Thursday, October 31, 2013
BMC Software Delivers Easy Path to Cloud Computing
BMC Software Press Release:
BMC Software Delivers Easy Path to Cloud Computing
BMC ZipKit and BMC Express Cloud programs offer the most efficient, cost-effective ways to get started with the Cloud
SAN JOSE, Calif., October 31, 2013 – As cloud computing goes mainstream, businesses of all sizes are looking for a fast, intuitive and easy way to leverage the incredible power of the platform.
To meet this demand, BMC Software today launched two new programs aimed at making it easier for customers to get from “zero-to-cloud” in as little as 30 days. BMC ZipKit and BMC Express Cloud are designed as a solution bundle that delivers a cost-effective starter cloud to enterprises with a 30-day implementation time, giving the customer a quick cloud project win while providing the foundation of a scalable, long-term enterprise cloud.
Many companies create clouds that are complex, prone to failure and lack the foundation required for a real enterprise cloud offering. In contrast, BMC offers a comprehensive, robust solution that can be quickly delivered in a straightforward and successful way.
- The BMC Express Cloud program is a bundled solution that combines software, consulting services, and training to deliver customers an enterprise-class hybrid cloud, connecting a private cloud to Amazon Web Services, in 30 days or less.
- The BMC ZipKit program includes a rich library of pre-built application components for the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management and BMC BladeLogic management systems.
The leader in enterprise IT management software, BMC worked directly with customers to tailor these solutions so that IT departments can launch fast, secure, cost-effective access to the many advantages offered by the Cloud. Both solutions aregenerally available (GA).
Key Points to Know:
- BMC Express Cloud
- For a fixed low price of $199,000 (USD), customers get:
- Enterprise-class hybrid cloud using VMware private cloud and Amazon public cloud built on BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management by professional cloud-builders.
- A Cloud Solutions Planning Workshop to help plan your project
- 250 managed server licenses, allowing your cloud to service both development and production requirements.
- Educational services to train your staff how to operate and maintain your new hybrid cloud.
- Quick implementation time - 30 days or less so you can deliver a successful cloud project on time and in budget.
- For a fixed low price of $199,000 (USD), customers get:
- BMC ZipKits feature:
- Free downloadable content for Cloud Lifecycle Management and BladeLogic.
- ZipKits for Cloud: BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Service Blueprints for common business services.
- ZipKits for BladeLogic: BMC BladeLogic server automation packages to address common configuration, compliance, and provisioning needs.
- ZipKit Community: Customer generated content freely shared focused on best practices, rapid collaboration, and knowledge transfer.
Supporting Perspectives
John Frazier, vice president, Cloud Technology, JDA:
"JDA Cloud Services customers demand a dynamic cloud based environment that can be spun up quickly and then continue to grow with their needs. The flexible, cost-effective, enterprise-focused cloud solutions from BMC -- built with pre-packaged content – helps accelerate our cloud customer acquisition and growth."
Mary Johnston Turner, vice president, Enterprise System Management Software, IDC Research:
"In the era of IT consumerization, mobility, big data and cloud, IT organizations need to become more agile and responsive to business priorities. Pre-defined service and infrastructure provisioning blueprints, such as those provided by the newly launched BMC ZipKits, can increase use of automation and enable IT teams to quickly and consistently deploy new resources while maintaining service levels and eliminating human error. This type of capability is a critical enabler of dynamic cloud data center operations."
"In the era of IT consumerization, mobility, big data and cloud, IT organizations need to become more agile and responsive to business priorities. Pre-defined service and infrastructure provisioning blueprints, such as those provided by the newly launched BMC ZipKits, can increase use of automation and enable IT teams to quickly and consistently deploy new resources while maintaining service levels and eliminating human error. This type of capability is a critical enabler of dynamic cloud data center operations."
Dave Roberts, senior director, Cloud Management, BMC Software:
“With the addition of these two products to the robust BMC cloud portfolio, any business can deploy trusted, enterprise-grade cloud services to their users in less than a month. It’s a huge milestone, but more importantly, it will be a catalyst for more businesses to move into a cloud-based environment that is powerful and affordable.”
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
University of Alberta and Cisco collaborate to further health-care research
PRESS RELEASE
EDMONTON, AB – October 22, 2013 - The University of Alberta and Cisco today announced the establishment of a Cisco Research Chair in Healthcare Solutions, which will focus on how advanced technologies and strategies can support health care.University of Alberta and Cisco collaborate to further health-care research
Cisco Research Chair to develop innovative health-care solutions
The chair will involve research, development and innovation in the use of transformational technologies that can drive collaboration, productivity and efficiency in the health-care sector in Canada and around the world.
"The University of Alberta has a long history of advancing health research by translating ideas that began as concepts in a lab and applying them to create new technologies that save lives," said Lorne Babiuk, vice-president of research at the U of A. "This collaboration with Cisco will help the U of A spearhead new research and discoveries, with a goal of improving the quality of life for more patients and further entrench Alberta as a global centre of innovation."
Cisco is providing $2 million over 10 years to establish the research chair. The chair will also foster development between and among the health-care industry and government while supporting and leading academic research, development and innovation at the university.
"Cisco is focused on building collaborative partnerships with universities, governments and leading organizations across the country to help foster innovation, increase productivity and support economic and social development," said Nitin Kawale, president of Cisco Canada. "The University of Alberta has a global reputation for leadership in health research. The establishment of this chair is part of a long-term plan to explore the significant role technology can play in improving productivity and health-care service delivery. We look forward to continuing to work with the university, the Government of Alberta and Alberta Health Services to develop a strategic plan to share expertise, foster innovation and implement advanced technologies to further advance Alberta's leadership in health care."
The Cisco Research Chair in Healthcare Solutions is Pierre Boulanger of the Department of Computing Science. Boulanger will use advanced technologies and strategies to create a research, development and innovation program that will lead to transformational architectures, technologies and solutions for health care.
Boulanger's work will help advance the U of A's reputation as one of the world's top research-intensive universities while working closely with the university's other chairs to enhance innovation, training and educational activities.
"Information and communication technologies have great potential to address many challenges facing health-care systems around the world in providing accessible, cost-effective, high-quality services," said Boulanger. "In North America, information technology already contributes in significant ways to enhancing health-care delivery and improving quality of life. One of the challenges and goals of my chair will be deploying new technologies and information science in developing countries where we have only scratched the surface. With this spirit of collaboration, we have a great opportunity to deliver meaningful results that will lead to better health systems and healthier patients."
About the University of Alberta The University of Alberta in Edmonton is one of Canada's top teaching and research universities, with an international reputation for excellence across the humanities, sciences, creative arts, business, engineering, and health sciences. Home to more than 39,000 students and 15,000 faculty and staff, the university has an annual budget of $1.7 billion and attracts nearly $450 million in sponsored research revenue. The U of A offers close to 400 rigorous undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in 18 faculties on five campuses—including one rural and one francophone campus. The university has almost 250,000 alumni worldwide. The university and its people remain dedicated to the promise made in 1908 by founding president Henry Marshall Tory that knowledge shall be used for "uplifting the whole people."
About Cisco Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected. For ongoing news, please go to http://thenetwork.cisco.com.
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Grupo Experiencias Xcaret Deploys Cisco Technology to Foster Collaboration and Enhance the Customer Experience - The Network: Cisco's Technology News Site
Collaboration, Video and Wireless will be deployed in Xcaret, Xel-Ha and Xplor parks
Grupo Experiencias Xcaret Deploys Cisco Technology to Foster Collaboration and Enhance the Customer Experience - The Network: Cisco's Technology News Site
Akamai Data Leveraged in Landmark Scientific Study on the Effectiveness of Online Video Advertisements
Akamai Press Release:
October 22, 2013 – Akamai Data Leveraged in Landmark Scientific Study on the Effectiveness of Online Video Advertisements
New measurement study pursues scientific understanding of when viewers complete watching video ads and when they abandon them
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 22, 2013 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications, today announced the publication of a new scientific study that leveraged data from hundreds of millions of online videos and advertisements measured using the Akamai Sola Analyticsmedia measurement and analysis product. The research paper, "Understanding the Effectiveness of Video Ads: A Measurement Study," coauthored by S.S. Krishnan and R.K. Sitaraman, will be presented at the ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) in Barcelona on Thursday, October 24, 2013.
The study analyzed in aggregate 367 million videos and 257 million ads from over 3,000 publishers that were viewed by 65 million unique users worldwide. Among the key findings:
To access the full research study, visit Understanding the Effectiveness of Video Ads: A Measurement Study. To learn more about applying analytics to video, download the white paper, The Power of Media Analytics: Data Driven Insights for Boosting Audience Engagement.
About Akamai
Akamai® is the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications. At the core of the Company's solutions is the Akamai Intelligent Platform™ providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
October 22, 2013 – Akamai Data Leveraged in Landmark Scientific Study on the Effectiveness of Online Video Advertisements
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 22, 2013 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications, today announced the publication of a new scientific study that leveraged data from hundreds of millions of online videos and advertisements measured using the Akamai Sola Analyticsmedia measurement and analysis product. The research paper, "Understanding the Effectiveness of Video Ads: A Measurement Study," coauthored by S.S. Krishnan and R.K. Sitaraman, will be presented at the ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) in Barcelona on Thursday, October 24, 2013.
The study analyzed in aggregate 367 million videos and 257 million ads from over 3,000 publishers that were viewed by 65 million unique users worldwide. Among the key findings:
- The position of an ad has the single largest impact on completion rate, with a mid-roll ad 18.1 percent more likely to be completed than the same ad as a pre-roll, and pre-rolls 14.3 percent more likely to be completed than the same ad as a post-roll.
- Repeat visitors to a site have higher completion rates for ads on that site than one-time visitors to that site.
- Viewers are more tolerant of video ads than of slow-loading videos. Viewers who must wait 10 seconds for their video to load are three times more likely to abandon than users who spend the same amount time watching a pre-roll ad.
- Users who abandon ads leave early. One-third of the abandoners leave at or before the quarter-way mark and two-thirds at or before the halfway mark in the ad.
- Ads that play within long-form content such as TV episodes and movies complete at a higher rate (87 percent) than those that play in short-form content such as news clips and sports highlights (67 percent).
- Time of day and day of week do not affect ad completion rates substantially.
To access the full research study, visit Understanding the Effectiveness of Video Ads: A Measurement Study. To learn more about applying analytics to video, download the white paper, The Power of Media Analytics: Data Driven Insights for Boosting Audience Engagement.
About Akamai
Akamai® is the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications. At the core of the Company's solutions is the Akamai Intelligent Platform™ providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
Ingram Micro VTN Community Reports Record Year-Over-Year Growth; Expands Internationally
Ingram Micro Press Release:
| Ingram Micro VTN Community Reports Record Year-Over-Year Growth; Expands Internationally |
In addition to celebrating its 15 year anniversary as the IT channel's leading The year-over-year growth of the VTN community in 2013 is tracking at four times the IT industry average growth estimated by "In this industry, success is measured by the results you achieve, the customer value you bring to the table and the relationships you build," says This year's Ingram Micro Fall VTN Invitational welcomed hundreds of community members, with main stage addresses from IT luminaries including For more information about About |
Synopsys Extends DesignWare IP Portfolio for Data Center SoCs with Enterprise 40G Ethernet Controller IP
Synopsys News Release:
Synopsys Extends DesignWare IP Portfolio for Data Center SoCs with Enterprise 40G Ethernet Controller IP
DesignWare IP Optimized to Address Throughput and Quality-of-Service Requirements in Modern Data Center SoCs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
"Due to the focus on improved power efficiency in data centers, transmitting enormous amounts of data over Ethernet networks requires more high-speed I/Os and CPU cores per chip to optimize performance per watt," said Jag Bolaria, senior analyst at the Linley Group. "Next-generation server-on-a-chip designs are combining external system logic and interfaces such as 40G Ethernet, DDR3L/DDR4 SDRAMs, PCI Express and SATA to reduce server size and power. This new wave of servers-on-chips will be enabled by third-party IP providers such Synopsys, who provide a broad range of IP for these applications."
With the growth in power-hungry enterprise server applications, support for low-power features is a key differentiator in data center SoCs. The DesignWare Enterprise 40G Ethernet Controller IP reduces power consumption by incorporating the Wake-on-LAN feature, which detects LAN wake-up frames and magic packet frames in power-down mode. This feature, used in conjunction with the system's existing power-down modes, allows designers to enable/disable functions as needed. Standard interfaces support easy PHY integration for 1G to 40G speeds so designers can select the data rate they need for their current project, with a clear path to higher speeds for future designs.
In addition to incorporating the Wake-on-LAN feature, DesignWare Enterprise 40G Controller IP supports the IEEE 802.3az specification for Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) to further reduce power consumption during periods of low link utilization. The EEE standard takes advantage of systems' idle times to reduce power consumption by up to 50 percent while maintaining compatibility with existing equipment. Reducing power consumption is not only an energy-saving opportunity, but also enables higher port density, lowering costs for end users.
The DesignWare Enterprise 40G Controller IP is part of Synopsys' data center IP portfolio, which includes IP for 1G/10G/40G Ethernet, DDR4/3, PCI Express 3.0/2.0, USB 3.0/2.0, SATA 6G and the ARM AMBA AXI4 and AMBA 3 interconnect; logic libraries and embedded memories; and ARC processors. The portfolio incorporates key data center features such as low latency, low power, multi-port memory, I/O virtualization, data center bridging, FIS-based switching, TCP segment offload and Energy-Efficient Ethernet. By providing the IP needed for data center SoCs, Synopsys enables designers to work with a single, trusted IP provider to lower integration risk and achieve their design goals faster.
"As a leading provider of Ethernet IP with more than 450 Ethernet IP design wins, Synopsys continues to deliver high-quality Ethernet IP solutions that incorporate the necessary power, performance and latency features required for today's advanced SoCs in data center applications," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and systems at Synopsys. "The addition of the DesignWare Enterprise 40G Ethernet Controller IP to Synopsys' comprehensive IP portfolio for data centers helps designers quickly deploy innovative networking and server SoCs to the market, enabling the growth of next-generation cloud computing."
Availability
DesignWare Enterprise 40G Ethernet PCS and MAC Controller IP are available now. In addition, the IP for data center applications, including IP for 1G/10G Ethernet, DDR4/3, PCI Express 3.0/2.0, USB 3.0/2.0, SATA 6G and the ARM AMBA AXI4 and AMBA 3 interconnect; logic libraries and embedded memories; and ARC processors are all available now.
For additional information:
Synopsys is a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for SoC designs. The broad DesignWare IP portfolio includes complete interface IP solutions consisting of controllers, PHY and verification IP for widely used protocols, analog IP, embedded memories, logic libraries, processor cores and subsystems. To support software development and hardware/software integration of the IP, Synopsys offers drivers, transaction-level models, and prototypes for many of its IP products. Synopsys' HAPS® FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution enables validation of the IP and the SoC in the system context. Synopsys' Virtualizer™ virtual prototyping tool set allows developers to start the development of software for the IP or the entire SoC significantly earlier compared to traditional methods. With a robust IP development methodology, extensive investment in quality, IP prototyping, software development and comprehensive technical support, Synopsys enables designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk. For more information on DesignWare IP, visit http://www.synopsys.com/designware.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) accelerates innovation in the global electronics market. As a leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP, Synopsys delivers software, IP and services to help engineers address their design, verification, system and manufacturing challenges. Since 1986, engineers around the world have been using Synopsys technology to design and create billions of chips and systems. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
Highlights:
- Synopsys DesignWare® Enterprise 40G Ethernet MAC and PCS Controller IP optimized for high performance and energy efficiency to address data center system throughput and quality-of-service requirements
- Synopsys' complete 40G Ethernet IP solution includes DesignWare Enterprise 40G Ethernet Controller IP, Enterprise 10G PHY and Verification IP
- Supports 1G, 2.5G, 10G and 40G network speeds, giving enterprise application designers the ability to easily migrate designs to faster data rates
- Supports latest IEEE 802.3 specifications for Ethernet-based LANs to simplify integration and reduce interoperability risk
- Part of the DesignWare data center IP portfolio, which includes solutions for 1G/10G Ethernet, DDR4/3, PCI Express® 3.0/2.0, USB 3.0/2.0, SATA 6G and the ARM® AMBA® AXI4™ and AMBA 3 interconnect; logic libraries and embedded memories; and Synopsys ARC® processors
- Energy-Efficient Ethernet and Wake-on-LAN features reduce power consumption in power-hungry data centers
"Due to the focus on improved power efficiency in data centers, transmitting enormous amounts of data over Ethernet networks requires more high-speed I/Os and CPU cores per chip to optimize performance per watt," said Jag Bolaria, senior analyst at the Linley Group. "Next-generation server-on-a-chip designs are combining external system logic and interfaces such as 40G Ethernet, DDR3L/DDR4 SDRAMs, PCI Express and SATA to reduce server size and power. This new wave of servers-on-chips will be enabled by third-party IP providers such Synopsys, who provide a broad range of IP for these applications."
With the growth in power-hungry enterprise server applications, support for low-power features is a key differentiator in data center SoCs. The DesignWare Enterprise 40G Ethernet Controller IP reduces power consumption by incorporating the Wake-on-LAN feature, which detects LAN wake-up frames and magic packet frames in power-down mode. This feature, used in conjunction with the system's existing power-down modes, allows designers to enable/disable functions as needed. Standard interfaces support easy PHY integration for 1G to 40G speeds so designers can select the data rate they need for their current project, with a clear path to higher speeds for future designs.
In addition to incorporating the Wake-on-LAN feature, DesignWare Enterprise 40G Controller IP supports the IEEE 802.3az specification for Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) to further reduce power consumption during periods of low link utilization. The EEE standard takes advantage of systems' idle times to reduce power consumption by up to 50 percent while maintaining compatibility with existing equipment. Reducing power consumption is not only an energy-saving opportunity, but also enables higher port density, lowering costs for end users.
The DesignWare Enterprise 40G Controller IP is part of Synopsys' data center IP portfolio, which includes IP for 1G/10G/40G Ethernet, DDR4/3, PCI Express 3.0/2.0, USB 3.0/2.0, SATA 6G and the ARM AMBA AXI4 and AMBA 3 interconnect; logic libraries and embedded memories; and ARC processors. The portfolio incorporates key data center features such as low latency, low power, multi-port memory, I/O virtualization, data center bridging, FIS-based switching, TCP segment offload and Energy-Efficient Ethernet. By providing the IP needed for data center SoCs, Synopsys enables designers to work with a single, trusted IP provider to lower integration risk and achieve their design goals faster.
"As a leading provider of Ethernet IP with more than 450 Ethernet IP design wins, Synopsys continues to deliver high-quality Ethernet IP solutions that incorporate the necessary power, performance and latency features required for today's advanced SoCs in data center applications," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and systems at Synopsys. "The addition of the DesignWare Enterprise 40G Ethernet Controller IP to Synopsys' comprehensive IP portfolio for data centers helps designers quickly deploy innovative networking and server SoCs to the market, enabling the growth of next-generation cloud computing."
Availability
DesignWare Enterprise 40G Ethernet PCS and MAC Controller IP are available now. In addition, the IP for data center applications, including IP for 1G/10G Ethernet, DDR4/3, PCI Express 3.0/2.0, USB 3.0/2.0, SATA 6G and the ARM AMBA AXI4 and AMBA 3 interconnect; logic libraries and embedded memories; and ARC processors are all available now.
For additional information:
- Register for the "Enterprise Ethernet IP for Data Center SoC Design" webinar
- Learn more about DesignWare Enterprise 40G Ethernet Controller IP
Synopsys is a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for SoC designs. The broad DesignWare IP portfolio includes complete interface IP solutions consisting of controllers, PHY and verification IP for widely used protocols, analog IP, embedded memories, logic libraries, processor cores and subsystems. To support software development and hardware/software integration of the IP, Synopsys offers drivers, transaction-level models, and prototypes for many of its IP products. Synopsys' HAPS® FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution enables validation of the IP and the SoC in the system context. Synopsys' Virtualizer™ virtual prototyping tool set allows developers to start the development of software for the IP or the entire SoC significantly earlier compared to traditional methods. With a robust IP development methodology, extensive investment in quality, IP prototyping, software development and comprehensive technical support, Synopsys enables designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk. For more information on DesignWare IP, visit http://www.synopsys.com/designware.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) accelerates innovation in the global electronics market. As a leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP, Synopsys delivers software, IP and services to help engineers address their design, verification, system and manufacturing challenges. Since 1986, engineers around the world have been using Synopsys technology to design and create billions of chips and systems. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
Apple Introduces Next Generation iWork and iLife Apps for OS X and iOS
Apple Press Info:
“This is the biggest day for apps in Apple’s history,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “These new versions deliver seamless experiences across devices that you can’t find anywhere else and are packed with great features like iMovie Theater, Drummer and a new unified file format for iWork documents across all your devices.”
An all new iWork for Mac and iOS makes creating, editing and sharing documents easier than ever. iWork introduces a new, unified file format, delivering perfect document fidelity across Mac, iOS and iCloud, and the iWork for iCloud beta now includes support for real-time collaboration. Now you can create your document on iPad®, edit it on your Mac and collaborate with friends in iWork for iCloud, even if they’re on a PC. A brand new UI makes iWork even simpler to use, yet provides all of the powerful tools you need to create amazing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
iPhoto for Mac and iOS are now 64-bit, making browsing and editing faster and smoother than ever. Inspired by iOS 7, iPhoto for iOS sports a clean, new design that’s simpler and more beautiful than ever. New tools and effects let you create more dramatic images in both color and black and white. Now you can also share your favorite images as custom slideshows that you can pause, rewind and fast forward using gestures, or order them as professional-quality prints, including panoramas, and as gorgeous hard cover books that you create using Multi-Touch™.
iMovie for Mac and iOS have been redesigned to make it easier than ever to browse your video library and instantly share your favorite moments. iMovie for Mac includes simplified editing tools that let you quickly improve the look of your movie, add fun effects, and speed up or slow down your video. iMovie for iOS brings desktop-class moviemaking to your iPhone® and iPad, so you can create split screen and picture-in-picture effects or advanced audio edits in just a few taps. And with iMovie Theater, you can watch your shared clips, movies, and trailers on all your Apple devices, even your Apple TV®.*
GarageBand for Mac has received its biggest update ever with a fresh new look, all new Sound Library, and amazing new features, like Drummer and Smart Controls, giving you everything you need to easily make a great-sounding song. GarageBand for iOS has been updated to match the look and feel of iOS 7 and taps the power of 64-bit to bring musicians a full recording studio with up to 32 tracks. With iOS 7 Inter-App Audio you can record third-party music apps right into GarageBand, and AirDrop® allows you to wirelessly share your song projects with other iOS users so you can work on songs together. iCloud helps keep your song projects up to date across your devices, and users can start a song on iOS and pick up where they left off using GarageBand for Mac.
Pricing & Availability
iWork and iLife for Mac come free with every new Mac purchase. Existing users running Mavericks can update their apps for free from the Mac App Store℠. iWork and iLife for iOS are available for free from the App Store℠ for any new device running iOS 7, and are also available as free updates for existing users. GarageBand for Mac and iOS are free for all OS X Mavericks and iOS 7 users. Additional GarageBand instruments and sounds are available for a one-time in-app purchase of $4.99 for each platform.
*iMovie Theater requires iCloud to keep your shared content up to date across all your devices.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
Apple Introduces Next Generation iWork and iLife Apps for OS X and iOS
iWork and iLife Now Free With Every New Mac and iOS Device
SAN FRANCISCO—October 22, 2013—Apple® today announced its groundbreaking iWork® productivity apps, Pages®, Numbers® and Keynote® and award-winning iLife® creativity apps, iPhoto®, iMovie® and GarageBand® have been completely redesigned to take full advantage of OS X® Mavericks and iOS 7. All apps have been updated to 64-bit, are integrated with iCloud®, and are loaded with hundreds of new features that let you do more than ever across your Apple devices. Apple today also announced that both iWork and iLife are now free with the purchase of every new Mac® or iOS device.“This is the biggest day for apps in Apple’s history,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “These new versions deliver seamless experiences across devices that you can’t find anywhere else and are packed with great features like iMovie Theater, Drummer and a new unified file format for iWork documents across all your devices.”
An all new iWork for Mac and iOS makes creating, editing and sharing documents easier than ever. iWork introduces a new, unified file format, delivering perfect document fidelity across Mac, iOS and iCloud, and the iWork for iCloud beta now includes support for real-time collaboration. Now you can create your document on iPad®, edit it on your Mac and collaborate with friends in iWork for iCloud, even if they’re on a PC. A brand new UI makes iWork even simpler to use, yet provides all of the powerful tools you need to create amazing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
iPhoto for Mac and iOS are now 64-bit, making browsing and editing faster and smoother than ever. Inspired by iOS 7, iPhoto for iOS sports a clean, new design that’s simpler and more beautiful than ever. New tools and effects let you create more dramatic images in both color and black and white. Now you can also share your favorite images as custom slideshows that you can pause, rewind and fast forward using gestures, or order them as professional-quality prints, including panoramas, and as gorgeous hard cover books that you create using Multi-Touch™.
iMovie for Mac and iOS have been redesigned to make it easier than ever to browse your video library and instantly share your favorite moments. iMovie for Mac includes simplified editing tools that let you quickly improve the look of your movie, add fun effects, and speed up or slow down your video. iMovie for iOS brings desktop-class moviemaking to your iPhone® and iPad, so you can create split screen and picture-in-picture effects or advanced audio edits in just a few taps. And with iMovie Theater, you can watch your shared clips, movies, and trailers on all your Apple devices, even your Apple TV®.*
GarageBand for Mac has received its biggest update ever with a fresh new look, all new Sound Library, and amazing new features, like Drummer and Smart Controls, giving you everything you need to easily make a great-sounding song. GarageBand for iOS has been updated to match the look and feel of iOS 7 and taps the power of 64-bit to bring musicians a full recording studio with up to 32 tracks. With iOS 7 Inter-App Audio you can record third-party music apps right into GarageBand, and AirDrop® allows you to wirelessly share your song projects with other iOS users so you can work on songs together. iCloud helps keep your song projects up to date across your devices, and users can start a song on iOS and pick up where they left off using GarageBand for Mac.
Pricing & Availability
iWork and iLife for Mac come free with every new Mac purchase. Existing users running Mavericks can update their apps for free from the Mac App Store℠. iWork and iLife for iOS are available for free from the App Store℠ for any new device running iOS 7, and are also available as free updates for existing users. GarageBand for Mac and iOS are free for all OS X Mavericks and iOS 7 users. Additional GarageBand instruments and sounds are available for a one-time in-app purchase of $4.99 for each platform.
*iMovie Theater requires iCloud to keep your shared content up to date across all your devices.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
OS X Mavericks Available Today Free from the Mac App Store
Apple Press Info:
“Mavericks is an incredible release, which introduces significant new apps and features, while also improving the performance and battery life of your Mac,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “We want every Mac user to experience the latest features, the most advanced technologies, and the strongest security. We believe the best way to do this is to begin a new era of personal computing software where OS upgrades are free.”
OS X Mavericks introduces innovative new features, including:
Mavericks also includes new core technologies that boost performance and improve the battery life of your Mac. Timer Coalescing and App Nap intelligently save energy and reduce power consumption. Compressed Memory automatically shrinks inactive data to keep your Mac fast and responsive. Mavericks also delivers significant performance enhancements for systems with integrated graphics through optimized OpenCL support and dynamic video memory allocation.
Pricing & Availability
OS X Mavericks is available today for free from the Mac App Store. Any Mac capable of running OS X Mountain Lion can also run Mavericks. You can upgrade to Mavericks for free directly from OS X Snow Leopard, Lion or Mountain Lion. For a complete list of system requirements and compatible systems, please visit www.apple.com/osx/specs. OS X Server 3.0 requires Mavericks and is available from the Mac App Store for $19.99 (US).
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
OS X Mavericks Available Today Free from the Mac App Store
SAN FRANCISCO—October 22, 2013—Apple® today announced that OS X® Mavericks, the 10th major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available for free from the Mac App Store℠. With more than 200 new features, OS X Mavericks brings iBooks® and Maps to the Mac®, includes a new version of Safari®, enhances multi-display support, introduces Finder® Tabs and Tags and delivers new core technologies for breakthrough power efficiency and performance.“Mavericks is an incredible release, which introduces significant new apps and features, while also improving the performance and battery life of your Mac,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “We want every Mac user to experience the latest features, the most advanced technologies, and the strongest security. We believe the best way to do this is to begin a new era of personal computing software where OS upgrades are free.”
OS X Mavericks introduces innovative new features, including:
- iBooks, which gives you instant access to your iBooks library, more than two million titles in the iBooks Store™, and works seamlessly across your devices;
- Maps, which brings powerful mapping technology to the desktop and lets you plan a trip from your Mac and send it to your iPhone® for voice navigation on the road;
- a streamlined Calendar that estimates travel time between appointments, and provides a map with weather forecast;
- a new version of Safari with Shared Links, which helps you find what’s new on the web by consolidating links shared by people you follow on Twitter and LinkedIn;
- iCloud® Keychain®, which safely stores your website usernames and passwords, credit card numbers and Wi-Fi passwords and pushes them to your trusted devices so you don’t need to remember them;
- enhanced multi-display support, which makes using multiple displays easier and more powerful, with no configuration required;
- interactive Notifications, allowing you to reply to a message, respond to a FaceTime® call or even delete an email without leaving the app you’re using;
- Finder Tabs, which help unclutter your desktop by consolidating multiple Finder windows into a single window with multiple tabs; and
- Finder Tags, a powerful new way to organize and find your files located on your Mac or in iCloud.
Mavericks also includes new core technologies that boost performance and improve the battery life of your Mac. Timer Coalescing and App Nap intelligently save energy and reduce power consumption. Compressed Memory automatically shrinks inactive data to keep your Mac fast and responsive. Mavericks also delivers significant performance enhancements for systems with integrated graphics through optimized OpenCL support and dynamic video memory allocation.
Pricing & Availability
OS X Mavericks is available today for free from the Mac App Store. Any Mac capable of running OS X Mountain Lion can also run Mavericks. You can upgrade to Mavericks for free directly from OS X Snow Leopard, Lion or Mountain Lion. For a complete list of system requirements and compatible systems, please visit www.apple.com/osx/specs. OS X Server 3.0 requires Mavericks and is available from the Mac App Store for $19.99 (US).
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
Introducing the All New Mac Pro—The Most Radical Mac Ever
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“The new Mac Pro is our vision for the future of the pro desktop, everything about it has been reimagined and there has never been anything like it,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “The new Mac Pro packs up to 12-core Xeon CPUs, dual FirePro GPUs, ultra-fast ECC memory, new PCIe flash storage, Thunderbolt 2 expandability and more into a radical new design that is one-eighth the size of the previous generation Mac Pro.”
“From the blazing fast performance of DaVinci Resolve to real-time video capture with UltraStudio 4K, Mac Pro is a revolution in pro desktop design and performance,” said Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design.
“With the Mac Pro’s dual workstation-class GPUs, we’ve seen MARI run five times faster, creating a fluid painting experience that’s unlike anything we’ve seen. This kind of performance is a digital artist’s dream,” said Bill Collis, CEO of The Foundry.
“At 20Gbps, Mac Pro’s Thunderbolt 2 blows away anything on the market and completely changes the external storage landscape,” said James Lee, CEO of PROMISE Technology.
The all-new Mac Pro is architected around a unified thermal core that allows the system to efficiently share thermal capacity across all the processors. An innovative fan draws in air incredibly efficiently and makes the new Mac Pro as quiet as a Mac® mini. The result is a pro desktop with unprecedented performance packed into a design that is just 9.9-inches tall and one-eighth the volume of the previous Mac Pro.
Reinvented from the inside out, Mac Pro is designed to tackle even the most demanding workflows. The new Mac Pro features 4-core, 6-core, 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon processors running at Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz that deliver double the floating point performance of the previous generation Mac Pro. Two workstation-class AMD FirePro GPUs with up to 12GB of video memory provide up to seven teraflops of compute power and up to eight times the graphics performance of the previous generation Mac Pro.* OpenGL and OpenCL are optimized in OS X® Mavericks to leverage the full computing power of the Mac Pro CPU and dual GPUs.
The new Mac Pro features PCIe-based flash storage that delivers sequential read speeds up to 1.2GBps and is up to 10 times faster than conventional desktop hard drives. ECC DDR3 running at 1866 MHz, with a four-channel memory controller, gives the new Mac Pro up to 60GBps of memory bandwidth, twice that of the previous generation Mac Pro.* The spectacular power and bandwidth of Mac Pro means you can seamlessly edit full-resolution 4K video streams and play them in real time.
Featuring an incredible six Thunderbolt 2 ports, each with up to 20Gbps of bandwidth per device, the all-new Mac Pro completely redefines desktop expandability. Thunderbolt 2 ports support up to six daisy-chained devices each, giving pros the ability to connect up to 36 high-performance peripherals—from external storage devices, to multiple PCI expansion chassis, to audio and video breakout boxes. Thunderbolt 2 uses existing copper or optical Thunderbolt cables and is completely backward compatible with existing Thunderbolt peripherals and cables, and also supports the latest 4K displays. A new self-configuring IP over Thunderbolt software feature in OS X Mavericks provides a fast link between Thunderbolt-enabled Macs.
The new Mac Pro provides unparalleled power for Apple’s professional apps, including Final Cut Pro® X, Logic® Pro X and Aperture®. Final Cut Pro X has been optimized to support dual GPUs for improved real-time playback performance, faster rendering, quicker export, and 4K video monitoring through Thunderbolt 2 and HDMI. Flash storage makes importing and exporting thousands of high-resolution images faster with Aperture. Logic Pro X takes advantage of flash storage for incredibly fast project load times and Thunderbolt 2 for a high number of channels of ultra-low latency audio I/O without the need for add-on PCI cards.
The new Mac Pro ships with OS X Mavericks. Mavericks is the 10th major release of the world’s most advanced operating system and is available for free from the Mac App Store℠. In addition to more than 200 new features, Mavericks introduces features for power users including Finder® Tabs, Tags and enhanced multi-display support, as well as new core technologies for breakthrough performance such as Compressed Memory to keep your Mac fast and responsive. Mavericks also delivers significant performance enhancements for systems with dual GPUs through optimized OpenGL and OpenCL. For more information or to download Mavericks visit www.apple.com/osx/.
Mac Pro meets stringent Energy Star 6.0 requirements and achieves an EPEAT Gold rating.** Mac Pro uses up to 70 percent less energy than the previous generation, is constructed with 79 percent less aluminum and uses 80 percent less packaging material than the current Mac Pro. Mac Pro contains no brominated flame retardants, is PVC-free and uses highly recyclable materials and features material-efficient system and packaging designs.
Pricing & Availability
The all-new Mac Pro will be available in December through the Apple Online Store(www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. The Mac Pro is available with a 3.7 GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs with 2GB of VRAM each, 12GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at $2,999 (US); and with a 3.5 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs with 3GB of VRAM each, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at $3,999 (US).
Configure-to-order options include faster 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processors, AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6GB of VRAM, up to 64GB of memory, and up to 1TB of PCIe-based flash storage. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at www.apple.com/mac-pro.
*Performance claims are based on technical specifications of preproduction Mac Pro hardware as of October 2013.
**Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products listed within the EPA Energy Star 6.0 energy database as of October 2013. EPEAT is an independent organization that helps customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products meeting all of the required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more information visit www.epeat.net.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
Introducing the All New Mac Pro—The Most Radical Mac Ever
SAN FRANCISCO—October 22, 2013—Apple® today redefined pro computing with the launch of the all-new Mac Pro®. Designed around an innovative unified thermal core, the Mac Pro features the latest Intel Xeon processors with up to 12 cores, dual workstation-class GPUs, six Thunderbolt 2 ports, PCIe-based flash storage and ultra-fast ECC memory. Packing amazing performance in a stunning new design, the all-new Mac Pro starts at $2,999 (US) and will be available in December.“The new Mac Pro is our vision for the future of the pro desktop, everything about it has been reimagined and there has never been anything like it,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “The new Mac Pro packs up to 12-core Xeon CPUs, dual FirePro GPUs, ultra-fast ECC memory, new PCIe flash storage, Thunderbolt 2 expandability and more into a radical new design that is one-eighth the size of the previous generation Mac Pro.”
“From the blazing fast performance of DaVinci Resolve to real-time video capture with UltraStudio 4K, Mac Pro is a revolution in pro desktop design and performance,” said Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design.
“With the Mac Pro’s dual workstation-class GPUs, we’ve seen MARI run five times faster, creating a fluid painting experience that’s unlike anything we’ve seen. This kind of performance is a digital artist’s dream,” said Bill Collis, CEO of The Foundry.
“At 20Gbps, Mac Pro’s Thunderbolt 2 blows away anything on the market and completely changes the external storage landscape,” said James Lee, CEO of PROMISE Technology.
The all-new Mac Pro is architected around a unified thermal core that allows the system to efficiently share thermal capacity across all the processors. An innovative fan draws in air incredibly efficiently and makes the new Mac Pro as quiet as a Mac® mini. The result is a pro desktop with unprecedented performance packed into a design that is just 9.9-inches tall and one-eighth the volume of the previous Mac Pro.
Reinvented from the inside out, Mac Pro is designed to tackle even the most demanding workflows. The new Mac Pro features 4-core, 6-core, 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon processors running at Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz that deliver double the floating point performance of the previous generation Mac Pro. Two workstation-class AMD FirePro GPUs with up to 12GB of video memory provide up to seven teraflops of compute power and up to eight times the graphics performance of the previous generation Mac Pro.* OpenGL and OpenCL are optimized in OS X® Mavericks to leverage the full computing power of the Mac Pro CPU and dual GPUs.
The new Mac Pro features PCIe-based flash storage that delivers sequential read speeds up to 1.2GBps and is up to 10 times faster than conventional desktop hard drives. ECC DDR3 running at 1866 MHz, with a four-channel memory controller, gives the new Mac Pro up to 60GBps of memory bandwidth, twice that of the previous generation Mac Pro.* The spectacular power and bandwidth of Mac Pro means you can seamlessly edit full-resolution 4K video streams and play them in real time.
Featuring an incredible six Thunderbolt 2 ports, each with up to 20Gbps of bandwidth per device, the all-new Mac Pro completely redefines desktop expandability. Thunderbolt 2 ports support up to six daisy-chained devices each, giving pros the ability to connect up to 36 high-performance peripherals—from external storage devices, to multiple PCI expansion chassis, to audio and video breakout boxes. Thunderbolt 2 uses existing copper or optical Thunderbolt cables and is completely backward compatible with existing Thunderbolt peripherals and cables, and also supports the latest 4K displays. A new self-configuring IP over Thunderbolt software feature in OS X Mavericks provides a fast link between Thunderbolt-enabled Macs.
The new Mac Pro provides unparalleled power for Apple’s professional apps, including Final Cut Pro® X, Logic® Pro X and Aperture®. Final Cut Pro X has been optimized to support dual GPUs for improved real-time playback performance, faster rendering, quicker export, and 4K video monitoring through Thunderbolt 2 and HDMI. Flash storage makes importing and exporting thousands of high-resolution images faster with Aperture. Logic Pro X takes advantage of flash storage for incredibly fast project load times and Thunderbolt 2 for a high number of channels of ultra-low latency audio I/O without the need for add-on PCI cards.
The new Mac Pro ships with OS X Mavericks. Mavericks is the 10th major release of the world’s most advanced operating system and is available for free from the Mac App Store℠. In addition to more than 200 new features, Mavericks introduces features for power users including Finder® Tabs, Tags and enhanced multi-display support, as well as new core technologies for breakthrough performance such as Compressed Memory to keep your Mac fast and responsive. Mavericks also delivers significant performance enhancements for systems with dual GPUs through optimized OpenGL and OpenCL. For more information or to download Mavericks visit www.apple.com/osx/.
Mac Pro meets stringent Energy Star 6.0 requirements and achieves an EPEAT Gold rating.** Mac Pro uses up to 70 percent less energy than the previous generation, is constructed with 79 percent less aluminum and uses 80 percent less packaging material than the current Mac Pro. Mac Pro contains no brominated flame retardants, is PVC-free and uses highly recyclable materials and features material-efficient system and packaging designs.
Pricing & Availability
The all-new Mac Pro will be available in December through the Apple Online Store(www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. The Mac Pro is available with a 3.7 GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs with 2GB of VRAM each, 12GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at $2,999 (US); and with a 3.5 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs with 3GB of VRAM each, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at $3,999 (US).
Configure-to-order options include faster 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processors, AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6GB of VRAM, up to 64GB of memory, and up to 1TB of PCIe-based flash storage. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at www.apple.com/mac-pro.
*Performance claims are based on technical specifications of preproduction Mac Pro hardware as of October 2013.
**Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products listed within the EPA Energy Star 6.0 energy database as of October 2013. EPEAT is an independent organization that helps customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products meeting all of the required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more information visit www.epeat.net.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
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