Everex Desktops, Notebook Win Best New Product at FOSE.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1996--Three products from Everex Systems were selected as finalists for Best New Product at the recent FOSE FOSE Federal Office Systems Exposition show by Government Computer News, beating out entries from 150 vendors including IBM, Compaq, Gateway 2000 and Micron. In the desktop computing category two Everex products were selected, the STEP DP/Pro and the STEP DPi/II. The innovative STEP Note Plus was selected in the notebook category. The STEP DP/Pro is a dual Pentium Pro processor server or high-end desktop workstation. The system supports up to 1GB of ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. DRAM, 256KB or 512KB cache per processor, and offers five EISA (Extended ISA) Pronounced "ee-suh." A PC bus standard that extends the 16-bit ISA bus (AT bus) to 32 bits and provides bus mastering. ISA cards can plug into an EISA slot. and four PCI slots. The DP/Pro selected by GCN came with one 200 MHz Pentium Pro processor and 64MB RAM, a Matrox MGA Millenium graphics accelerator with 4MB WRAM (Window RAM) A type of RAM developed by Samsung Electronics that is optimized for display adapters. Although faster than VRAM, it uses the same type of dual-ported structure that simultaneously refreshes the screen while text and images are being drawn in the memory. , and Adaptec 2940UW wide SCSI controller and Seagate Barracuda 2GB wide SCSI HDD. In a related article, the STEP DP/Pro easily outperformed seven other Pentium Pro machines from leading vendors, including a dual processor system from Intergraph. The STEP DPi/II is a dual Pentium processor workstation built around the Intel Triton II chipset, and supports up to 768MB EDO RAM and 512KB synchronous pipeline burst cache A common type of static RAM chip used for memory caches. After the first byte is accessed, access to subsequent memory locations takes fewer machine cycles than with previous designs. See L2 cache and static RAM. . The DPi/II selected came with one 166 MHz Pentium processor, 16MB EDO, 512KB cache, a Matrox MGA Millenium graphics accelerator with 4MB WRAM, an Adaptec 2940W wide SCSI controller and Seagate Barracuda 2GB wide SCSI HDD. With a 6X CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , 16-bit sound card, and 17" monitor the STEP DPi/II has a estimated street price of below $4,500. The STEP Note Plus supports up to 133 MHz Pentium processors and comes with 256KB of synchronous L2 cache. Onboard PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). accelerated graphics generate images to a 11.3" or 10.4" TFT or DSTN (1) (Dual-scan STN) An enhanced STN passive matrix LCD display. The screen is divided into halves, and each half is scanned simultaneously, thereby doubling the number of lines refreshed per second and providing a sharper appearance. display. The 11.3" display supports 800 x 600 x 256 colors SVGA resolution. Full multimedia capability is provided by 16-bit stereo sound, stereo speakers and microphone. A removable floppy drive is replaceable by a 4X CD-ROM or second battery. "These selections are recognition of the superior engineering and development we have at Everex," says Peter Ow, Executive VP. "Everex can provide performance better or equal than any available, at highly competitive pricing." Everex Systems, Inc. designs and manufactures servers, desktops, notebooks and multimedia cards from its Fremont, Calif. headquarters. CONTACT: Everex Systems, Inc. Robert Morrison, 510/683-2220 robert.m@everex.com Sandy Chandler, 510/683-2221 sandyc@everex.com |
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