Aries Research releases the Marixx SS and SI product line; with 125 MHz hyperSPARC processors from ROSS Technology; systems available in single, dual or quad configurations.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1995--Aries Research announces the Marixx(TM) SS & SI product line configured with multiple 125 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. hyperSPARC(TM) processors from ROSS Technology Inc., providing 13059 SPECrate fp92 and 11429 SPECrate int92 performance in a quad processor configuration. The Marixx SS and SI, are 100% SUN(R) compatible 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 (R) based systems with price and feature advantages over similar SMCC SMCC - Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. systems. Aries Research offers ROSS Technology 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 processor modules with the Marixx SS/SI systems and ROSS Technology Upgrade Kits for all Sun(R) SPARC MBus machines. These upgrade kits are a simple performance enhancement for any 40/50 MHz MBus system including SPARCstation(TM) 10, SPARCstation 20 and SPARCserver(TM) products. Each upgrade kit contains a processor module, EPROM EPROM in full erasable programmable read-only memory Form of computer memory that does not lose its content when the power supply is cut off and that can be erased and reused. , extraction tool, applicable software patch for any Solaris(R) version, and documentation. Quad 125 MHz hyperSPARC upgrade kits list for $24,398.00 and are available now. Single 125 MHz kits sell for $6,758.00 as compared to $9,000.00 for the equivalent part No. X1183A/K5 from Sun. As a SunSoft(R) OEM, Aries Research also offers their full catalog of software products at substantial discounts, including Solaris multi-processor upgrade licenses. Aries Research, Inc. is the 1994 winner of the prestigious US Department of Commerce President's "E" Award The President's "E" Award is an award presented by the United States Department of Commerce to "to persons, firms, and organizations engaged in the marketing of products who make significant contributions to the expansion of the export trade of the United States". for export achievement. Founded in 1989, Aries Research develops and markets SPARC clone and SPARC compatible workstations, servers, and SBus graphics accelerators. All products are engineered 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. . Additionally the Marixx(TM) SI, SS-dt, SS-ds, MS/85 and MS/110 are certified compliant by SPARC International See SPARC. (R). All Aries Research products are manufactured in the Fremont, Calif. facility. Aries Research maintains SunSoft's Solaris source code in-house for porting purposes. The company's engineering group works cooperatively with SPARC OEMs to customize products and solutions. Aries Research markets its products in the US, Europe, Middle East 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 OEM's, and distributors. -0- Note to Editors: Transparencies available upon request; VAR and OEM inquiries welcome. Aries Research, Inc., the Aries Research logo, Marixx and the Marixx logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Aries Research, Inc. HyperSPARC is a trademark of ROSS Technology, Inc. SPARC Compliant is a trademark of SPARC International, Inc. Products bearing the SPARC trademarks are based on an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems Inc. Sun, the Sun logo, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies. CONTACT: Aries Research, Inc. Val King, 800/AT-ARIES, 800/282-7437 val@ari.com or ROSS Technology, Inc. Matt Gutierrez, 512/892-7802 |
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