Force Computers Announces New SPARC CPU-20VT; Product offers proven, scalable solutions, functionality for high performance applications.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1996--FORCE COMPUTERS Inc. today announced its new SPARCstation 20-compatible CPU-20VT, giving the industry the highest VMEbus performance available in the durable 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 V8 MBus architecture. The CPU-20VT has 2 MBus slots for up to four, 150 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 processors. In addition, the product is equipped with dual SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. and dual Ethernet interfaces providing superior scalability for a wide range of performance applications. The CPU-20VT is the latest in FORCE's family of highly successful SPARC VME-based, board-level products. "This new platform is a performance workhorse for high-availability systems making it ideal for telecommunications, military command and control, industrial control, simulation and medical imaging applications," said Steve Little Steve Little (born June 19, 1965 in Philadelphia, PA) was an American boxer at super middleweight. He fought out of Reading, Pennsylvania. Amateur career Little won 228 of 265 amateur bouts and fought in eight amateur weight classes, ranging from 80 pounds to 156 pounds. , director of marketing for FORCE COMPUTERS. "FORCE has combined proven SPARC architecture with its own advanced technology to give the CPU-20VT speed, I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output flexibility, scalability and the ability to run standard operating systems." Scalability The CPU-20VT is 100 percent compatible with the SPARCstation 20 family and offers developers scalable, stable multi-processing using ROSS Technology's hyperSPARC modular processors. ROSS' hyperSPARC processors are the industry's most advanced SPARC Version 8 microprocessors. Available in single, dual or quad configurations, the CPU-20VT offers a wide range of price and performance. Symmetric multiprocessing under Solaris and SunOS, where all CPUs have equal access to the operating system kernel, enables scalable throughput for both compute and I/O intensive applications. "This product is another example of FORCE COMPUTER'S and ROSS Technology's combined commitment to provide customers with the highest-performance, leading-edge technology for embedded applications," said Trevor S. Smith, vice president of product development at ROSS Technology, Inc. "Our hyperSPARC architecture, with 150MHz MBus performance, and FORCE COMPUTER'S 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. expertise provides the right solution for high-performance embedded applications." The CPU-20VT features field upgradable 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. mezzanine memory. These modules are available in 64 or 128 Mbyte versions for up to 512 Mbytes of on-board DRAM. In addition to the 2MBus slots, this board also offers 2 SBus slots for graphics and flexible I/O expansion. High-availability I/O Features Dual, independent SCSI-2 and Ethernet channels provide data protection from drive and network failures. The dual SCSI-2 interfaces allow for independent connection to storage devices. Automatic fail-over and recovery configurations can be realized using standard software such as Solstice solstice (sŏl`stĭs) [Lat.,=sun stands still], in astronomy, either of the two points on the ecliptic that lie midway between the equinoxes (separated from them by an angular distance of 90°). DiskSuite from SunSoft. The two independent Ethernet interfaces also allow for more efficient network routing to improve reliability while reducing performance bottlenecks. Direct 64-bit SBus VME Interface The CPU-20VT offers a full 64-bit VMEbus interface with direct SBus interconnection based on FORCE COMPUTERS' FGA-5000 ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. . This interface allows VMEbus data speeds of up to 40 Mbytes/sec. The design of the FGA-5000 enhances system performance by enabling direct SBus utilization by the on-board dual SCSI and Ethernet drivers. This all occurs as the FGA-5000 integrated DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. controller off-loads data transfer operations from the SPARC processor. Software Compatibility The CPU-20VT is fully compatible with shrink-wrapped Solaris operating systems, including 1.x, 2.x, and real-time operating systems, such as VxWorks. This standard OS support makes thousands of off-the-shelf software packages available to embedded system designers. This reduces time-to-market and protects software investments by providing familiar operating system environments for developers. Pricing and Availability The SPARC CPU-20VT is priced starting at $19,995 per unit and is available in July for customer shipments. Numerous product configurations and options are also available. Committed to Quality and VME-based System Solutions FORCE COMPUTERS, Inc. is the leading independent designer and manufacturer of systems for embedded VMEbus applications. The company is 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 with over 14 years of experience delivering embedded solutions based on SPARC, PowerPC and 680x0 technology for 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). and real-time operating systems to customers throughout the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., FORCE has both U.S. and European manufacturing and design centers. Sales, service and support are provided on a worldwide basis via direct offices and through a network of distributors and representatives. -0- Please refer all reader inquiries to: FORCE COMPUTERS, INC. 2001 Logic Drive San Jose, CA 95124 (408) 369-6000 or (800) FORCE-99 (U.S. and Canada) 49.89.608-14-0 (Europe and Asia) (214) 774-1888 (South and Central America) http:\\www.forcecomputers.com CONTACT: FORCE COMPUTERS Inc. Janet Freeman Baker, 408/369-6191 (Editorial) Val King, 408/369-6160 (Product) or ROSS Technology John Rasco, 512/436-2527 (Editorial) Matt Gutierrez, 512/436-2522 (Product) |
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