HPE Brings The Machine to Open Source community

HPE intends to support open source software on its futuristic platform billed as "The Machine." The company announced its intent to bring The Machine to open source developers very early in the software development cycle.

The Machine, which has been a long-term research project of HP Labs, promises to overturn 60-years of processor-centric platforms with a new paragidm based on memory-centric architecture.

HP said it will start familiarizing developers with its new programming model as well as invite them to help develop the software itself. An initial release of developer tools is expected in the coming month, including the following four contributions of code:

1. Fast optimistic engine for data unification services: A completely new database engine that speeds up applications by taking advantage of a large number of CPU cores and non-volatile memory (NVM).
2. Fault-tolerant programming model for non-volatile memory: Adapts existing multi-threaded code to store and use data directly in persistent memory. Provides simple, efficient fault-tolerance in the event of power failures or program crashes.
3. Fabric Attached Memory Emulation: An environment designed to allow users to explore the new architectural paradigm of The Machine.
4. Performance emulation for non-volatile memory bandwidth: A DRAM-based performance emulation platform that leverages features available in commodity hardware to emulate different latency and bandwidth characteristics of future byte-addressable NVM technologies.

HPE is also planning changes to Linux that enable it to run on The Machine, as well as example applications that demonstrate how The Machine can significantly improve application scale and performance.

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3M Intros FTTH Pathway for Routing Fiber into the Home

3M introduced a new FTTH pathway solution to inconspicuously route fiber from outside to inside residential and commercial settings.

The 3M Clear Track product family includes technology poised to set new industry benchmarks for craft-friendly installations, while creating a nearly invisible network footprint.

3M Clear Fiber Drop Cable – an all-dielectric FTTH Clear Fiber Drop cable transitions fiber cable from outdoors, where ruggedness is required, to indoors, where aesthetics are desired, without the need for a splice or connection point. With easy-peel technology, the flat, jacketed cable opens to expose a single 900 μm clear buffered ultra bend-insensitive fiber (ITU-T G.657.B3) that’s ready for indoor routing with the 3M Clear Track Fiber Pathway. Clear Fiber Drop Cable can easily be pulled through conduit due to its low friction, low profile cable design.

3M Clear Track Fiber Pathway – the Clear Track Pathway captures and routes a single 900 μm clear fiber to the desired outlet or terminal while remaining virtually invisible. The pathway features 3M’s proprietary clear tape adhesive backing with an easy-peel liner. It installs directly to most walls without staples, heat guns, glues or leaving behind a bulky raceway.

3M 900 μm Clear Fiber – the clear buffered and ultra bend-insensitive, Clear Fiber locks into the Clear Track pathway and provides high-performance bandwidth and low insertion loss even with multiple 90º corners. The fiber can be easily repositioned and reinstalled for convenient extensions and rerouting.

3M Clear Track Fiber Installation Tool – compact and mechanical, the Clear Track Installation Tool is a hand-held rolling device that requires no power source. It secures Clear Fiber in the Clear Track Fiber pathway with required pressure and precision. The installation process requires limited training to operate.

3M One Pass Mini Surface-Mount Wall Outlet – available with SC/APC or SC/UPC adaptors, the One Pass Mini Surface-Mount Wall Outlet is an equally low-profile way to complete the Clear Track FTTH connection near an ONT or customer premise equipment.

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Dell Advances its IoT Program

Marking the one-year anniversary of the formation of its IoT division, Dell announced the addition of VMware, Nokia, Eurotech and others to its Dell Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions Partner Program.

“We’re proud of the progress that we’ve made this past year,” said Andy Rhodes, executive director, Commercial IoT Solutions, Dell. “With the launch of the Edge Gateway and Embedded Box PCs, our quickly growing partnership program and now our successful IoT Gateway Contest, our efforts underscore Dell’s deep commitment to driving IoT adoption for real world use.”

In addition, V5 Systems, a provider of portable, solar-powered security and Industrial IoT solutions, was named the platinum winner of
“Connect What Matters” IoT Contest run by Dell and Intel. V5 Systems' technology can be deployed without being tied to power or data cables for applications from law enforcement to agriculture to other outdoor uses. The portable units contain analytics, multiple sensors (including video, acoustic and chemical detection), power, computing and Wi-Fi and cellular communications. V5 evolved its intelligent security platform to support more use cases and technologies by working with Dell OEM Services to provide intelligent gateways for use at the edge of networks expanding Industrial IoT applications.

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