Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9400

The Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q9400¹ is the first quad-core processor within the Intel® Core™2 processor product line with embedded lifecycle support. Based on Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, it features four complete execution cores within a single processor, delivering exceptional performance and responsiveness in multi-threaded and multi-tasking environments. As a result, more instructions can be carried out per clock cycle, shorter and wider pipelines execute commands more quickly, and improved bus lanes move data throughout the system faster.
The processor is validated with three different chipsets, providing a choice of flexible, quad-core-capable platforms for a wide range of embedded applications:

Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9400

The Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q9400¹ is the first quad-core processor within the Intel® Core™2 processor product line with embedded lifecycle support. Based on Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, it features four complete execution cores within a single processor, delivering exceptional performance and responsiveness in multi-threaded and multi-tasking environments. As a result, more instructions can be carried out per clock cycle, shorter and wider pipelines execute commands more quickly, and improved bus lanes move data throughout the system faster.
The processor is validated with three different chipsets, providing a choice of flexible, quad-core-capable platforms for a wide range of embedded applications:

Complete SOC for security, communications, storage and embedded designs

Based on Intel® architecture, the Intel® EP80579 Integrated Processor product line is the first in a series of breakthrough system on-a-chip (SOC) processors, delivering excellent performance-per-watt for small form factor designs.
This fully compatible product line (Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor and Intel® EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel® QuickAssist Technology) provides an outstanding combination of performance, power efficiency, footprint savings and cost-effectiveness compared to discrete, multi-chip solutions.
These integrated processors are ideal for small-to-medium business (SMB) and enterprise security and communications appliances (including VPN/firewall and unified threat management), transaction terminals, interactive clients, print and imaging applications, wireless and WiMax access applications, SMB and home network attached storage, converged IP PBX solutions, converged access platforms, IP media servers, VoIP gateways and industrial automation applications.

Outstanding dual-core performance

With its two execution cores, the Intel Core Duo processor is optimized for multi-threaded applications and multitasking. You can simultaneously run multiple demanding applications such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching programs - while downloading music or running virus-scanning security programs in the background.

Intel® Desktop Utilities

Intel® Desktop Utilities is a system monitoring application that is essential for the system user who does not have the support of a large IT department. Maintaining rock solid reliability, minimizing down time, and lowering cost of ownership are critical. To this end, Intel Desktop Utilities provides you with the means to monitor system temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, and hard drive health; view detailed system information, and test your system hardware for common errors. Intel Desktop Utilities will display and log alerts if system parameters deviate from optimal setting to let users take preventative action

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The Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO is designed to unleash the power of the all new Intel® Core™ i7 processors with support for up to eight threads of raw CPU processing power, triple channel DDR3 memory and full support for ATI CrossfireX* technology. Today’s PC games like Far Cry 2* and Call of Duty: World at War* need a computing platform that delivers maximum multi-threaded CPU support and eye-popping graphics support. The DX58SO delivers the power you need for today and the future.

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Sub Committee to draft new PCB constitution

ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee will prepare the new draft constitution of Pakistan Cricket Board. This was decided at the meeting of PCB Constitution Committee, chaired by the Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Farooq H. Naek, here on Thursday.The meeting was held to consider various amendments required in the PCB Constitution 2007 and to restructure the domestic cricket system. “The PCB constitution will be enforced after approval by President Asif Ali Zardari who is the Patron-in-Chief of PCB”, Law Minister Farooq H. Naik told reporters after the Constitution Committee meeting. The meeting, which continued for four and half hours, was attended by Federal Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani, PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt, former PCB Chairman, Lt. Gen. (Retd) Tauqeer Zia, Chief Operating Officer of PCB, Salim Altaf, newly-appointed Director General Javed Miandad, national captain Shoaib Malik, vice captain Misbahul Haq, Members of Governing Board, and some former Test cricketers. The sub-committee will be formulated with consultation of Minister for Sports and Chairman PCB. The Committee will incorporate all the suggestions and proposals given by the participants while recommending changes in PCB constitution. The Sub Committee will submit its recommendations based on proposals and suggestions of the participants round about in 30 days. Naek said the officials of the board as well as former cricketers presented their proposals as to how best the weaknesses of Pakistan cricket could be corrected and it be put on the right track. “The participants discussed how to make improvements in the national team, how to better run National Cricket Academy, how to rejuvenate junior cricket and such other matters”, the Minister said. The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, Ijaz Butt, said he had pleaded that the new constitution be implemented after September 2009 in view of Indian cricket team’s tour of Pakistan starting in January and the Champions Trophy scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in September next year. He said during his call on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday, he was assured that the Government of Pakistan would provide all kind of security during their Pakistan tour during which they would play three Tests, five One Day Internationals and a Twenty20 fixture. “I am now hopeful of Indians making the Pakistan tour as per schedule”, said the PCB Chairman. While talking with media‑men, the Sports Minister, Aftab Hussain Shah Jillani, said that “we wanted to make constitution of PCB more democratic and more participatory and to remove grey areas”. On the forthcoming Indian cricket tour of Pakistan, the Minister said thatIndia should visit Pakistan because situation is good for cricket in this country. Also attending the meeting were Dr. Syed Muhammad Ali Shah of Sindh, Ashraf Khan Federal Secretary Sports, Tariq Baloch President Balochistan Cricket Region, Muhammad Muneer, President Multan Region, Ex‑Cricketers Majid Khan and Sadiq Muhammad. link...

U.S. govt. disagrees with Gitmo decision

WASHINGTON: The White House said it disagreed with a court ruling that five Algerians held nearly seven years at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba must be released, but was pleased that another Algerian was affirmed as an enemy combatant. "We disagree with the court's decision that we did not carry our burden of proof with respect to the other detainees," White House spokesman Tony Fratto said. He said the J ... Full Story