The NVMHCI Work Group has released the NVM Express 1.0 specification that will allow the industry to create PCI Express® (PCIe®)-based Solid-State Drives (SSDs) that will improve the performance of SSDs operating on multi-core architectures, as well as improve time to market.  Intel, along with 70 NVMHCI members, collaborated on the spec so OEMs can create devices that work with multiple vendors.

Today, Intel announced the dual-core Intel® Atom™ processor N570, providing netbook users Internet access on the go and a more responsive experience in the same compact form factor and great battery life as single-core Intel Atom processors. Running at 1.66 GHz, these processors support four threads, with 1 MB of L2 cache, 8.5W TDP and DDR3 667, helping spur further innovation around netbooks and other devices requiring the low power goodness of Intel Atom architecture. Systems based on the dual-core Intel Atom processor N570 are on display this week at CeBIT from ASUS, Lenovo and Samsung, and will begin shipping in March.