The combination enables cost-effective networking topologies for HPC,
financial services, database, Web 2.0, virtualized data centers and cloud computing.
www.mellanox.com
