NeTpower Introduces Dual Processor SYMETRA 4300 Windows NT Workstations With 400MHz Intel Pentium II Processor and NeTpower's SilverpoiNT 5000 Graphics.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1998-- New Intel Chipset and SilverpoiNT silverpoint, method of drawing whereby a silver-tipped instrument is dragged across paper prepared with ground bone dust and gum water and then tinted with a pigment. The procedure results in drawings of extraordinary delicacy. Graphics Combined to Deliver Highest Performing Windows NT Workstation with Blistering Graphics Performance NeTpower, the originator of Windows NT system solutions, today announced its SYMETRA 4300 deskside and SYMETRA 4300R rackmount Windows NT workstations featuring the new 400MHz (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. Intel(TM) Pentium(R)II processor. Built around the new Intel 440BX AGPset, the dual-processor capable SYMETRA 4300 delivers up to 20 percent better system performance for use with power-hungry visual computing applications. When combined with NeTpower's AGP-based SilverpoiNT 5000 3D graphics card, the SYMETRA 4300 provides the highest performance of any Windows NT workstation for graphics-intensive applications used in Digital Media and 3D Design applications. The SYMETRA 4300 and 4300R can be ordered immediately from NeTpower for delivery in May. "By delivering powerful Windows NT workstations like the SYMETRA 4300, with our own cutting-edge graphics technology and the latest Intel processors and chipsets, NeTpower continues to distinguish itself as a leading high performance Windows NT solutions provider for the visual computing community," said NeTpower founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Bob Miller. "NeTpower has closed the performance gap between open, Windows NT-based solutions and high-priced, proprietary UNIX systems to meet the demands of today's high-end visual computing users without putting undue strain on the bottom-line." The feature-rich SYMETRA 4300 includes support for up to 2GB RAM, a dual integrated Ultra Wide SCSI controller, Adaptec's RAIDport technology and integrated 10/100Mbs networking with Wake On LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. technology. By incorporating Wake on LAN in support of Intel's Wired For Management Wired for Management (WfM) was a primarily hardware-based system allowing a newly built computer without any software to be manipulated by a master computer that could access the hard disk of the new PC to paste the install program. Initiative, NeTpower enables IT managers to power-on the SYMETRA 4300 during off-hours for general maintenance, software upgrades or other trouble-shooting activities. To complement these features, SYMETRA 4300 is also available in a low-profile rackmount design, minimizing use of valuable IT real estate. With its robust feature set and ease of management capabilities, SYMETRA 4300 and SYMETRA 4300R enable companies to deploy top-of-the-line 3D workstations on all of their creative professionals' desktops at an affordable price. "NeTpower's workstations based on the new Intel Pentium II processor offer a wise investment choice for businesses by delivering excellent performance, manageability and room for future growth," said Paul Otellini, executive vice president, Intel Architecture Business Group. "Workstations based on these new processors enable the productivity, visual computing experience and performance that even the most demanding users expect." SYMETRA 4300 CAPITALIZES ON STRENGTH OF SILVERPOINT GRAPHICS With the highest 3D graphics performance of any Windows NT graphics card, the SilverpoiNT 5000 graphics subsystem brings a combination of unique features to the SYMETRA 4300 family of workstations. This includes 120 bits of memory per-pixel, a 32-bit Z-buffer for ultra-precise 3D rendering, 8-bit window IDs to support 255 simultaneous double-buffered windows, 4-bit GIDs to maintain performance when 2D windows overlay 3D windows, 8-bit stencil stencil, cutout device of oiled or shellacked tough and resistant paper, thin metal, or other material used in applying paint, dye, or ink to reproduce its design or lettering upon a surface. planes for special effects, and 4 FCP (Fibre Channel Protocol) See Fibre Channel. FCP - Flat Concurrent Prolog. ["Design and Implementation of Flat Concurrent Prolog", C. Mierowsky, TR CS84-21 Weizmann Inst, Dec 1984]. bits for fast Z-buffer clearing. NeTpower's AGiLE chip provides hardware per-window double-buffering, which is not found in other GLINT implementations. This features NeTpower's TearFree(TM) technology which ensures flicker-free rotations and animations, while minimizing double-buffering overhead, thus maximizing rendering performance in real applications, delivering a blazing 3.3 million polygons per second, texture mapping of over 66 million bilinear bi·lin·e·ar adj. Linear with respect to each of two variables or positions. Used of functions or equations. Adj. 1. bilinear - linear with respect to each of two variables or positions mip-mapped Z-buffered pixels (texels) per second, all at resolutions up to HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates format (1900 x 1080, true color, 3D double-buffered). PRICING AND AVAILABILITY A dual-processor capable SYMETRA 4300 workstation equipped with a 400MHz Pentium II processor, 64MB of RAM, a 2GB Ultra SCSI disk and a NeTpower TRUEfx2 graphics card starts at $4,900. A similarly configured SYMETRA 4300R rackmount system is also available starting at $5,620. NeTpower also offers the SYMETRA 4300 with 128MB RAM, 4GB system disk with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and a SilverpoiNT 5000 graphics card for $8,925. ABOUT NETPOWER - THE ORIGINATOR OF WINDOWS NT SYSTEM SOLUTIONS NeTpower is the originator of Windows NT system solutions and the developer of the industry's most powerful Intel-based Windows NT workstations and servers. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. was established in 1993 by the founders of MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. , developers of RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. CPUs used in workstation computing. NeTpower was the first, and remains the only, solutions provider to capitalize on a pure NT vision. Its award-winning, true workstations and servers offer an industry-leading array of integrated visual computing solutions for the digital media, 3D design, information management and Internet/intranet markets. The company is also well-respected for an unparalleled level of customer service and support and bases all product development efforts on real-world customer requirements. NeTpower hardware is used in many applications which comprise the digital frontier including product design at Navistar; delivering live videostreaming content to Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Online viewers; and managing trading floor activities and providing mission-critical, fault-tolerant support at the Chicago Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) A major exchange trading only stocks, with 90% of trades taking place on an automated execution system, called MAX. . NeTpower is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices worldwide. Additional information on NeTpower can be obtained at http://www.netpower.com. -0- Note to Editors: NeTpower and the NeTpower logo are registered trademarks. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. GLINT is a registered trademark and GLINT GMX GMX Global Message Exchange and GLINT are trademarks of 3Dlabs Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their owners. NeTpower is spelled as one word, with the "T" capitalized. SilverpoiNT is spelled with the "NT" capitalized. CONTACT: McGrath/Power Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Carolyn Rohrer or Roger Fortier, 408/727-0351 carolyn_rohrer@mcgrathpowerpr.com roger_fortier@mcgrathpowerpr.com |
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