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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (150354)	11/29/2001 1:56:52 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Another Software Package for ITanium - add this to the growing list. BRU Introduces First Linux Backup Solution For Itantium-Based Systems, Tested On Dell Poweredge Platform biz.yahoo.com Thursday November 29, 9:00 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: The TOLIS Group, Inc. BRU Introduces First Linux Backup Solution For Itantium-Based Systems, Tested On Dell Poweredge Platform SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(INTERNET WIRE)--Nov 29, 2001-- The TOLIS Group, Inc., a Talented Organization Leveraging Intelligent Solutions, today announces their BRU(TM) based Linux solutions are the first to provide proven data protection on Linux systems powered by Intel(R) Itanium(TM) processors. The compliance testing was completed on Dell's PowerEdge 7150 systems. The advent of the Itanium processor unleashes new computational power. TOLIS, like Dell, has taken early 64-bit processing initiative by upgrading BRU and BRU-Pro algorithms in key areas of data management to optimize performance and compliance within the Itanium architecture. These enhancements mean customers that choose to use BRU on Dell's PowerEdge 7150 systems, or other Itanium-based systems, will enjoy peace-of-mind knowing their back-up data has been fully verified and can be accurately restored. "It's been a pleasure to work with Dell to benchmark and verify that our data protection solutions are fully compatible with Intel's Itanium processors," said Tim Jones, president of the TOLIS Group. "The Itanium processor is all about moving data faster, and we've prepared our products in advance to take full advantage of the increased performance afforded by 64-bit processing." "The Itanium processor delivers performance, reliability and scalability for data-intensive application segments such as large database management and data mining," said Lisa Hambrick, director of Enterprise Processor Marketing at Intel. "The BRU backup products will enable Linux users to protect this critical data on their Itanium-based systems." Entrance into the 64-bit world can pose challenges to traditional approaches to safely manage data that is now traveling on a significantly faster highway. Updated to support 64-bit processing, BRU and BRU-Pro solutions are immediately available to help assure the safety of critical data on small to large Linux networks utilizing local or remote backup devices. ABOUT THE TOLIS GROUP, INC. The TOLIS Group Inc. is a privately held business located in Scottsdale, Arizona, dedicated to providing leading-edge products to OEMs and end-users that are effective, reliable, and of excellent value for computer users. Product focus centers on data protection solutions, and our service mark of "Software You Can Trust" guides our business. The majority of TOLIS' products are based on the BRU backup engine, an elegant piece of software first developed in 1985 that has evolved, and remains today, on the leading edge of backup technology. Numerous product excellence awards have recognized BRU. TOLIS is a Corporate Supporting Member of Linux International and the Linux Professional Institute. TOLIS is also the sponsor of the Linux Tape Device Certification Program (www.linuxtapecert.org). Contact the TOLIS Group at PH: 1.480.346.2062, FAX: 1.801.327.6177, E-mail: info@tolisgroup.com, or visit TOLIS on the Web at: www.tolisgroup.com. *Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United Stated and other countries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Paige Christ The TOLIS Group, Inc. 480-346-2043

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (150354)	11/29/2001 2:11:31 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

"You seem to be avoiding the question. If what you say is correct, and a 2GHz Pentium 4 actually is predominately run at 1GHz, then how come it can beat a Pentium III at 1GHz by vast margins. You even admit that penalties for longer pipelines are larger. Shouldn't this decrease performance over Intel's previous architecture?" You seem to be trying to play dumb here. A processor is somewhat more complex than it's execution unit. New processor (and system) has much improved bus and system bandwidth, new processor has new trace cache, new processor has improved instruction set, it has much bigger instruction pool to exploit internal ILP. Everything was improved. Finally, it has improved compilers. Why it should be equal to 1GHz P-III? - Ali

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (150354)	11/29/2001 3:29:24 PM
From: kapkan4u	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

<You seem to be avoiding the question. If what you say is correct, and a 2GHz Pentium 4 actually is predominately run at 1GHz, then how come it can beat a Pentium III at 1GHz by vast margins. > Someone who has a P4 box (I don't) can try this code. My guess is that 2.0GHz P4 will run this code slower then 600MHz PIII Coppermine. Maybe much slower. #include <time.h> #include <stdlib.h> extern int sum; int main() { int i; srand( (unsigned)time( NULL ) ); for( i = 0; i < 1000000;i++ ) switch ( rand() % 100000 ){ case 0: sum += 1; case 1: sum += 2; case 2: sum += 3; ... case 99999: sum += 100000; } return sum; }