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Group forms multicore alliance
Mark LaPedus
4/27/2010 7:05 PM EDT
The group, dubbed the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance, serves as the foundation upon which OEMs ''can develop high-performance networking equipment using industry-leading multi-core processors.''
One of the founding members of the group is NetLogic Microsystems Inc. Other members include 6WIND, Abatron, Advantech, AirHop Communications, Aricent, Axentra, BitDefender, BroadWeb, Continuous Computing, CriticalBlue, D2 Technologies, Effnet, ENEA, JumpGen Systems, Kaspersky Lab, Lanner Group, Macraigor, Mentor Graphics, NEXCOM, Procera Networks, Qosmos, Sensory Networks, Silicom and TeamF1.
"The eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance brings together the very best platform and software providers who provide a wide portfolio of solutions and who are leaders in their respective areas of expertise," said Behrooz Abdi, executive vice president and general manager at NetLogic Microsystems, in a statement.
"The Alliance provides a foundation upon which developers can innovate to create new, breakthrough solutions that can take full advantage of the superior performance and functionality of multi-core processors. We are pleased to see the strong support of the Alliance from other industry leaders, and we welcome other multi-core processor vendors to be part of this Alliance to collaboratively drive innovations for next-generation platforms," he added.
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Mapou
4/27/2010 9:31 PM EDT
Interesting. So what was wrong with the Multicore Association? OK. The MA obviously has failed as I predicted years ago, but what does this new group bring to the table that the MA did not? The answer is nothing, of course. Otherwise, they would have announced it.
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The very fact that this group wants to take advantage of "industry-leading multi-core processors" tells me that they don't have a clue. What I mean is that they got it @ss-backward like everyone else. Why? Because you don't design and create a software model to accommodate a new processor. It's the other way around. You design and create a processor to support a new software model. In other words, come up with the software model first. Only after you're satisfied with it should you even begin to think about designing a processor to support it. It's common sense, no?
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If those companies really want to find out how to do it the right way, they should Google "How to Solve the Parallel Programming Crisis". Otherwise, they should get ready to fail just like the Multicore Association before them. Good luck.
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