Portable FlexTop Workstation, NextComputing's NextDimension, Incorporates AMD's Fastest 940 Based Processors


NextComputing of Nashua, NH announced today the availability of AMD's newest line of 940-based processors on its portable FlexTop engineering workstation, the NextDimension.

In April of this year, AMD introduced two faster clock speed, 940-based Opteron processors. AMD announced a 3GHz part, breaking a "record" set by the Athlon 64 FX-57, a 2.8GHz clocked part released back in 2005. The 3GHZ models run as a single-core part, the first single-core part introduced after FX-57 as well. The new Opteron 256 is built inside a 95W thermal envelope and features a 128KB L1 and 1024KB L2 cache, using the same Socket 940 that has made AMD's Opteron® so popular in the HPC (High Performance Computing) community. NextComputing has also adopted AMD's new dual- core, 2.6GHZ processor, model 285, also a 95W part. Both processors incorporate high performance features Opteron users have become accustomed to like AMD's HyperTransport® technology and PowerNow!® capabilities.

Over the past few years, the growing demand for ever faster processors opened up a window for AMD's higher performing line of Opteron processors. Along with this demand comes a request for smaller packaging in both laptops and even the most recent desktop engineering workstations. NextComputing fills the need for maximum processing capabilities in as small a package as possible, with its first to market FlexTop computer, the NextDimension.

The NextDimension was released in November 2005 as the first truly portable, graphics engineering workstation, incorporating two, Dual-Core Opteron® processors by AMD, I/O features such as a full length, PCIe x16 slot, and an additional PCI slot, and capable of storing up to 1TB of data. Since its release, the NextDimension has evolved to incorporate (2) PCIe x16 slots, able to house any COTS graphics boards including (2) of NIVIDIA's Dual Quadro® FX 3500 boards by PNY Technologies, Inc., a HydraGraphics head capable of supporting up to (6) displays, and now, the option of AMD's two new Socket 940 processors, model 256 3GHz single-core, and model 285 2.6GHZ dual-core Opteron.

"The addition of the 256 and 285 Opteron processors continues our support of AMD's high performance processor roadmap. Additionally, these processors support NextComputing's end user communities requiring systems capable of supporting intensive number crunching applications, such as Test and Measurement and Oil and Gas applications which often analyze seismic quantities of digital data," indicated Bob Labadini, President and CTO of NextComputing.

Compute-intensive processes require maximum clock speeds and processor functionality, utilizing 64-bit capabilities and 32-bit simultaneous applications. Target industries for this configuration of NextComputing's NextDimension are Test/Measurement, Life Sciences, Oil/Gas, and Military/Intelligence.

NextComputing also offers a semi rugged version of the system, with the same functionality as the NextDimension, its Vigor line. Typical uses for the Vigor line of high performance systems include field deployable requirements present in various military and geophysical applications.

About NextComputing: NextComputing is known in the HPC community as innovators for its engineering design talents, bringing to market the smallest, portable form factors with features capable of the most compute intensive applications.

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