November 20, 2009
In this issue
- Rave on the Road at I/ITSEC Training and Simulation Conference – unveils systems designed to support high-end graphics and simulation.
- New Products
- Hear what our customers had to say in a recent survey
- Bits and Bytes – Industry trends, tech tips and tools
o Tip 1 - CPU Types
o Tip 2 – Useful Shell Loop
o Windows 7 - Rave Computer Announces New Small Form Factor System and Vehicle PC at MILCOM 2009
Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
November 30-December 3, 2009
Orlando, Florida
Visit Rave in booth #3051 at I/ITSEC on November 30 - December 3. Email our Sales and Marketing team to schedule a personal demo. Rave will be featuring our new successfully deployed servers and small form factor systems, specifically designed to support high-end graphics and simulation.
About I/ITSEC
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) promotes cooperation among the Armed Services, Industry, Academia and various Government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, identification of common training issues and development of multiservice programs. Initiated in 1966 as the Naval Training Device Center/Industry Conference, the conference has evolved and expanded through increased participation by the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Industry. In 1979 it became known as the Interservice/Industry Training Equipment Conference.
Rave has unveiled a suite of rugged and industrial systems and general purpose computing, designed to fit the specific requirements of our customers.
Below is a sample of the products we have recently launched.
Rave will also design a system to meet your specifications. Consult with a Rave product specialist today and learn how Rave can support you, from design to delivery.
Small Form Factor Systems
Featuring Aluminum fanless vehicle PC and computer systems More>> |
Rave Nehalem  4U Rackmount DX58SO & |
2U Servers
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1U RCBox Compact Platform Xeon Seaburg Aluminum Short Depth 1U Rugged Rackmount |
Sun Microsystems Featuring new blade servers, entry rackmount servers, mid-high end servers, and more |
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Mobile Computing Rugged handhelds, laptops and tablets Standard netbooks, laptops and portables |
Supermicro |
3U Core 2 SD |
Chat live with a product specialist, e-mail Rave, or call at (800) 966-7283 for additional information.
Here's what our customers had to say about their Rave Experience in a recent survey.
“The customer service we have received is excellent. Our customer service representative has gone above and beyond to satisfy our needs. He makes the entire purchasing process (pre-sales questions, procurement, and post sale follow-up) easy. This ease of access to customer service has shined a positive light on Rave Computer and is a great benefit for the type of efforts we support with your products."
"I consider Rave Computer as a good organization and recommend them as a solution to PC or Sun computer needs to others."
“Rave Computers is the best supplier I have ever worked with. I have never been disappointed with their products or service.”
"We at Axcelis are extremely happy with the way you and your team at Rave have stepped up to help us meet our customer satisfaction goals."
“Keep doing what you are doing. You have a great organization!”
"Customer service is great. People are easy to work with."
“This innovative computer company is one of the best-kept secrets of a Michigan business capturing defense contracts and succeeding at it. Rave is an example of a small company doing great work in a challenging economic climate.”
You can always count on Rave to be your trusted advisor for the latest in technology trends, tips, and tools. Each quarter, we'll give you bits and bytes of useful information including new product notes, drivers/patches, troubleshooting tips, solutions for software issues and more.
Think Outside of the Box with CPU Types
This quarter’s first tip takes a look at CPU types. As you can see in the graphic below, the lion’s share of market share of CPU’s goes to the Intel/AMD i386/X64 series of processors. You might ask yourself why does CPU selection make a difference? Why not just select the latest X64 capable CPU and select the features you need in a server? It is quite easy to go with the flow and select an X64 CPU. However, there is a value with not “following the crowd” so to speak. For the most part, the price/performance metric clearly goes with X64. You can simply crunch larger datasets more quickly and cheaper with an X64 CPU. In some cases though, an alternate CPU architecture can make sense.
See a sample for Sun's SPARC architecture, and more >>
Useful Shell Loop
This issue's second tip provides an example of a useful shell loop. This particular loop prints out the temperature for a SPARC system running Solaris. See examples>>
Windows 7 is here
On October 22, Windows 7 became widely available and we want you to know that Rave Computer is ready to support all versions for our customers.
Rest assured that Rave is here to consult with you on choices regarding Windows XP and 7 upgrades. We will continue to ship systems loaded with Windows XP, Vista, and now Windows 7.
Rave Computer Announced New Small Form Factor System and Vehicle PC at MILCOM 2009
Rave Computer unveiled two new aluminum fanless small form factor computer systems, one "green" PC, designed specifically for low power commercial applications and one MIL-SPEC-810F for rugged environments. These products were revealed during the MILCOM 2009 exhibition.
RCT 1610 Aluminum Fanless Computer System
Versatile and radically thin, the RCT1610 Small Form Factor computer is a fanless, low-profile system designed around the new Intel D945GSEJT motherboard.
Sturdy and compact, the RCT1610 offers a variety of mounting and display options. It is excellent for nettop, industrial control, and light digital signage applications as well as point of sale, kiosk and thin client applications.
RCV 6100 Aluminum Fanless Vehicle Computer System
The RCV 6100 system is a rugged MIL-SPEC-810F in-vehicle computer for use in any car, truck, boat or any other 6 to 36VDC application.
Compact, durable, and flexible by design, this system allows users to easily meet varying requirements and features an extremely wide operating temperature range, due to the extremely low power consumption of the Intel Atom processor. Full Story>>
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