API Introduces UP1100 Ultimate Performance Series Motherboard
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API Introduces UP1100 Ultimate Performance Series Motherboard Offers high-performing, cost-effective hardware for bandwidth-intensive applications Concord, Mass., June 1, 2000 – API, (Alpha Processor, Inc.), a leading architect of high-performance solutions for high-bandwidth and compute-intensive applications, today announced the UP1100, the latest addition to its Ultimate Performance Series motherboards. The UP1100 offers Alpha Linux developers a complete, cost-efficient, entry-level Alpha board for Beowulf clusters, Web servers, development systems and rendering solutions. API’s high I/O and memory bandwidth technology, combined with the UP1100’s new features and the open source Linux software, enables system integrators to build high-performance, scalable and reliable systems. The low profile UP1100 features the Alpha 21264 processor on the UP1100 motherboard, allowing the overall cost of systems to be reduced. This provides research institutions, computer graphics companies and enterprises a cost-effective system for powering compute-heavy applications. "The API UP1100 is an extension of our successful Ultimate Performance Series motherboard product line, giving developers the flexibility and scalability of API’s technology at an attractive price point for the Linux platform," said Miles Chesney, VP of Business Development at API. "More institutions and companies now will be able to take advantage of the high I/O and memory bandwidth needed for compute-intensive applications. The UP1100 is an ideal solution for existing customers currently using SX and LX motherboards." New features of the UP1100 uni-processor planar design include doubled disk I/O performance, on-board integrated sound and on-board Ethernet in a standard ATX form factor, providing a more robust Alpha solution for developers. The on-board Ethernet and sound preserves maximum configurability of system PCI I/O slots, simplifies cluster configuring and lowers the overall solution cost. API will first demonstrate the power of the UP1100, which will begin shipping in July, at Linux Expo 2000 in Olympia, London, June 1-2, 2000. About API API, (Alpha Processor, Inc.) is a leading developer of high-performance solutions for high bandwidth and compute-intensive applications dedicated to the development of Linux solutions for the Internet and High Performance Computing (HPC) markets. Addressing the demand for increased memory and I/O bandwidth to power rapidly expanding computing-heavy applications, API's products are ideal for today's high-performance clustering, rendering, Web server and e-commerce solutions. API’s industry-recognized design team is committed to working with leading companies to deliver the highest performance, scalable systems available for VARs and system integrators. For more information on API and its product line, please see the Website at www.alpha-processor.com. |