July 2007 Archives

Intel has made its C++ programming tool for multi-core processors available as an open source project under the GNU General Public License version two (GPLv2) with the runtime exception.

The Threading Building Blocks (TBBs) are designed to aid parallel programming for C++ programmers. It uses generic programming, and allows express tasks instead of threads. This effectively simplifies multi-threaded programming.

Every A-level physics student knows the difference between power and energy. But it seems the microprocessor world has yet to make that basic discovery.

The EEMBC has just published its lastest processor benchmark scores which are its first to demonstrate detailed performance and energy tradeoffs using the EnergyBench power/energy metric on a microcontroller.

The UK won a record 1,431 investment projects from overseas companies in 2006/7, according to figures published by UK Trade & Investment.

This represented a 17 per cent increase and created over 36,000 new jobs. "From Siemens to Amgen, Sega to Airbus, the UK has won projects from world-class overseas companies - proving we can compete on the international stage, despite increasing competition and the challenges of globalisation,” says John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (that’s the old DTI).