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BRAINBOXES NOW OFFERING 64-BIT DRIVERS FOR PCI AND PCMCIA
13 January 2005 - Brainboxes
| Brainboxes announced that the company is supplying 64-bit drivers for its range of PCI serial and parallel port cards, with support for Microsoft's 64-Bit Edition of its operating systems Windows XP 64, and Windows Server 2003 64-Bit. Brainboxes will be shipping its 64-bit drivers with all current PCI serial and parallel port cards. A downloadable upgrade is available now from www.brainboxes.com |
Eamonn Walsh, managing director of Brainboxes commented, 'Brainboxes believes it is the first company offering full support for 64-bit version of Windows XP and 2003 Server editions on PCI cards.' Walsh continued, 'We expect the move to 64-bit systems to be rapid – driven largely by the need for higher-end server and high-speed gaming applications.' 64-Bit Edition of Windows supports far more physical memory than current 32-bit operating systems – up to 16 terabytes, a huge step from the 4GB supported by current 32-bit systems. This jump will mean more applications can run simultaneously, and more of the data can be stored in the system's main memory. Graphics, modelling and database programs, as well as games programs will all benefit from this increased processing power. 64-bit systems are also predicted to make progress in realising a real-time language translation systems and real-time video rendering impossible with 32-bit systems. A 64-Bit Edition of Windows is therefore likely to open up new areas of application as well as supporting higher-performance on each application, and allowing more users to work simultaneously on a single application. PC and server manufacturers are already building machines using processors from Intel (Itanium) and AMD (Athlon 64) capable of supporting 64-bit processing, so it is vital that all hardware components are available with drivers to support the higher-processing throughput.
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About: Brainboxes
Established in 1984 Brainboxes is a rapidly growing company specialising in the design and the manufacture of PC add-on cards suitable for mission critical applications. The company's product range, which now exceeds 100 products, incorporates PCI, PCMCIA, USB and Bluetooth technology geared towards Serial Communications, EPOS and Mobile Data Communications. Brainboxes moved to their existing premises in Wavertree Technology Park, Liverpool, after winning first prize in the Liverpool Echo Flying Start business competition in 1986. Brainboxes has a team of qualified designers and spends over 30 per cent of its total expenditure on research and development. Unusually, all Brainboxes' products are manufactured on site in Liverpool. The company invests substantial funds to ensure that it's manufacturing facility competes with the best in the world. This complete control over the development and manufacturing process enables us to be responsive to increasing customer demands. It also allows us to offer a 'Perfect Fit, Custom Design' service - providing products that perfectly match a customer's application. Brainboxes also develops the appropriate software drivers, which are compatible with all major operating systems. Brainboxes' customer base includes organisations operating in a number of different markets including leisure, retail, banking, industrial process control, government research agencies, the military and a number of Universities. |
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