Axil Computer, Inc. Announces 250 Mhz and 300 Mhz UltraSPARC II-Based Ultima 2 Systems.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1997--Axil Computer, Inc., a leading provider of SPARC-based workstations, today announced that it has begun shipping the newest members of its UltraSPARC-based dual-processor Ultima workstation and server family. With the Visual Instruction Set(TM) of its 64-bit UltraSPARC II processors, the Ultima 2 system is designed to deliver superior imaging and new-media performance. In addition, the modular system design supports plug-in performance upgrades for long-term investment protection. The Ultima 2 workstation is 100 percent compatible with Solaris applications. Roy Ramberg, Systems Manager, Institute of Geology, in Oslo, Norway said, "Among the biggest reasons we purchased the Ultima 2 are its scalability and processing power, as we needed a server that could function as a combination file and application server. The ability to grow the server to meet the needs of our expanding workgroup was important in our purchase decision. The option to have dual, 200 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. UltraSPARC processors was attractive as I was able to give my power users the horsepower needed to run compute-intensive applications." Jeff Tingley, director of hardware engineering at iXMICRO, said, "Our recently installed Ultima 2s are up and running well. By upgrading from the single processor Ultima 1 we have given ourselves almost twice the processing power under Solaris, which we've found can be critical for large, compute-intensive jobs." The Ultima 2 workstation is offered in performance grades of 167 megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. (MHz) to 300 MHz. The system is expandable to 2 GB of ECC memory (Error-Correcting Code memory) A memory system that tests for and corrects errors automatically, very often without the operating system being aware of it, let alone the user. and up to 18 GB of internal storage, made possible by two 3.5-inch SCA (Single Connector Attachment) An 80-pin plug and socket used to connect peripherals. With a SCSI drive, it rolls three cables (power, data channel and ID configuration) into one connector for fast installation and removal. hard disk bays. The Visual Instruction Set (VIS) takes only three percent of the processor and provides true digital multimedia functionality through the on-chip encode and decode of MPEG-2 signals. An Ultima 2 workstation configured with two 300 MHz UltraSPARC II processors features 2MB of external level-2 cache per processor. Configurations include 128 MB to 2 GB of RAM, hard drive capacity up to 18 GB, the Solaris (2.5.1 or higher) 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. pre-installed, up to 4MB of external cache, a choice of 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. bus Creator 2-D or 3-D graphics cards; MGX MGX Montenegro Airlines, Yugoslavia (ICAO code) MGX Media Gateways graphics accelerator for full-motion video and 24-bit full-color applications, or Turbo GX graphics, and a 20-inch color monitor. Pricing and Availability Available immediately, pricing for the Ultima 2 family starts at $13,660. About Axil ax·il n. The upper angle between a lateral organ, such as a leafstalk, and the stem that bears it. [Latin axilla, armpit. Computer, Inc. Axil Computer, Inc., a subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics America, develops, manufactures, and markets SPARC-compliant workstations and Intel-based servers to the worldwide market. Based in Santa Clara, Axil sells its products through a worldwide network of value-added resellers and distributors. For additional information, contact Axil Computer directly at 1/800/284-AXIL, or visit Axil's Website at http://www.axil.com . CONTACT: Axil Computer, Santa Clara Gary Hines, 408/486-5447 ghines@axil.com or Sterling Communications, Inc. Carol Nash, 408/441-4100 cnash@sterlingpr.com |
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