SCUMbria - Re: " This morning's Merced gossip from your favorite trade publication: "
This mornings PRESS RELEASE from COMPAQ - and it doesn't mention ALPHA or K7 CPUS !
The SP700 is Compaq's first Professional Workstation to incorporate Intel's new Pentium III Xeon 500 and 550 MHz processors. In addition to offering higher clock speeds, Pentium III Xeon processors incorporate Intel's Streaming SIMD Extensions, which provide significant performance improvements on many graphics-intensive and multimedia applications. When coupled with graphics cards designed to take advantage of these extensions, such as Compaq PowerStorm 300 and 600 graphics solutions, Pentium III Xeon processors deliver even more substantial performance improvements.
I think this PRODUCT PRESS RELEASE from Compaq speaks VOLUMES about Compaq's current - and future - commitment to Intel products.
Paul
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biz.yahoo.com
Wednesday March 17, 9:59 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Compaq Delivers Professional Workstation SP700 with Pentium III Xeon Processor and PowerStorm 600 Graphics
High-End 3D Graphics Solution Renders New Class of Performance
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1999--Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news) today announced worldwide availability of the Professional Workstation SP700 with the new Intel Pentium® III Xeon(tm) 500 MHz and 550 MHz(1) processors, as well as the addition of the new PowerStorm 600 high-end 3D graphics solution to the company's workstation graphics lineup. Based on Wildcat(tm) graphics technology from Intense3D(tm), the PowerStorm 600 offers SP700 customers the fastest performance available on Windows NT for demanding 3D graphics applications.
''With today's announcement, Compaq has coupled the fastest Intel processors to date with best-in-class 3D graphics technology to build a supremely powerful workstation,'' said Les Crudele, Vice President and General Manager, Workstation Division, Compaq Computer Corp. ''These superior technologies, joined in the scalable, high-bandwidth architecture of the SP700, enable our customers to achieve the highest levels of performance for computer-aided design and engineering, graphics animation, visual simulation and other graphics-intensive applications. The Professional Workstation SP700 truly offers our customers the best of all worlds.''
Powerful New Pentium III Xeon Processors
The SP700 is Compaq's first Professional Workstation to incorporate Intel's new Pentium III Xeon 500 and 550 MHz processors. In addition to offering higher clock speeds, Pentium III Xeon processors incorporate Intel's Streaming SIMD Extensions, which provide significant performance improvements on many graphics-intensive and multimedia applications. When coupled with graphics cards designed to take advantage of these extensions, such as Compaq PowerStorm 300 and 600 graphics solutions, Pentium III Xeon processors deliver even more substantial performance improvements.
''The Pentium III Xeon processor delivers leadership performance for high-end business servers and workstations,'' said Anand Chandreshakar, general manager, Intel Workstation Product Group. ''Combining the Compaq PowerStorm 600 with the new level of computing made possible by the Pentium III Xeon processor provides solutions that deliver excellent flexibility and versatility, with outstanding price performance advantages for the user.''
Industry-Leading 3D Graphics Technology
The PowerStorm 600 adds a high-performance, geometry-accelerated 3D graphics solution to Compaq's comprehensive array of 2D and 3D graphics options. Based on the award-winning Wildcat 3D graphics technology from Intense 3D, the PowerStorm 600 complements the proven power of the Compaq Professional Workstation SP700 and delivers new levels of performance and functionality for the most demanding workstation users. The PowerStorm 600 features an on-board geometry processor that offloads the host CPU of hidden line removal, transparency calculations, clipping and other floating-point intensive tasks and provides up to 64 MB of fast, local texture memory. The PowerStorm 600 controller makes the SP700 even more compelling for customers working with large texture maps, multiple overlay planes and atmospheric effects, as well as customers performing complex visual analyses of large computer-aided design or geophysical models or rendering realistic 3D animation sequences.
''Partnering with an industry leader such as Compaq helps us further our vision of enabling every desktop with affordable, high-performance 3D graphics,'' said Jerry Peterson, president, Intense3D. ''Pairing Wildcat Graphics with key technologies such as the Highly Parallel System Architecture in Compaq's Professional Workstation SP700 will provide the added performance required for graphics-intensive applications.''
''QUALCOMM is currently using Intel Pentium II processor-based Compaq workstations for a variety of its mechanical engineering and software development projects in San Diego,'' said Kevin Workman, manager/senior engineer, QUALCOMM. ''With the release of the Compaq Pentium III Xeon Systems and their new PowerStorm 600 graphics adapter, we will be able to offer an enterprise class workstation processor and graphics performance for our mechanical engineering department.''
Complete High-Performance System
In addition to supporting up to two Pentium III Xeon processors with up to 1 MB full-speed Level 2 cache, the SP700's industry-standard Highly Parallel System Architecture delivers unmatched workstation-level features, including support for up to 4 GB of 100 MHz ECC SDRAM. The Highly Parallel System Architecture delivers a high degree of parallelism to virtually every subsystem, including 1.6 GB/sec. of peak memory bandwidth and 267 MB/sec. of aggregate I/O bandwidth, for the highest levels of application performance on an industry-standard architecture.
Compaq has also made several new high-performance options available to SP700 customers, including new 2D graphics cards and high-speed storage systems. The Matrox Millennium G200 and the Matrox Productiva G100 Multi-Monitor solution offer one of the fastest 2D graphics cards available today and a graphics solution that can be configured to power up to four displays with a single PCI card, respectively. Among the new storage options is a Wide Ultra2 SCSI controller and hard drives.
Compaq also offers customers a variety of service and support options to meet their availability needs, ranging from installation and startup, to same-day onsite support, to around-the-clock high-availability services.
Pricing and Availability
The Professional Workstation SP700 with Pentium III Xeon 500 MHz processors is available immediately starting at $4,023(2) for a system with 128 MB of ECC Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a 9.1 GB Wide-Ultra SCSI 10,000rpm hard drive and ELSA GLoria Synergy graphics with 8 MB of SGRAM. A Pentium III Xeon 500 MHz processor-based system with PowerStorm 600 graphics, 256 MB of SDRAM and a 9.1 GB Wide-Ultra2 SCSI 10,000rpm hard drive starts at $8,140. Pentium III Xeon 550 MHz processors will be available in the Professional Workstation SP700 in 2Q99.
Company Background
Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, enterprise and network storage solutions, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices.
Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products are available at compaq.com.
Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
(1) 500 MHz processors available immediately. 550 MHz processors available in 2Q99.
(2) All pricing listed herein is U.S. estimated street price, unless otherwise noted. Actual reseller price may vary.
Contact:
Compaq Computer Corporation Gary Frazier 281-927-8647 gary.frazier@compaq.com or Shandwick International Adam Mersky 617-536-0470 amersky@shandwick.com |
