The new buzz words in computing at the moment seem to be multi-core and parallel processing. Increasing the clock speed of the processor has been replaced by increasing the number of processor cores in your computer. But what advantage does increasing the number of cores in a processor give you and does the reality actually live up to the hype?

by Jerry Cook
Switching to a different CAM software for sheetmetal laser cutting operations has provided MetalTek Laser Inc., Becancour, QC with a variety of benefits including significantly reduced costs.