Iwill's DCA200 Motherboard is Choice for Professionals; Intel WPED Reference Platform Used in Five-Star Workstation.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000 Iwill Corp.'s DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. 200(TM) motherboard (www.iwillusa.com) has become the choice for workstation professionals, as ARM System's (www.armsystems.com) Versio X2 high-end graphics workstation, featuring the DCA200(TM), has received five stars and "Highly Recommended" rating in CADALYST magazine's July 2000 workstation roundup. An Intel WPED reference platform motherboard for future Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processors, the DCA200(TM) motherboard is already a proven winner with CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. users and DV/AV professionals because of its multithreading Multitasking within a single program. It allows multiple streams of execution to take place concurrently within the same program, each stream processing a different transaction or message. capabilities. The DCA200(TM) proved to be the difference for the Versio X2, which out-performed Dell's Precision 420 and Compaq's AP250 in MAXBench(R) 3.0 test with 3D StudioMAX(R) 3.1. Aside from 3D StudioMAX, the DCA200 provides optimum performance for systems using AutoCAD(R) 2000, Solidworks(R) 2000, and MCAD MCAD Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAD Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (inherited metabolic disease) MCAD Minneapolis College of Art and Design solutions including Pro/ENGINEER(R), Pro/MECHANICA(R) and Pro/DESK(R) software. The DCA200(TM) is recognized as the world's only dual Slot 2 Rambus solution motherboard, and is also the first to support AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. Pro 100/50/4X/2X graphics technology using both ATX See ATX motherboard. (hardware, standard) ATX - An open PC motherboard specification by Intel. ATX is a development of the Baby AT specification with the motherboard rotated 90 degrees in the chassis. and WTX power connectors. This enables users to enjoy visually intensive interfaces such as 3D graphics, interactive games and streaming multimedia using the latest high-end graphics cards from Elsa(R) and NVidia(TM). The DCA200(TM) has proven to be a key solution for the newest high-end digital video boards from Pinnacle Systems(R), Canopus Corp.(R) and other manufacturers. Aside from offering multiple support for high-end graphics cards, the DCA200(TM) uses Intel(R) 840 chipset, has a 133 MHz FSB, dual DRDRAM (Direct Rambus DRAM) See RDRAM. memory channels supporting up to 3.2 GB/sec memory bandwidth and has two 64-bit/66 MHz PCI slots. The on-board WTX power connector supports up to 110 watts of power required for the AGP Pro graphics cards, while the ATX power connector provides 25 to 30 watts required for standard 4X AGP graphics cards. For more information on the DCA200(TM), contact Iwill USA at 800/950-8999 or e-mail sales@iwillusa.com. For the Versio X2 workstation, contact ARM Systems at 800/ARM-9450 or e-mail Sales@armsystems.com. Iwill is a worldwide designer and manufacturer of mid- to high-end motherboards and I/O cards that support nearly all computer peripherals. Iwill 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. Motherboards use powerful I/O integrated circuits, and are designed for power users who require high-end CAD/CAM, heavy multimedia and server applications. Iwill products are fully compatible with Windows 2000, 98, 95, Windows NT, Novell NetWare as well as a variety of Linux & UNIX operating systems. For more information about Iwill, contact Todd R. Burch at todd@iwillusa.com. |
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