The Monthly Bulletin For Users Of SPARC Based Products
Issue No. 73
- SPARC INERNATIONAL WELCOMES
MEMBER ATP ELECTRONICS!
- TATUNG SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, INC.
ANNOUNCES NEW RACK MOUNTABLE SYSTEM IN 2U FORM FACTOR
- SUN DETECTIVE OFFERS MULTIMEDIA
TRAINING CD
- RED HAT AND COMPAQ PARTNER TO
PROVIDE WORLDWIDE ENTERPRISE SUPPORT FOR OFFICIAL RED HAT LINUX
OPERATING SYSTEM
- TADPOLE ACQUIRES UTILITY
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER CONIC SYSTEMS, CREATES ENLARGED BUSINESS UNIT
FOR UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS
Sunnyvale, CA--October 20, 1999--ATP Electronics
joined SPARC International. ATP Electronics, Inc. is a leading manufacturer
of top-performance memory products specializing in the design and
manufacturer of high-end, high-density memory modules for servers,
workstations, desktops,notebooks, networking and embedded systems.
We pride ourselves in a highly trained engineering department capable
of addressing your most sophisticated memory needs. With ATP's expertise
in the DRAM business, we're committed to building long term business
relationship with our customers by providing top-quality products
and value-added services. For more information visit their web site
at www.atpusa.com.
Milpitas, CA--Oct. 11, 1999--Tatung Science
& Technology, Inc. (TSTI), celebrating more than ten years of commitment
to the SPARC systems market, today unveiled the COMPstation U10-440R2U.
This new Sun Ultra 10-compatible system features the 440 MHz UltraSPARC-IIi
chip. Housed in a compact 2U enclosure, the rack mountable server
is ideal for Web hosting, telecommunications, industrial and e-commerce
environments where space is critical.
"The COMPstation U10-440R2U is specially
designed for users who demand a system that can meet tight space
requirements, without sacrificing performance or speed," said Dr.
Kam Chan, president of TSTI. "The server's small chassis form factor
enables users to take advantage of limited real estate by accommodating
more systems in a given space."
Compact Rack Mount Systems Designed to Meet the
Needs of ISPs and OEMs
The new rack mountable, Ultra 10-compatible COMPstation
U10-440R2U is configured to meet the requirements of ISPs, OEMs
and industrial and communications applications. Tatung designed
the system to easily and cost effectively accommodate memory and
peripherals expansion.
Equipped with 2 MB of external cache, the
U10-440R2U delivers a system performance of 18.7 SPECint_95* and
21.1 SPECfp_95*. The 64-bit, 440 MHz UltraSPARC-IIi processor supports
two 32-bit PCI devices at 33 MHz to provide plenty of system flexibility.
The U10-440R2U features a rack mountable chassis
design that conveniently fits into existing ISP server banks and
adapts easily to OEM configurations. With a small footprint that
is 3.5" high x 17.25" wide x 20" deep, the system's space-saving
design allows for easy vertical stacking. Front panel access to
CD-ROM and floppy drives facilitate upgrades and routine maintenance
tasks for administrators.
The COMPstation U10-440R2U supports four drive
bays suitable for two, 3.5" hard drives (one inch thick), a 5.25"
CD-ROM drive and a 3.5" floppy drive. Standard features consist
of 128 MB of RAM, 9 GB hard drive, dual-channel Ultra-Wide SCSI
built into the motherboard, two serial ports, one parallel port,
Solaris 7 and a 10/100-BaseT Ethernet interface. Suggested list
pricing starts at $4390 for a standard configuration.
While the COMPstation U10-440R2U comes pre-installed
with Solaris 7, it also provides support for the Linux open source
operating system, Apache Web Server and many other applications
running on the UltraSPARC platform.
Optional features on the new server include up
to 1 GB of memory, 36 GB or more of hard disk capacity and 24-bit
PCI graphics.
Optional Rack Mountable RAID
Storage Subsystem Increases Disk Capacity
Another option available from Tatung is an
add-on disk array storage subsystem that increases hard disk capacity
to 250 GB or more and makes the COMPstation U10-440R2U servers robust
enough to support departmental or small enterprise Internet or Intranet
applications.
Tatung Science & Technology, Inc. is the leading
provider of SPARC-compatible workstations and web servers and a
U.S. subsidiary of the over $4 billion, multi-national Tatung Co.
Backed by more than ten years of commitment to the SPARC systems
market, TSTI workstations and servers are installed at tens of thousands
of user sites throughout North America. TSTI is a founding member
of SPARC International.
For more information, contact Tatung Science
& Technology, Inc., 1840 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Toll
Free: 1-800-659-5902; e-mail: mkt@tsti.com,
Web site: www.tsti.com.
Waterford, MI--October 1, 1999--SoftTech
Solutions announces a new multimedia automated demo for the On-Line!
Detective for Sun. The demo is and excellent marketing and training
tool providing individuals a quick overview of the key features
and benefits of the product. The Detective is a system support software
package for everyone who interfaces with Sun equipment. It provides
quick and accurate information for locating and resolving Sun problems
in a very intuitive fashion. The tool uses a number of navigational
techniques to put information at the point of need. Key users of
the Detective include system administrators, field engineers, help
desk personnel and resellers of Sun equipment.
The new demo uses both sound and graphics to
highlight each module of the Detective. Users receive a quick tour
(each module is 1-4 minutes in length), outlining key information
on specific systems, troubleshooting, part number information, and
configuration rules and guidelines. The demo is instrumental in
bringing new customers up-to-speed in utilizing the Detective. Individuals
who spend a few minutes reviewing the demo have a very strong grasp
of the benefits and functional attributes of the product.
"One of the challenges of any software
company is training", states CEO Paul Violassi, "coupling this new
training tool with the On-Line! Detective, individuals raise their
level of Sun competence in a very short period of time." This has
become particularly important with large corporations, such as StorageTek,
AT&T, Department of Defense and others deploying the Detective throughout
their service organizations.
The new demo is also providing a tremendous
benefit in the marketing arena. "Technical and economic buyers are
able, in a very short period, understand the features of the full
Detective and make a decision on whether it is right for their organizations",
offers Michael Neff, Director of Marketing at SoftTech. SoftTech
recently sent out 17,000 demo CDs through PCI's, SunServer magazine.
"The feedback and early response is very encouraging", replies Neff.
Currently the automated demo is PC based. An
interactive demo is available on SoftTech's website at
www.stsolutions.com that is downloadable on both Windows and
Solaris. SoftTech is currently working on a Solaris automated demo.
If you have access to a PC with a sound card, the new demo is worth
a look. To contact SoftTech Solutions call (248) 738-7738 or (888)
786-4393.
Durham, N.C.---October 18, 1999---Red Hat,
Inc., the leading provider of open source Linux-based operating
system (OS) solutions and Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) today
expanded their strategic partnership to provide call center support
for enterprise users worldwide of the Official Red Hat Linux OS.
Under the agreement, Compaqs Customer Services
organization, which serves hundreds of thousands of organizations
in more than 100 countries worldwide, will escalate the most advanced
support issues to Red Hats services and support organization. As
Compaq modifies and optimizes the Red Hat Linux OS during the support
process, Red Hat will evaluate and test these changes, make them
available in future revisions of the OS and deliver them freely
to the entire open source community under the GNU General Public
License (GPL).
Compaq has one of the most powerful, worldwide
call center support operations. This agreement combines Compaqs
hardware and networking expertise and Red Hats superior development
expertise in open source software solutions, said Bob Young, chair
and CEO of Red Hat, Inc. At the same time, Compaq and its customers
some of the most innovative users in the world will be contributing
to the growth and development of Linux-based operating systems under
the open source model. This is a perfect example of how commitments
to open source by major software and hardware vendors like Compaq
and Red Hat can further propel the benefits of Linux-based operating
systems to enterprise organizations worldwide.
The agreement expands the relationship
between Red Hat and Compaq, which included an equity investment
earlier this year from Compaq and joint marketing, development and
certification to maximize compatibility and interoperability with
Compaqs Tru64 Unix OS and Alpha Server and Proliant server and workstations.
More information on Red Hats partnership with Compaq can be found
on the Web at
www.redhat.com/about/1999/press_compaq.html and
www.redhat.com/about/1999/press_industryleaders.html.
To support our customers ever-increasing deployment
of Red Hat Linux into business critical environments, Compaq will
introduce its suite of services for Red Hat Linux, said Peter Mercury,
Vice President of Compaq Customer Services. With this agreement,
a key building block is in place for Compaq to support customers
deploying Red Hat Linux in Internet, high performance technical
computing and other applications where non stop availability is
required. Additionally, joint support from Compaq and Red Hat Linux
will eliminate many of the finger-pointing problems customers typically
face between hardware and software vendors.
Red Hat is based in Durham, N.C. and has offices
worldwide. Visit Red Hat on the Web at www.redhat.com. For investor
inquiries, please contact Lippert/Heilshorn at (212) 838-3777.
LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other names
and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Carlsbad, CA--October 6, 1999--With the
goal of becoming the mobile computing vendor of choice for the world's
utilities and telecommunications industries, Tadpole Technology
today strengthened its position through the strategic acquisition
of the business and certain assets and liabilities of Texas based
Conic Systems Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Scottish based
Conic Systems Limited for a total consideration of $1.25 million
in cash.
The acquisition of Conic enables Tadpole to further
extend its mobile software product offerings for the utilities and
telecommunications markets, add significant new companies to its
customer base, access more geographies through Conics extensive
partner network, and enhance its technical skills and market coverage.
Founded in 1991, Conic is a software developer
of mobile geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping solutions.
Headquartered in Edinburgh, the companys customer base comprises
over fifty gas, water, cable, telecommunications, national mapping
and government industries, including BC Hydro (Canada), CME (Brazil),
EDP (Portugal), First Energy and Texas Utilities (USA), Ordnance
Survey, Scottish and Southern Energy and Northern Electric (UK).
Conic has approximately 20 business partners across Europe, North
America and Australasia.
Tadpole announced its Cartesia and J-Slate
product family for the utilities and telecommunications markets
in late April this year - a unique Java-based suite of hardware
and software that allows detailed maps and job-management data to
be downloaded from corporate servers via GSM or conventional phones
to field workers using hand-held, diskless pen computers. With the
acquisition of Conic Systems, Tadpole has extended its range of
mobile computing software platforms and solutions by enabling field
workers to access a wider range of GIS and CAD data allowing the
utility industries to maximize their business potential from field
operations, notably through improved works management, asset exploitation
and inspection.
Conic's core product is Conic GIS, which enables
field workers to access, collect, verify and update spatially-related
information and provides levels of customization ranging from configuration
of the user interface through to tailor-made applications using
Visual Basic and other tools. Conic GIS provides four graduated
levels of functionality: Conic View as a map display and navigation
tool, Conic Redline to redline and sketch facilities, Conic Query
for database review and update, and Conic Capture to add full graphic
interaction and provide the ability to link to external instrumentation
and perform data analysis.
Tadpole-RDI Inc., global leader in protable
UNIX workstations and servers for applications of Sun operating
systems; Tadpole-Cartesia, leader in field information systems for
the utilities, telecommunications and public service industries.
Website: www.tadpole.com.
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