Globalfoundries to build Fab 2 plant

Globalfoundries, AMD's fab spin-off, has officially pledged to start construction of New-York-state plant targeting bleeding-edge 32nm and smaller-process silicon, reports The Register.

The company said this week it sent a formal commitment letter to the state of New York for the construction of Fab 2 facilities at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, New York.

Globalfoundries' missive officially initiates the construction phase of the plant, as well as lets the state know it's time to start issuing bonds to pay for development of the $4.2 billion plant.

SMC Networks, a provider of advanced, high performance networking solutions for the SMB and enterprise markets, has signed a distribution agreement with CiaraTech, one of Canada's largest manufacturers of Intel-based computers and provider of computer systems, states PR Newswire.

With access to SMC Networks' entire portfolio of network infrastructure solutions, which includes enterprise-class managed, unmanaged and intelligent switches, server adapters and network routers, CiaraTech plans to incorporate SMC's 1GB and 10GB managed switches and network interface cards into its server solutions and extensive family of communication products.

"We're truly excited about this relationship with SMC Networks as it builds upon our existing reputation by enabling us to add a networking component that delivers a proven level of performance, ease-of-use, reliability, and value to our customers," stated Patrick Scateni, vice- president of the enterprise solutions group at CiaraTech.

Single Source Systems, a developer of service management software solutions, is offering a new Service Management-Plus Reseller Programme with the signing of its first charter member resellers, according to Sys-Con Media.

The SM-Plus Reseller Programme emphasises participation through direct reseller relationships that have proven their ability to perform and commit the necessary resources to selling the SM-Plus Enterprise and SM-Plus Connect solutions.

Single Source has adopted a highly selective approach to nurturing relationships with high potential resellers by offering and requiring a complete certification process which includes several levels of training provided through the Single Source organisation.