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Just found this page about all the upcoming releases from ESRI in 2014. It seems ESRI finally realized the heat of all the growing power in the geospatial market. It is really hard to believe that a market leading software doesn't even support more than one core of a pc ! Check these out, What is ArcGIS Pro? ArcGIS Pro is a new application that will be released as part of ArcGIS for Desktop at version 10.3 (which is planned for later half of 2014 ). It is designed to be the premier application for visualizing, editing, and performing analysis using local content, or content from your ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS organization. Using ArcGIS Pro, you can author content in both 2D and 3D and publish it as feature, map, and analysis services, 3D Web Scenes, and Web Maps. It is a 64-bit, multi-threaded application with a modern user experience that runs on the Windows platform. Will ArcGIS Pro replace ArcGIS for Desktop (ArcMap)? No. ArcGIS Pro can run side by side with your existing ArcMap application. At its initial release, ArcGIS Pro will not have some of the functionality in ArcMap. However, it will have capabilities not available in ArcMap such as: project based workflows combined 3D/2D visualization 64-bit support multiple layout support and more Will I be able to use ArcGIS Pro with earlier versions of ArcGIS for Desktop? Yes, even though ArcGIS Pro will be released with ArcGIS 10.3 for Desktop, customers current on maintenance who are using earlier versions of Desktop will be able to download it and use it. Can I migrate documents from ArcGIS for Desktop into ArcGIS Pro? Yes. Map Documents (.mxd), Scenes (.sxd) and Globes (.3DD) can be imported into ArcGIS Pro. Once in ArcGIS Pro these can be saved as Projects (.aprx). Projects are not backward compatible; however, the data used by the application can be accessed by either ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro through the geodatabase so there can be collaboration at a data level. Services published using ArcGIS Pro can be used and shared with ArcMap. Also, ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro will run side by side, on the same machine, so it will be possible to use both applications for accessing and working with local data and online services. Can I get ArcGIS Pro if I don't have a license for ArcGIS for Desktop? No. ArcGIS Pro is part of ArcGIS for Desktop, and only customers who are entitled (current on maintenance) to ArcGIS for Desktop will be able to receive ArcGIS Pro. Will ArcGIS Pro have multiple license levels (i.e., Basic, Standard, and Advanced)? Yes. ArcGIS Pro will come in three versions that correspond to the ArcGIS for Desktop license levels: Basic, Standard, and Advanced. More functionality is included as we move from Basic to Standard to Advanced. Can I use my licensed ArcGIS for Desktop extensions with ArcGIS Pro? Yes. With the initial release of ArcGIS Pro, the following extensions can be used with the ArcGIS Pro as long as they are licensed for ArcGIS for Desktop: 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, Workflow Manager, and Data Reviewer. Can I use ArcGIS Pro on my smartphone or tablet? No. ArcGIS Pro will only run on the desktop (Windows). What are the system requirements for ArcGIS Pro? ArcGIS Pro requires Windows 7 or Windows 8 on a 64-bit machine with a recommended 8 GB of RAM or more. More specific information on system requirements is still coming. Note: ArcGIS Pro will not be supported for Windows XP or Vista. Will ArcGIS for Desktop be supported natively on a Mac? Currently, Esri has no plans to release ArcGIS for Desktop on Mac OS. However, a new application called Explorer for ArcGIS will be released in early Q2, 2014. In its initial release, it will support iOS 7 and be available for download from Apple's App store. In a future release we also plan on bringing this native app to the Android and Mac platforms. The initial release of the app will allow you to discover, use, and share maps in ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS. A future release will also have authoring capabilities. In addition, developers can build custom apps for this platform using our ArcGIS Runtime SDK for OS X. For additional Mac and iOS support options visit the Esri EdCommunity website. Will ArcGIS for Desktop support 64-bit? At ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1 SP1, Esri released an optional 64-bit background geoprocessing module that executed tasks in 64-bit software. The 10.3 release of ArcGIS will feature ArcGIS Pro, a native 64-bit application that is included with ArcGIS for Desktop.

not in the near future, but please take a look : Someday you'll code for the web in any language, and it'll run at near-native speed Brendan Eich, the former CEO of Mozilla, has announced a new project that could not only speed up web applications but could eventually see the end of JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development. Dubbed WebAssembly, the new effort is a kind of successor to Asm.js, the stripped-down JavaScript dialect that backers describe as an "assembly language for the web." Like Asm.js, it executes via a JavaScript engine. The difference is that WebAssembly is a new, low-level binary format, like a bytecode, which allows it to load and run even faster than Asm.js. The long-term goal, Eich said, is for WebAssembly to become a kind of binary object format for the web, one that can be used as a compiler target for all kinds of languages - including but not limited to JavaScript. "Bottom line: with co-evolution of [JavaScript and WebAssembly], in a few years I believe all the top browsers will sport JS engines that have become truly polyglot virtual machines," Eich said in a Wednesday blog post. WebAssembly has apparently been underway as a skunkworks project for some time and has already gained the support of developers at Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, all three of which have previously built Asm.js optimizations into their respective browsers. "I'm happy to report that we at Mozilla have started working with Chromium, Edge and WebKit engineers on creating a new standard, WebAssembly, that defines a portable, size- and load-time-efficient format and execution model specifically designed to serve as a compilation target for the Web," Mozilla developer Luke Wagner blogged. Microsoft's Mike Holman was more subdued in his support for the project, saying Redmond and the other browser vendors have "come to a general agreement on a shared set of goals." One of those goals is "interoperability with JavaScript." In keeping with that, one deliverable for the project is a "polyfill" that implements WebAssembly in JavaScript, so that today's browsers will be able to execute WebAssembly code once the spec is finalized - albeit with slightly degraded performance. What's more, although WebAssembly is itself a binary format, the specification will include a text format that can be rendered when anyone does a View Source, preserving (at least in part) the openness of the web. As far as language support, the initial focus will be on compiling C/C++ to WebAssembly. Once a viable backend for the LLVM compiler has been developed, work on other languages will commence – although you can expect that to be some way down the road. Expect the concept itself to change radically from these early days, too. There isn't even a draft spec yet, although high-level design documents and prototype source code for compilers, the WebAssembly polyfill, and a modified version of Google's V8 JavaScript engine that can execute WebAssembly natively have already been posted to the project's GitHub page. To oversee the project, a new WebAssembly Community Group has been formed under the auspices of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3G), and is open for anyone to join. There's also a FAQ that gives more details on the groups plans – such as they are for now. source : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/18/brendan_eich_announces_webassembly/

sad news, thousand people dead, RIP for them the news taken from CNN : Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN)A 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu rocked Nepal with devastating force Saturday, toppling homes, temples and historic buildings and leaving at least 1,457 people dead, authorities said. Afterward, whole streets and squares in the nation's capital and largest city were covered in rubble. The injured wound up being treated outside hospitals in chaotic scenes. Residents, terrorized by a seemingly endless series of aftershocks, huddled outdoors for safety. The death toll was reported by Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs. But given that the rescue effort is still in its early stages and that people in outlying areas may well have been affected, as well, it seems probable the number will rise. In neighboring Tibet, roads buckled, buildings collapsed and at least 12 people were killed, China's state media reported, citing local authorities. Separately, at least four Chinese citizens in Nepal -- two workers with a Chinese company, a tourist and a mountaineer -- have been killed, state media reported, citing the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. source : http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/25/asia/nepal-earthquake-7-5-magnitude/

This has put the company in a tough spot, but its extensive R&D capacity really makes it a desired target for acquisition. Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about such buy-outs, most recently Mediatek was cited as a prospective buyer, but none of the plans has actually stuck. A new rumor now hints that Samsung might have its sight set on the struggling semiconductor company. The benefits of such a deal could potentially be plentiful for both sides. Samsung would acquire a lot of know-how and research potential. Not to mention a formidable portfolio of patents that AMD has acquired throughout the years. The Korean tech giant has been doing really well with its custom Exynos chipsets recently and the latest Exynos 7420 model has shown such huge potential in the new 14nm realm that the company might, quite justifiable, decide to start offering in to third-party companies. The reality, however, is that, while the Exynos chip has managed to crush its competition in terms of performance, it is still based on off-the-shelf ARM technology, namely the Cortex-A53, Cortex-A57 and Mali-T760 MP8 CPU and GPU. In the meantime, competitors, such as Qualcomm and Intel have custom chip designs of their own, which could give them an edge down the road. With the help of AMD, Samsung cane remedy this and perhaps entirely shake itself off from the dependence on Qualcomm or generic ARM technology. And then, there’s AMD. The sad truth is that, if such a buy-out does eventually occur, no matter what the other party is, AMD has one main thing to gain – much needed financial support. Samsung could be the company’s ticket back to the major leagues and a potential investment in mobile graphics research, could even allow AMD to license chips to third party vendors, other than the Korean giant down the road. On the flip side, though, there is the matter of AMD’s current z86 business. Samsung appears to have little use for it, judging by the company’s withdrawal from PC markets in recent years. Of course, this does not necessarily mean that AMD will completely sack its PC CPU and GPU units and most likely the chips will remain in production by third party manufacturers. But the buy-out might lead to a refocus of effort and potentially hinder development of new technologies on this front. source : http://blog.gsmarena.com/amd-might-soon-become-part-samsung-family

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