Aries Research licenses Sun's UltraSPARC SBus reference design for new UltraSPARC workstation clones.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1995--Aries Research and 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 Technology Business, a division of 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. Inc., today announced that Aries Research has licensed Sun's UltraSPARC SBus reference design for building desktop workstations and servers using the UltraSPARC 64-bit RISC processor RISC processor [Reduced Instruction Set Computer], computer arithmetic-logic unit that uses a minimal instruction set, emphasizing the instructions used most often and optimizing them for the fastest possible execution. . With this license, Aries Research is expanding its product line based on SPARC technology to incorporate the UltraSPARC processor. Aries Research will provide motherboards based on the UltraSPARC processor to OEMs, complete systems and motherboards to resellers, and complete systems directly to corporate end users. Aries Research's initial implementation of the UltraSPARC processor will be 100 percent feature-compatible with Sun UltraSPARC workstations. "We are excited to greet the new era of SPARC V9 architecture from Sun Microsystems," said Dr. Lawrence Kou, president of Aries Research. "With Sun's recent emphasis on open systems strategy, we are working closely with SPARC Technology Business and SunSoft. All our products will have the standard implementation of the UltraSPARC system. We will also manufacture and market Marixx systems with added features." "SPARC Technology Business is pleased that Aries Research has extended its long-term support of SPARC technology by licensing the UltraSPARC SBus reference design," said Chet Sylvestri, president of SPARC Technology Business. "This reference design provides workstation manufacturers such as Aries Research a valuable time-to-market tool." "SPARC Technology Business has been very helpful in cooperative efforts with compatible manufacturers such as ourselves. Because of this, Sun's open-system, open-architecture philosophy is truly becoming a reality," added Val King, director of marketing and Aries Research. "We are working with Sun as closely as possible and are committed to UltraSPARC technology for all future revisions to Sun's product roadmap." "The UltraSPARC SBus reference design is one of a family of UltraSPARC reference designs that enable OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and system design and manufacturing teams to quickly deliver high-performance, software-compatible UltraSPARC systems," said Jim Venable, director of product marketing at SPARC Technology Business. "As one of the world's premiere design companies, Sun is committed to providing complete, manufacturing-qualified design databases and motherboards." UltraSPARC, first introduced in September 1994, 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 videoconferencing Using a PC or Mac for a videophone session or videoconference. Contrast with a "room videoconferencing system" where a group of participants congregate in one room. See videoconferencing. , real-time MPEG-2 decompression decompression /de·com·pres·sion/ (de?kom-presh´un) removal of pressure, especially from deep-sea divers and caisson workers to prevent bends, and from persons ascending to great heights. , video effects See digital video effects. , and texture mapped triangle rendering. Its highly scalar scalar, quantity or number possessing only sign and magnitude, e.g., the real numbers (see number), in contrast to vectors and tensors; scalars obey the rules of elementary algebra. Many physical quantities have scalar values, e.g. and high data throughput design enables UltraSPARC to move data at a peak rate of 1.3 Gbytes/second. While employing the visual instruction set (VIS), it can operate at a rate of 1.67 GOps/second. Founded in 1989, Aries Research, a privately-held and internationally-invested company, designs, manufactures, develops and markets workstations and servers based on SPARC (under the Marixx label) as well as graphics accelerators. All 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 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. . Aries Research markets its workstation solutions based on SPARC processors in the U.S., Europe, and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. through resellers, OEMs and corporate end users. SPARC Technology Business, a division of Sun Microsystems Inc., was formed in April 1993 to develop, design and distribute SPARC technologies and products worldwide. The division's portfolio includes microprocessors, chipsets, modules, boards, technology licenses, silicon and system packages, and consulting services. Currently, the division has more than 500 employees working in product development, engineering, marketing, and international sales support. Complete information on SPARC Technology Business is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com/stb. Information on the SPARC architecture, including a complete list of its supporters, is available at http://www.sparc.com. -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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks of SPARC International See SPARC. 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, Inc. Val King, 510/659-1544 or SPARC Technology Business Sheree Fitzpatrick, 408/774-8703 |
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