Aries Research Launches Processor Module Based Uniprocessing And Multiprocessing UltraSPARC Systems.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 1997--Aries Research today announced the new compatible products based upon Sun's UltraSPARC Port Architecture (UPA (Ultra Port Architecture) A high-speed interconnect between the CPU and memory from Sun. It uses a packet-switched crossbar architecture that can transfer more than 100 MBytes/sec. ). The Marixx US II is the SMCC's Ultra 2 compatible system features four SBus, fast-wide SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , 100 Mhz fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. , one UPA slave socket for Creator graphics applications and two UPA master sockets for UPA processor modules, 16 memory SIMM sockets support up to 2 GB memory with 128 MB SIMM modules. The Marixx US IIL IIL - Integrated Injection Logic is the Ultra 2 "Lite" system from Aries Research. Marixx US IIL offers all the features of an SMCC SMCC - Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. Ultra 2 system except it offers single UPA module for uniprocessing applications and the traditional 8 SIMM sockets to support up to 1 GB memory requirement. Aries Research offers desktop and deskside models for both Marixx US II and Marixx US IIL. Comprehensive Upgrade program to higher performance processors and from uniprocessing to multiprocessing are available for all US systems. "We are excited to offer the standard and customized system platforms based on the SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill V9 architecture from Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. ," said Dr. Lawrence T. Kou, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aries Research. "We believe Marixx US II and US IIL offer customers the scalability in processing power and, with the upgrade program, the economy and flexibility to meet their dynamic application requirements." About Ultra SPARC Ultra SPARC, first introduced in September 1995, is Sun's high performance, 64-bit 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. microprocessor and the first processor to deliver the multimedia and data movement requirements of today's and tomorrow's networked systems. UltraSPARC is the industry's first processor with on-chip multimedia support for desktop video conferencing, real-time MPEG-2 decompression, video effects, and texture mapped triangle rendering. Its highly scalar and high data throughput design enables UltraSPARC to move data at a peak rate of 1.3 GB/second. While employing the visual instruction set (VIS) , it can operate at a rate of 1.67 Gops/second. About Aries Research, Inc. Founded in 1989, Aries Research, a privately-held and internationally invested company, designs, manufactures, develops, and markets standard and customized workstation solutions under the Marixx label. All SPARC based products are manufactured in the U.S and developed from the ground up to be 100% compatible with software that runs under the shrink-wrapped Solaris operating system. Aries Research markets its workstation solutions based in the U.S., Europe, and the Pacific Rim through resellers, OEMs, and cooperate end users. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Aries Research, Inc. the Aries Research logo, Marixx and the Marixx logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Aries Research, Inc. Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, SunSoft, Solaris, and VIS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. In the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. In the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based on an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems Inc. CONTACT: Aries Research Elaine Kou, 510/659-1544 |
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