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To: Dan3 who wrote (73560)5/24/2001 1:54:42 AM
From: richard surckla  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625
 
Tyan Computer Corporation(R) today announced it will begin shipments tomorrow...

BW0096 MAY 21,2001 5:00 PACIFIC 08:00 EASTERN

( BW)(CA-TYAN-COMPUTER) Tyan Announces System Board for Intel Xeon
Processor; Thunder i860 Sets New Precedent for High-Performance
Workstation Market

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001--Tyan Computer Corporation(R) today
announced it will begin shipments tomorrow of its Thunder i860, one of the first dual processor
platforms for the Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processor.
Tyan, a leading designer and developer of Internet infrastructure products and system board
solutions, is expected to be among the first system board manufacturers to ship a platform for the Intel
Xeon processor. Based on the Intel 860 chipset, the Thunder i860 is ideal for OEMs, VARs, and
System Integrators who build high-performance workstations for graphics, CAD/CAM and technical
workstation applications.
In addition to supporting two Xeon processors, the Thunder i860 features a total of eight RIMM
sockets. This flexible design allows the Thunder i860 to support up to 4GB of memory, twice the
capacity of other competing platforms. It also includes dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI, 10/100BaseT
Ethernet, two 64-bit 66MHz PCI slots, and provides leading-edge graphics performance through an
AGP Pro slot.
Intel's Xeon processor features the Intel NetBurst(TM) microarchitecture, 3.2GB/sec of peak
bandwidth, 256kB Advanced Transfer Cache, and Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) for
enhanced floating-point performance. The combination of the Xeon processor with its blazing
400MHz system bus and the i860 chipset provide the highest system performance to power today's
workstation applications.
The new Intel Xeon processor line is the premier, high-performance product for workstations,
offering customers a choice of operating systems and applications as well as top performance at
affordable prices," said Tom Garrison, director of IA32 Enterprise Marketing at Intel. "We're pleased
that Tyan is among the first system board manufacturers to ship a platform for the Intel Xeon
processor." "Supporting two Intel Xeon processors, a 64-bit PCI bus, and dual-channel memory
architecture, the Thunder i860 is the perfect platform for workstation applications that require
groundbreaking CPU, memory and I/O performance," said Symon Chang, founder and CEO of Tyan,
which previously was named the 19th fastest growing private company in America by INC. magazine.
"These powerful features, combined with integrated storage, network, and audio controllers, make it
the premium workstation platform. We're proud to be one of the first to market with this
high-performance solution."

Thunder i860 Features:

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Dual PGA603 ZIF sockets support up to two Intel Xeon processors
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Intel 860 chipset supports an industry-leading 400MHz system bus
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Memory Expansion Card (MEC) features eight 184-pin RIMM sockets, which supports up to
4GB of PC800 Rambus(R) memory
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One AGP Pro, two 64-bit 66MHz PCI and three 32-bit 33MHz PCI slots
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Integrated dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI, 10/100BaseT LAN and PCI audio controllers
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Extended ATX form factor (13" x 12")

About Tyan

Tyan Computer Corporation, founded in 1989 by long-time Intel and IBM executive Dr. T. Symon
Chang, designs, manufactures and markets advanced system board technology. Its products are sold
to OEMs, VARs, System Integrators, and Resellers worldwide. Over the last decade, Tyan has
consistently been one of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States. Tyan was
named to the prestigious INC 500 in 1997 and 1998 (19th fastest growing U.S. company in 1997).
Tyan was also ranked by Deloitte & Touche as one of the USA's "Fast 500", as well as one of Silicon
Valley's "Fast 50" companies in 1998. For more information, contact Tyan directly at 510/651-8868
or visit the company's web site at tyan.com.

Note to Editors: Tyan and Thunder i860 are registered trademarks of Tyan Computer Corporation.
Intel is a registered trademark and Xeon and NetBurst are trademarks of Intel Corporation. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Tyan Computer Corporation
Matt Vernon, 510/651-8868
mattv@tyan.com
or
Hill Communications
Chad Hill, 925/945-7910
hillcomm@earthlink.net

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS HARDWARE PRODUCT



To: Dan3 who wrote (73560)5/24/2001 3:27:00 PM
From: milo_morai  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625
 
<font color=orange>-Italian court finds Micron did not infringe Rambus patents
By Jack Robertson
EBN
(05/24/01, 02:01:11 PM EST)

Rambus Inc.'s synchronous-interface patent infringement case against Micron Technology Inc. was dismissed Thursday by a judge in Monza, Italy, a Micron spokesman confirmed today.

An expert technical panel set up by the Italian court last week had upheld the validity of the Rambus patents, which the Los Altos, Calif., company claimed Micron had infringed. However, the judge Thursday overruled that finding and determined that Micron had not violated the patents.
cont.http://www.ebnews.com/story/OEG20010524S0043