HP Adds 450MHz Pentium II Xeon-Based Systems to HP Kayak PC Workstation Family; Powerful HP Kayak XU PC Workstation Continues to Lead Industry in Windows NT Performance.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1998--Hewlett-Packard Company, the worldwide workstation leader(1), today introduced HP Kayak XU and XW PC Workstation models based on Intel's latest 450MHz (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. Pentium(R) II Xeon processor and the Intel 440GX AGPset with 100MHz front-side bus. The new systems' unparalleled speed offers software developers, design engineers, financial analysts and multimedia-authoring professionals leading performance and the industry's most advanced 2-D and 3-D graphics. "HP continues to drive the evolution of PC workstations," said Boris Elisman, worldwide marketing manager for HP Kayak PC Workstations. "We've incorporated the fastest and most up-to-date processor technology available, market-leading graphics and innovative system features into these PC workstations to deliver the ultimate in performance and customer value." HP Kayak XU PC Workstation -- State-of-the-art Features, the Ultimate in System Performance With the 450MHz Intel Pentium II Xeon (processor) Pentium II Xeon - The successor to Intel Corporation's Pentium II processor. The Xeon has the same P6 core as existing Pentium Pro/Pentium II units, but it supports a 100 MHz system bus and offers as much as 2 MB of level 2 cache. http://intel. processor, the HP Kayak XU PC Workstation renews its claim as the fastest Microsoft(R) Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) workstation. The new system recorded a Sysmark NT(2) score of 467 -- 12 percent faster than the HP Kayak XU PC Workstation with a 400MHz Pentium II Xeon processor and the fastest ever recorded. The HP Kayak XU PC Workstation combines the industry's fastest components with the most innovative system architecture. It features support for up to two processors, 10,000rpm Wide Ultra SCSI The designation for various high-speed SCSI interfaces. The original specification was Ultra SCSI, followed by Ultra2, Ultra3, etc. For details, see SCSI. hard drives, dual-wide Ultra SCSI controllers for optimal use of 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 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). bandwidth, and HP FastRAID 2 for hardware disk acceleration. It comes in a new system package with improved accessibility, five PCI slots and an enhanced UltraFlow cooling system cooling system: see air conditioning; internal-combustion engine; refrigeration. cooling system Apparatus used to keep the temperature of a structure or device from exceeding limits imposed by needs of safety and efficiency. . It is equipped with the ELSA Gloria Synergy+ graphics card, based on 3Dlabs PERMEDIA-2 technology, to deliver best-in-class, entry-level 3-D OpenGL graphics performance. HP Kayak XW PC Workstation -- Top-of-the-line PC Workstation and the Fastest 3-D Graphics for Windows NT The 450MHz Pentium II Xeon processors boost the unparalleled 3-D geometry and texture performance of the HP Kayak XW PC Workstation with HP VISUALIZE fx6, providing engineers and digital-content creators with true application interactivity. The system's record-breaking graphics performance is documented by conventional benchmarks, such as Viewperf CDRS-03(3) as well as application-level benchmarks such as Indy3D(3). The application-focused benchmarks show dramatically how HP VISUALIZE fx6 outperforms other Windows NT 3-D graphics accelerators, such as Intergraph's Intense 3D Pro 3410GT(3). The Kayak XW PC Workstation features dual-processor capability, CL2 memory, 9.1GB 10,000rpm Fast Wide Ultra SCSI hard drives, independent SCSI controllers for maximum I/O bus Same as peripheral bus. bandwidth and HP FastRAID. The HP Kayak XW PC Workstations include 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). (R) system and Windows NT interoperability software for seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. across both environments. The HP Kayak XU and XW PC Workstations feature HP MaxiLife, an embedded monitoring system that includes an LCD mounted on the systems' front panel. They also provide leading manageability, investment protection and reliability through HP TopTools 4.0, the award-winning and industry-leading DMI (Desktop Management Interface) The first desktop management standard from the DMTF. Enabling PCs to be monitored from a central console, it was superseded by the DMTF's Common Information Model (see CIM). (desktop management interface) PC-management software. Configurations, U.S. Pricing and Availability The HP Kayak XU PC Workstation, featuring a 450MHz Pentium II Xeon processor, ELSA Gloria Synergy+ graphics, 128MB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. , ReWritable CD drive, and a 9.1GB/10,000rpm hard-disk drive, is expected to be available in October with an estimated street price of $4,450(4) (U.S.). The HP Kayak XW PC Workstation, featuring a 450MHz Pentium II Xeon processor, HP VISUALIZE fx6 graphics, 128MB SDRAM, ReWritable CD drive, and a 9.1GB/10,000rpm hard-disk drive, is expected to be available in October for an estimated street price of $8,266(4) (U.S.). No. 1 Workstation Vendor in 1997 International Data Corp. (IDC) ranked HP as the leading supplier of workstations worldwide(5) (UNIX system Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services and Windows NT-based workstations). About HP Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 127,200 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP Kayak PC Workstations can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/kayak. (1) Based on the IDC Worldwide Workstation Review and Forecast 1997-2002. (2) Based on the Business Applications Performance Corporation (BAPco) October 1998 benchmark results. (3) Benchmark results and comparisons for HP Kayak XW PC Workstation with HP VISUALIZE fx6: -0-
HP Kayak XW PC Dell PW610 with
Workstation with 450MHz 400MHz Pentium
Pentium II Xeon processor, II Xeon processor,
HP VISUALIZE Intergraph Intense
fx6 graphics 3D Pro 3410 GT
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Viewperf CDRS-03 182 138(A)
Viewperf Awadvs-01 52.1 30.3(A)
Indy3D MCAD-40 33 16.8(B)
Indy3D MCAD-150 10.7 5.1(B)
Indy3D Animation 21.8 10.4(B)
Indy3D Simulation 31.2 13.9(B)
(A) Data from the OpenGL Performance Committee (OPC (1) (OpenGL Performance Characterization) A project group within GPC that manages OpenGL benchmarks. OPC endorses the Viewperf and GLperf benchmarks. Viewperf was created by IBM and OPC provides viewsets for it, which are combinations of tests using specific ) Web site, http://www.specbench.org/gpc/opc.static/index.html. (B) HP internal measurements. (4) Actual street prices may vary. (5) Based on unit shipments. Note to Editors: Pentium is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. |
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