FARO推出新一代三维激光扫描仪和软件

工厂或建筑物的三维文件生成和储存等大规模成像任务需要数百次扫描,并且需要投入大量时间和资源.为了节约成本,这类大规模项目必须在尽可能短的时间内完成,并且保证高质量产出.新型Photon激光扫描仪可大大提高客户的生产力和产品质量,而Photon 120的远距离测量能力减少了重新摆放和设置设备的必要性.     

IBM新一代System x服务器

2009年4月1日,IBM公司推出了新一代基于英特尔至强5500系列处理器的System x服务器以及相关软件.这些新的服务器和软件产品可以帮助客户更容易的进行虚拟计算,并且以更高的性能、更简化的管理和更高的使用率,大幅削减不断增长的运营成本.     

Europe's major challenge for the 21st century: Access to space

Like the other great space powers of the 21st century, Europe has its own means of accessing space: Ariane, which has guaranteed its independence in the launching of civil and military satellites for almost 30 years and has won a significant part of the highly competitive commercial market. This market provides the Ariane system with the production volume indispensable for its reliability, which also benefits institutional launches. Europe's commercial market share will be even larger if the launch system is flexible and adaptable to the diversity of demand. Probable future technological changes make flexibility more necessary still. Two technical characteristics will be key: a large enough payload capacity and the injection of satellites into energetic orbits, including final geostationary orbit. But carrying out such missions will only be possible if a new generation upper stage is used. The November 2008 ESA ministerial meeting opted to wait until 2011 to decide whether this is necessary, making it doubtful whether Arianespace will be able to maintain leadership in the commercial market. The authors urge a rethink of this position.