Axil Computer Announces Plans For UltraSPARC Offering; Supports Sun in Furthering SPARC Microprocessor Leadership.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)--Nov. 7, 1995--Axil Computer today announced its plans to bring a new family of systems to market based on the newly available UltraSPARC microprocessor. In doing so, the company supports 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. in that company's efforts to further the leadership of 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 microprocessor in the workstation and server market through powerful 64-bit technology. "Axil ax·il n. The upper angle between a lateral organ, such as a leafstalk, and the stem that bears it. [Latin axilla, armpit. considers UltraSPARC to be the preeminent platform for the workstations and servers that will be announced through the remainder of the decade," said Arun Taneja, Axil vice president of marketing. "The technology is being made available at a time when market needs can best be served by 64-bit technology." Taneja continued, "We are dedicated to the SPARC market and plan to bring out a full range of workstation and server products based on this latest advance in that technology. In keeping with our charter, we will continue to invest significant research and development to provide value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. SPARC offerings that provide new levels of scalability and ensure our customer's investment." Axil Computer Inc., a Silicon Valley-based company, develops and manufactures made-in-the-USA SPARC-based workstations and servers. Axil sells its products through a worldwide network of value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. and distributors. All Axil products are 100 percent compatible with SPARC so all Solaris and SunOS-based application programs run without modification on the Axil machines and integrate seamlessly into SPARC networks. Axil, an independent business unit of Hyundai, is located 3151 Coronado Road, Santa Clara, CA 95054. For additional information, customers can contact Axil Computer directly at 800/472-AXIL, or visit Axil's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.axil.com. CONTACT: Axil Computer, Santa Clara Bobbe Smirni, 408/486-5465 or Thomas Associates Roger Knott/Barbara Kohn, 415/325-6236 |
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