DEVELOP3D - Technology for the product lifecycle

Workstation by name, GPU compute server by nature: the SuperWorkstation 7047GR-TRF features an incredible four Nvidia Tesla C2075 GPUs, perfect for iRay enabled rendering applications.

It may be a workstation by name, but SuperMicro’s specialist high-end SuperWorkstation 7047GR-TRF is really a GPU compute server with high-end professional graphics.

Two Xeon E5-2600 processors, up to 512GB of DDR3 1600MHz ECC registered memory and a high-end Nvidia Quadro GPU is pretty much standard fare for any high-end Sandy Bridge Xeon workstation, but the SuperWorkstation 7047GR-TRF takes things up a notch when it comes to GPU compute.

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As you might have noticed, we’ve launched our very first design competition - open for everyone to enter - to create modern tools for beekeepers, with some splendid prizes for the winners.

Not only will the winning design be made into a 3D physical prototype by the good people at IPF, but there are also a range of prizes up for grabs for the winner and two runners up, including having a stake in your very own beehive without actually getting your hands sticky through the British Beekeepers Association’s ‘Adopt a Beehive’ initiative.

Further prizes now include a first prize of a NVIDIA Quadro 2000 graphics card by PNY, a Mid-range professional graphics solution with 1GB of GDDR5 memory for fast processing of complex models and scenes. Meanwhile PNY have also offered a runner up prize of an NVIDIA Quadro 600, an entry-level professional graphics solution with 1GB of DDR3 memory.

For more information on how to enter, click here.

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Render job in Maya spread across multiple PCs (agents) across a network

Most computers only use a fraction of their CPU resources, around 10-20% on a typical office PC according to Eyal Maor, CEO of grid computing specialist, Xoreax.

With an office-full of multi-core PCs this can soon add up - you may even find yourself with a virtual supercomputer you never knew you had. Think of what that could do to your backlog of rendering and simulation jobs?

This is the idea behind IncrediBuild-XGE, a new Windows-based distributed computing solution from Xoreax designed to tap into processing resources that lie idle in many firms. The technology is designed to transform a network of office PCs, workstations and servers into a private cloud in which every node – from user workstations to dedicated servers – can contribute unutilised processing power to form a virtual supercomputer.

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The May edition of DEVELOP3D will soon be with you. This month we head outdoors with the launch of our very first design competition – Design Buzz - your chance to redesign the world of bee-keeping; we look at a craftily designed caravan; zip along on the all-British Swifty Scooter, plus all the best news, features, reviews and jobs.

The May cover story

We get ready for summer holidays and getting away from the big smoke with the Cricket Trailer a “portable adventure living space”, or caravan to most of us; plus some great designs for making the great outdoors homely.

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