Force Computers Announces First UltraSPARC-IIi Based VME Board; High-End Processing Platform for Embedded Telecom and C3I/C4I UNIX Applications.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1997--A technical innovator in the embedded computing platforms market, Force Computers Inc., a Solectron subsidiary, (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SLR (1) (Scalable Linear Recording) A line of magnetic tape drives from Tandberg Data that evolved from the QIC Data Cartridge format. See QIC. (2) (Single Lens Reflex) A camera that uses the same lens for viewing and shooting. ), today announced the CPU-50, the industry's first UltraSPARC-IIi VME-based single board computer. The product is a sister board to the CompactPCI version, the CPCI-520, introduced on September 29. (See Sept. 29, 1997 press release under http:www.forcecomputers.com). The CPU-50 boasts the latest UltraSPARC processor designed for high performance at 300 MHz, and delivers excellent cost, thermal characteristics and low power consumption required for embedded applications. "Force Computers is the first company to develop CompactPCI and VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. single-board computers using Sun's UltraSPARC-IIi processor technology," said Chris Williams, vice president of marketing at Force Computers. "As Sun's partner, Force gave input on the special requirements and the specific needs of the embedded market, including: cooling, power and product longevity. Sun has committed to producing and supporting the processor for longer product life cycles in the embedded computer markets. For our customers, that's a requirement," stated Williams. Top-of-the-line performance for telecom applications Force Computers is strengthening its efforts in the telecommunications market which requires robust, high-speed computing platforms. The UltraSPARC-IIi outstrips all other embedded processors with blistering performance approaching 11 SPECint95 and 14 SPECfp95 at 300 MHz. This represents a seven-fold performance increase over microSPARC-II technologies and nearly twice the performance of the UltraSPARC-I processor. "The UltraSPARC-IIi and Solaris UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). combination will benefit our customers with price/performance and longevity advantages to truly meet the needs of embedded systems designers," stated Williams. In addition, the UltraSPARC-IIi is fully compatible with applications and a wealth of development tools for Solaris(TM). Technical features The CPU-50GT is the top-of-the-line variant within the CPU-50 product family. The board set is a 3-slot unit consisting of a CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. baseboard base·board n. A molding that conceals the joint between an interior wall and the floor. Also called mopboard. Noun 1. , providing advanced workstation I/P I/P Input I/P Initiative/Program I/P Identification of Position I/P Current to Pneumatic Transducer , including: Ultra Wide SCSI (16-Bit, 40 Mbyte/sec.), Fast Ethernet (100BaseT and MII 1. (body) MII - A consortium of Microsoft, IBM, and Intel. 2. (storage) MII - A broadcast component video tape format licensed by Panasonic. ), 16-Bit audio, and one UPA64S connector for a high speed Creator graphics card. The main memory is scalable between 64 Mbyte and 1 Gbyte and can be upgraded by the user through mezzanine modules. An I/O board on the top of the baseboard adds a second Ultra Wide SCSI and a second Fast Ethernet to support applications requiring high availability. Two industry expansion standard 33 MHz PMC slots on the I/P board provide more flexible I/O. In addition to this high-end variant, the modular design concept of the CPU-50 allows users to choose from a number of different product configurations. This allows optimization of functionality, slot count and price/performance to meet the specific requirements of the target application. Pricing & Availability The CPU-50 product family is scheduled to ship during the first quarter of 1998 and priced at under $10,000 U.S. for a base configuration. About Force Computers Force Computers, a Solectron subsidiary, is a leading designer and supplier of open, scalable system and board-level computer platforms for the telecommunications, industrial and command and control markets. A processor independent company, Force delivers products based on 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), Pentium(R), PowerPC(TM) and 68K technologies. An ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified company, Force Computers practices Total Quality Management principles in all phases of the company's global operations. Force's parent company, Solectron Corporation, is the 1997 and 1991 winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality . Force's corporate headquarters are located in San Jose, Calif. Force's European headquarters are located in Munich, Germany, and the company's Japanese headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan. Sales, service and support are provided worldwide via direct sales offices and a network of distributors and representatives. -0- Note to Editors: The CPU-50 and CPCI-520 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Force Computers Inc. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems Inc. Pentium(R) is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and in other countries. PowerPC is a trademark or registered trademark of Motorola Corporation and IBM in the United States and in other countries. CompactPCI(R) is a trademark or registered trademark of PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. , (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group). All other product names as mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Force Computers Inc. Mia Bradway, 408/369-6276 |
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