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27th July 2010- Derby, UK NVIDIA Quadro Fermi Graphics Cards Now Available! Workstation Specialists are now pleased to offer the very latest NVIDIA Quadro 'Fermi' Graphics Cards in ALL their Professional 3D Graphics Workstations Accelerate your entire workflow The newest NVIDIA® Quadro® professional solutions are true technological breakthroughs, delivering up to 5X faster performance across a broad range of design, animation and video applications. Built on the innovative NVIDIA Fermi architecture, the latest Quadro offerings are the first professional-class GPUs to integrate high performance computing capabilities with advanced visualization techniques, transforming modern workflows. The result is a visual supercomputer right at your desk, capable of streamlining the way you work every day. Featuring new Scalable Geometry Engine™ technology, Quadro can deliver an unheard of 1.3 billion triangles per second, shattering previous 3D graphics limitations. With Quadro solutions, your work flows -- you can design, iterate and deliver higher quality projects in less time.  For further information please contact our system specialists on +44 (0) 800 180 4801. 16th March 2010- Derby, UK Six & Twelve Core Computer Workstations - NOW AVAILABLE! Workstation Specialists are now pleased to launch the very latest release of their desktop workstation portfolio. Available with up to 12x CPU Cores (24x Threads) to offer widest range of choice to leading professionals worldwide. WS1400: Now Available with Intel Core i3, i5 & i7 based CPUs and configurable for any project size of budget our entry level workstation range now has a specification to suit everybody. From 2D Graphics & DTP, through to 3D CAD and beyond. WS1600: Now Available with Intel Core i7 & Xeon CPUs with up to 6x CPU Cores (12x CPU Threads) this high performance 3D Graphics power house offers the very price/performance for leading 3D professionals. From 3D CAD, Motion Graphics & VFX. Priced to suit project/budgets of all sizes. WS2600: The ultimate 3D Graphics workstation, powered by TWO Intel Xeon 5600 Series 'Westmere' CPUs for the ultimate performance experience. Available with over 2.7million different conjurations and designed to meet every need, of even the most demanding projects/data sets. For further information please contact our system specialists on +44 (0) 800 180 4801. 14th March 2010- Derby, UK Computer Graphics Student Awards 2010 Workstation Specialists are proud to be sponsors of the first annual Computer Graphics Student Awards, an online event focused on showcasing the technical and creative talents of fresh talent in the feature animation, visual effects film & broadcast industries. CgCoach.com has launched the Computer Graphics Student Awards for 2010. The goal of the event is to showcase new industry talent, promote training facilities, and kick-start thirteen careers with fully paid eight week Internships at London’s leading production studios Framestore and Double Negative.   The event is divided into eleven specific categories, ranging from “Student of the Year”, “School of the Year”, and “Excellence” awards in all aspects of production such as modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, animation, fx, compositing, and concept art. Artists eligible to enter the awards will be asked to submit a single (1) video to CgCoach.com and complete the application form. The CgCoach.com team will then short-list students for each of the awards categories. All the short-listed winners will be presented online via an interactive portfolio system where the official Judging Panel will select their favorite entries. The Computer Graphics Student Awards - 2010, has a total of ten sponsors offering prizes to the value of approximately $67,000USD. Sponsors include Framestore, Double Negative, Smith Micro, Luxology, Workstation Specialists, Pixologic, Next Limit, Nevercenter, 3D World Magazine, and Digital-Tutors. Registrations for this event close May 10th, 2010 (Winners announced June 16th, 2010) Please contact CcGoach for further details. 1st December 2009- Derby, UK NVIDIA 'Mad Science' Promotion Do Science with Tesla Today. Be First to do Mad Science with Fermi. Introducing the NVIDIA® Tesla™ Upgrade to Fermi Promotional Offer. For a limited time only, purchase a Tesla C1060 GPU Computing Processor or a Tesla S1070 1U GPU Computing System from us and qualify for a special, limited time promotional upgrade to a new Fermi-based Tesla 20-series GPU computing product. Based on the next generation CUDA™ architecture, code named “Fermi”, the new Tesla 20-series GPU Computing Solutions offer the most advanced GPU computing architecture ever built. It features innovative technology including up to 8X double precision performance, more parallel processing capabilities, ECC implementation, and the NVIDIA GigaThread™ engine -- delivering results for the most demanding HPC applications faster and more accurately. For Workstation/Super Computer Customers: When you purchase a Tesla C1060 GPU Computing Processor through this promotional offer, you will qualify for a no penalty upgrade to a Tesla C2050 or a Tesla C2070 GPU Computing Processor. Start experiencing GPU computing today on a Tesla C1060 and be assured to be one of the first to receive the new Fermi-based Tesla C2050/C2070 GPU Computing Processor. For Data Center Customers: When you purchase a Tesla S1070 1U GPU Computing System through this promotional offer, you will qualify for a special, limited-time discounted price for a Tesla S2050 or a Tesla S2070. Accelerate your datacentre with a Tesla S1070 now and be one of the first to reach new heights of performance with the new Tesla S2050/S2070 1U GPU Computing System. For Customers in Education/Academia: If you are a professional in the education segment, we have designed a special promotion to help you continue your research while being one of the first in line to receive a new Tesla 20-series GPU Computing Processor or 1U Computing System. Hurry! This offer ends on January 31, 2010. Don’t miss this opportunity to be first to do mad science with the next generation Tesla GPU computing products based on Fermi. Please contact one of our system specialists for further details. +44 (0) 800 18 4801 18th November 2009- Derby, UK Autodesk 3D Technology Day - Hosted by bluegfx London, Transport Museum, 10th December 2009 Workstation Specialists would like to invite you to the latest bluegfx 3D technology day, being held at the London Transport Museum on the 10th December 2009. If you are in the design visualisation, film, broadcast or games industries, please come and join us to see the latest 3D technologies and hear from industry renowned guest speakers. Entry is free of charge but register early to avoid disappointment. All attendees will also receive complimentary entrance tickets to the museum. To register please visit bluegfx.com For more details, please call 01483 467200 or email info@bluegfx.com For more info, download the agenda for both days from the following link: http://www.bluegfx.com/3dtech_agenda.pdf 22nd October 2009- Derby, UK Microsoft Windows 7 Launch - The Default OS on ALL WS Systems The Perfect Visual Operating System for Digital & Creative Professionals! The next generation of Microsoft Windows is upon us. Building on the innovative tools of Vista with the stability and compatibility of XP the new Windows 7 is everything you need from a modern operating system. Perfect with digital and creative workflows. Available now as the default operating system on ALL workstation specialist systems (Microsoft Windows Vista & XP are still available as downgrades if required). For further details please feel free to contact us.. 2nd October 2009- Derby, UK Intel Core i5/i7 SKT1366 Quad-Core processors - NOW AVAILABLE The Next Generation Entry level Workstation is Here! The next generation Intel Core workstations are here. Code named our WS1400 series this new generation of Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 Quad-Core CPU workstations packs a serious punch for very little money. Priced from under £900 GBP this powerful workstation series innovates the very latest P55 Workstation Architecture from Intel, packing ever more features into a standard entry level platform (Intel Turbo Mode, Hyper-Threading, Quad-Core, DDR3 Memory, Next Generation PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics and much more...) Designed as a pure entry level solution, the WS1400 has been engineered to allow new start design and creative professionals to punch above their body weight when out in the field. Available with a variety of specifications and all 100% custom built to order (not to stock) our WS1400 is available NOW. For further details please feel free to contact us.. 30th September 2009- Derby, UK NVIDIA Unveils its new 'Fermi' GPU Architecture The Next Generation CUDA Architecture, Code Named Fermi The Soul of a Supercomputer in the Body of a GPU The next generation CUDA architecture, code named “Fermi”, is the most advanced GPU computing architecture ever built. With over three billion transistors and featuring up to 512 CUDA cores, Fermi delivers supercomputing features and performance at 1/10th the cost and 1/20th the power of traditional CPU-only servers. Fermi makes GPU and CPU co-processing pervasive by addressing the full-spectrum of computing applications. Designed for C++ and available with a Visual Studio development environment, it makes parallel programming easier and accelerates performance on a wider array of applications than ever before – including dramatic performance acceleration in ray tracing, physics, finite element analysis, high-precision scientific computing, sparse linear algebra, sorting, and search algorithms. Fermi features several major innovations: • 512 CUDA cores • NVIDIA Parallel Data Cache technology • NVIDIA GigaThread™ engine • ECC support For further details please check out our extensive HPC & GPU products available through our product range pages online. 5th August 2009- Derby, UK Intel Xeon W5590 Nehalem Xeon CPUs now Available @ 3.33GHz We are pleased to announce the release of another ultimate performance processor from Intel. Their Xeon W5590 3.33GHz Quad-Core Nehalem CPU offers even more performance (4% increase from their current top end line up) for the same power/thermal footprint. Available throughout our entire dual CPU workstation range (WS218 & WSX218) this new clock speed will further increase performance for leading multi-threaded software applications. Available from the 5th August. For further details please feel free to contact our system specialists or to configure a system please visit our product range pages online. 28th July 2009- Derby, UK ATI FirePro V8750 Professional Graphics Card Launch AMD/ATI today announced the launch of their very latest ultra high end professional workstation graphics card. The ATI Firepro V8750. Featuring a whopping 2GB of graphics memory and the world's fastest memory bandwidth for any graphics card!. Also released was the new Crossfire pro technology. this allows the use of multiple professional graphics cards in the same workstation for enhanced 3D graphics power. The ATI Firepro V8750 features many new enhancement. These include a radial new R770 based GPU chipset (similar to that used in their popular Radeon 4870 consumer based graphics cards) and a new low power design (Max load is just 154W). ATI FirePro V8750 Features & Benefits Ultra high-end 3D workstation graphics solution Powered by scalable parallel processing Unified Shader architecture AutoDetect for optimized application performance PCI Express® 2.0 x16 bus interface 2GB GDDR5 graphics frame buffer memory 2 Display Port Outputs 1 Dual Link DVI-I Output High Dynamic Range (HDR) rendering with 8-bit, 10-bit & 16-bit per RGB color component support Full Shader Model 4.1 support for vertex and pixel shaders Certification for many CAD and DCC applications Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 support and OpenGL 3.0 support Available throughout our entire WS product range from the 28th July. For further details please feel free to contact our system specialists or to configure a system please visit our product range pages online. 14th June 2009- Derby, UK Autodesk 3D Technology Roadshow - Hosted by bluegfx Birmingham, Warwickshire, Heritage Motor Centre, 25th June 2009 London, Transport Museum, 2nd July 2009 Workstation Specialists would like to invite you to the latest bluegfx 3D technology roadshow. Being held at two UK venues with guest speakers from the Design Visualisation & Games industries. Come and see our award winning 3D Graphics Workstations, along with the latest 3D production tools from Autodesk (3ds Max, Mudbox etc), workstation graphics from ATI/AMD with professional storage solutions from Isilon. For more info, download the agenda for both days from the following link: http://www.bluegfx.com/3dtech_agenda.pdf 1st April 2009- Derby, UK Intel Xeon 5500 Series 'Nehalem' Quad-Core Workstation Launch For more Information contact : We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest Quad-Core computer workstations based on the latest Intel® Xeon Nehalem Quad-Core CPU Architecture. The Intel® Xeon 5500 Series are the first Dual Socket CPU to feature the latest Intel Nehalem micro architecture and is the successor to the current Intel Xeon 5400 Series Quad-Core. The Nehalem architecture represents the largest architectural change in the Intel x86 family since the Pentium Pro in 1995. Now available in our WS218 series, this new workstation architecture innovates a host of new technologies. These include: - Intel® Xeon™ 5500 45nm Quad-Core Processor (Code named Nehalem) Brand New Intelligent CPU Socket Design (SKT 1366) Intel® Next Generation X5520 Workstation Motherboard Chipset Triple Channel DDR3 Memory Support (Up to 96GB) Intel® Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) (Replaces older FSB) On-Chip Memory Controller Intel ® Dynamic "Turbo Boost" Technology Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology - SMT Shared 8MB L3 Cache Sophisticated Power Management Features Up to 8GB NVIDIA Quadro Workstation Graphics (via 2x Quadro FX5800 GPU’s) Up to 8TB of Hard Disk Storage 10,000 & 15,000 rpm Hard Disk Drive Options and much more…. This new processor architecture represents significant performance enhancements throughout a range of industry sectors (CAD, CAM, CAE & DCC/VFX). Perfect for the power user that finds their current system limits their productivity. Now available in our latest WS218 Workstation series. For further information please contact us To Top»

25th March 2009- Derby, UK NVIDIA Quadro® FX380, FX580, FX1800 & FX3800 Graphics Launch For more Information contact : We are pleased to announce the launch of the latest NVIDIA Quadro FX workstation graphics cards. The world's most powerful, professional 3D graphics cards. Available with up to 4GB of Video Memory. With advances in the GPU architecture, the NVIDIA Quadro FX range of graphics cards now offers designers, engineers and creative professionals with an advanced set of visual tools that allow them to transform their ideas into reality. The entire Quadro family takes professional visualization applications to a new level of interactivity by enabling unprecedented programmability and precision. The industry’s leading workstation applications leverage these capabilities to deliver hardware-accelerated features, performance, and quality not found in other professional graphics solutions. From Quadro FX 5800, 4800 at the ultra high- end, and Quadro FX 3800 at the high-end, through Quadro FX 1800 at the mid-range, to Quadro FX 580 and 380 at the entry-level, Quadro delivers the productivity you need at every price. For further information please do not hesitate to contact us. To Top»

15th January 2009- Derby, UK 2TB Data Storage Drive Launch For more Information contact : We are pleased to announce the launch of Western Digitals 2TB High performance 7,200rpm SATA2 Data Storage Drive. The Western Digital WD20EADS is the world's first 2TB single platter hard disk drive, offering superb levels of data storage in a single workstation. Ideal for digital media workflows where capacity is of paramount importance. Now available throughout our entire workstation range. For further information please contact us. To Top»

14th November 2008- Derby, UK Intel Core i7 Quad-Core Workstation Launch For more Information contact : We are pleased to announce the launch of their latest Quad-Core computer workstations based on the latest Intel® Core® i7 CPU Architecture. Intel® Core® i7 is the first Intel family to be released using the Intel Nehalem micro architecture and is the successor to the current Intel Core 2 family of processors. The Nehalem architecture represents the largest architectural change in the Intel x86 family since the Pentium Pro in 1995. Our WS114 features many new innovative technologies. These include: - Intel® Core™ i7 45nm Native Quad-Core Processor (Code named Nehalem) Brand New Intelligent CPU Socket Design (SKT 1366) Intel® Next Generation X58 Workstation Motherboard Chipset Triple Channel DDR3 Memory Support (Up to 8GB) Intel® Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) (Replaces older FSB - Front Side Bus) On-Chip Memory Controller (Memory is directly connected to the processor) Intel ® Dynamic "Turbo Boost" Technology Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology - SMT Shared 8MB L3 Cache Sophisticated Power Management Features Up to 8GB NVIDIA Quadro Workstation Graphics (via 2x Quadro FX5800 GPU’s) Up to 8TB of Hard Disk Storage 10,000 & 15,000 rpm Hard Disk Drive Options and much more…. This new processor architecture represents significant performance enhancements throughout a range of industry sectors (CAD, CAM, CAE & DCC/VFX). Perfect for the power user that finds a dual CPU style system a little out of reach. Now available in our latest WS114 Workstation series. For further information please contact us To Top»

10th November 2008- Derby, UK NVIDIA Quadro® FX5800 4GB GPU Graphics Card Launch For more Information contact : We are pleased to announce the launch of the NVIDIA Quadro FX5800 Graphics Card, the World's First Professional Workstation Graphics Card with 4GB of Video Memory. With advances in the GPU architecture, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 solution gives geophysicists, designers, scientists, engineers, & other technical professionals visual supercomputing from their desktops. Professional applications take advantage of the Quadro FX 5800 solution’s advanced feature set, including up to 4GB of frame buffer leading to greater interactivity with large datasets, providing the right set of tools to deliver results that push visualization beyond traditional 3D. The Quadro FX 5800 is the ultra high-end solution in NVIDIA’s second generation unified architecture professional product offerings delivering up to 50% increased performance over the first generation through 240 processor cores. The entire Quadro family takes professional visualization applications to a new level of interactivity by enabling unprecedented programmability and precision. The industry’s leading workstation applications leverage these capabilities to deliver hardware-accelerated features, performance, and quality not found in other professional graphics solutions. From Quadro FX 5800, 5600, and 4800 at the ultra high- end, and Quadro FX 4600 and 3700 at the high-end, through Quadro FX 1700 at the mid-range, to Quadro FX 570 and 370 at the entry-level, Quadro delivers the productivity you need at every price. The NVIDIA Quadro FX5800 offers a new level of interactivity for engineers and designers enabling shorter production cycles and faster time-to-market. Available throughout our entire IMAGINE 64Bit Workstation Series. For further information please contact us To Top»

31st October 2008- Derby, UK ATI™ FirePro™ V8700 1GB Workstation Graphics Card. For more Information contact : We are pleased to announce the launch of the new ATI FirePro V8700 Workstation Graphics Card. Featuring the very latest ATI graphics technologies for superb application performance, even in the most demanding of software applications. The new ATI FirePro™ 3D workstation graphics cards combine a new ATI OpenGL optimized driver with the award winning ATI FireGL graphics technology , delivering a new level of graphics performance and reliability for professional 3D graphics users. Ideal for Computer Aided Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC) and simulation markets, ATI FirePro™ 3D workstation graphics accelerators deliver industry leading features and price performance. Display Port® Output for Superior 30-bit Image Quality Scalable Ultra Parallel Processing Architecture with Unified Shaders Auto Detect Instinctively Optimizes Performance for Multi-Application Workflow Dual Link DVI Output for Driving Ultra High Resolution Widescreen Monitors High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering with 8, 10 & 16-bit per RGB Colour Support Hardware Accelerated DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL® 2.1 Advanced Features Optimized & Certified for Leading CAD & DCC Applications Generation 2.0 PCI Express® Compliant The ATI FirePro V8700 offers the ultimate in graphics performance, thanks to its ultra high end credentials. Packing the highest levels of application performance and stability into any professional workstation. ATI FirePro V8700 - Specification Ultra High End 3D Workstation Graphics Solution Powered By Scaleable ATI FirePro™ 3D Workstation Graphics Parallel Processing Unified Shader Architecture 800 Unified Shader Engines Auto Detect Instinctively Optimizes User Workflow Generation 2.0 PCI Express® x16 Bus Interface 1GB GDDR5 Graphics Frame Buffer Memory 2 Display Port Outputs 1 Dual Link DVI-I Output Full Shader Model 4.1 Support for Vertex & Pixel Shaders and much more..... Offering creative professionals this amount of graphics processing power, can seriously improve their productivity. Perfect for today's fast paced project time scales. Now shipping and available throughout our entire workstation range. For further information please contact us To Top»