ALR revolution server series wins UNIX Review Magazine's annual outstanding product award.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1996--Winning For the Second Year In A Row Advanced Logic Research Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AALR AALR American Association for Leisure and Recreation AALR General Company for Land Reclamation, Development and Reconstruction (stock symbol) ) on Monday announced that its ALR ALR Administrative License Revocation ALR Agricultural Land Reserve (Canada) ALR Automatic Locking Retractor (seat belts) ALR Australian Law Reports (University of Tasmania Library) Revolution Series has received UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). Review's 1996 Outstanding Product Award in the hardware category. This award marks the second consecutive year that ALR has won this prestigious honor. This year's award winner, the ALR flagship Revolution Quad6 server system, received accolades for its excellence in seven categories, including design, installation, documentation, expandability, operation, performance, and overall rating. All winners of the 1996 Outstanding Product Awards are featured in the December 1996 issue of UNIX Review. "We are honored that UNIX Review, recognized for its in-depth technical analyses, chose ALR products as industry-leading, server solutions," said Genny Ortegon, ALR's vice president of marketing. "This award reinforces ALR's leadership position in the high-end UNIX-based server market, while emphasizing the strategic role our products play in today's demanding networked environments." For the second consecutive year, the ALR Revolution Series received the highest honors from UNIX Review in the server category. In reviewing the ALR Revolution Quad6 in its November 1996 issue, UNIX Review stated, "Overall, the ALR Revolution Quad6 is an excellent Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. server. The combination of superb design, operation, and expandability provides a solid base for system managers to provide functionality and convenience to their users. If other architectural considerations point toward a Pentium Pro solution, the Quad6 is a must-consider machine." The ALR Revolution Quad6 Server System Recognized worldwide for its technological leadership, ALR engineered the Revolution Quad6 to be the industry's most innovative Intel-based server. This system's ALR designed system board supports up to four 200-MHz Pentium Pro processors with 512-KB of integrated cache per processor, true symmetrical multiprocessing, and 4:1 memory interleaving. Also integrated onto the system board is ALR InforManager, ALR's advanced server hardware management system. The Revolution Quad6's RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. level performance makes it ideal for 32-bit applications and SMP operating systems. Its enhanced processor scaleability, 13 drive bays and 15 available expansion slots make it an excellent platform for fast-growing networks requiring maximum flexibility. For mission critical applications, the Revolution Quad6 also offers several levels of standard and available fault tolerance. Pricing and Availability With a starting list price of $11,995, the ALR Revolution Quad6 is available immediately through ALR's international network of resellers and major distributors, including Tech Data, Gates/Arrow and JBS JBS John Birch Society JBS Journal of Biosocial Science JBS Journal of Business Strategies JBS Johnson Behavioral System JBS Johanson-Blizzard Syndrome JBS Journal of British Studies JBS Jamaica Bureau of Standards JBS Journal of Biomolecular Screening Open Systems Distribution. All ALR products are backed by a 5-year/36-month limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. , which covers major system components (chassis, keyboard, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. module, system board and power supply) for a period of five years; associated labor costs and ALR installed peripherals are covered for 36 months. ALR also offers three-year on-site service support free of charge, with optional coverage for up to five years. For more information on the ALR Revolution Quad6, please contact ALR at 800/444-4ALR, 714/581-6770, or visit the company's Web site at http://www.alr.com. The company can also be contacted via CompuServe: GO ALRINC or via America Online: Keyword ALR. CONTACT: Advanced Logic Research Inc., Irvine Genevieve Ortegon Internet: gennyo@alr.com or David Sorenson Internet: davids@alr.com 714/581-6770 Fax: 714/581-9240 Web Site: http://www.alr.com |
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