API's UP2000 Earns Top Scores On SPEC Benchmark; Performance Results Confirm API Produces World's Fastest Systems.CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999-- Alpha Processor, Inc., (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ) a leading independent developer of Alpha-based solutions, today announced results on Standard Performance Evaluation Performance evaluation The assessment of a manager's results, which involves, first, determining whether the money manager added value by outperforming the established benchmark (performance measurement) and, second, determining how the money manager achieved the calculated return Cooperative (SPEC) SPECcpu95 benchmark which rates API's Alpha-based UP2000 as the world's fastest computer at any price running on any operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Based on the SPECcpu95 performance measuring benchmark, API results were achieved using out-of-the-box Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , not a proprietary Unix system Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services as used by other top systems. Performance numbers available from the SPEC web site show the UP2000, the first in API's Ultimate Performance Series motherboards, had the highest measured performance in both integer integer: see number; number theory and floating point categories as measured by the SPECint_base95 and SPECfp_base95 benchmarks. These results show the UP2000 to be more than three times faster than the Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). Xeon 550 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. on floating point calculations, critical in today's 3D and multimedia applications. "With a base price almost one-eighth the cost of the $61,000 second-place system, API's UP2000 clearly beat the competition for cost-effectiveness, speed and reliability. This validates API's system as a viable solution for volume commercial markets," said Jeff Borkowski, vice president of marketing for API. "With one of only two processor architecture's to run Window's NT, we reaffirmed our position as the performance leader and are prepared to expand beyond niche markets, offering the best in performance, speed and reliability." API recently joined the Standard Performance Evaluation Cooperative. "SPEC is pleased to welcome API to the ranks of member companies that support our goal of providing fair and consistent performance evaluation products with a useful set of metrics to differentiate modern computer systems," said Larry Gray of SPEC's Board of Directors. "API's decision to join SPEC is clear proof that standardized suites of benchmarks deliver high value to the marketplace." To view onsite performance highlights please visit API's Website at http://www.alpha-processor.com/. About Alpha Processor Alpha Processor, Inc., located in Concord, Massachusetts Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the town population was about 17,000. Although a small town, Concord is noted for its leading roles in American history and literature. , is dedicated to the development and marketing of Alpha - the world's fastest 64-Bit microprocessor - and related technologies. As an independent Alpha architecture licensee, Alpha Processor, Inc. engineers microprocessors, Alpha platforms and leading edge system logic. The company is committed to delivering the industry's best price/performance, open-standard platform solutions to its customers and system partners worldwide. For additional information on these products, the company or for the sales contact nearest you, please consult Alpha Processor Inc.'s website at www.alpha-processor.com. About SPEC The System Performance Evaluation Cooperative (SPEC) was founded in 1988 by a small number of workstation vendors who realized that the marketplace was in desperate need of realistic, standardized performance tests. The key realization was that an ounce of honest data was worth more than a pound of marketing hype. SPEC has grown to become one of the more successful performance standardization bodies with more than 40 member companies. SPEC publishes several hundred different performance results each quarter spanning across a variety of system performance disciplines. |
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