The Monthly Bulletin For Users Of SPARC Based Products
Issue No. 68
Aurora, OH--May 7, 1999-- SPARC International
welcomes Network Technologies, Inc. (NTI). NTI manufactures
keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switches, splitters and cables; PS/2,
VGA and Sun monitors switches featuring on-screen, display; along
with other products for sharing multi-platform, multi-user interfaces;
including PC, MAC and SUN.
Santa Clara, CA--May 21, 1999--Congratulations!
to Rebel.com this month for successfully completing the SPARC
Compliance Definition (SCD) 2.1 level using Solaris 7 O/S, which
brings their total Compliance list to 65 SPARC® Certified Products.
Earlier this month Hardware Canada Computing,
a leading supplier of Linux, UNIX and windows NT hardware and personal
computer systems, unveiled its new name and corporate identity -
Rebel.com. The company's name change is accompanied by the unveiling
of its new visual identity and website - www.rebel.com.
For the complete article dated May 3, 1999, please
visit Rebel.com's web site and click onto "News".
Sterling Heights, MI--May 12, 1999-- Rave Computer
Association Inc., a leading Sun Microsystems value-added system
integrator, is proud to announce its newest addition to the family
of Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi.
Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi has been introduced
into Raves family of embedded SPARC® systems late in April
1999. The RM-2UAXi takes advantage of Sun's Ultra AXi motherboard
which has robust features such as upgradable UltraSPARC® -IIi
processor modules with current processing speeds of up to 360Mhz,
integrated dual-channel Ultra-wide SCSI, two 33MHz/32 bit PCI slots
and integrated 10/100 Mb Ethernet.
The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi comes standard
with a 1.44MB floppy drive and has one exposed 5.25" half height
slot for CD-ROM, tape or removable disk drive. It can accommodate
up to three internal low profile 7,200 or 10,000 RPM disk drives
or two half height drives.
The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi is integrated
into a customized, sleek 19 inch 2U steel enclosure with six fans,
300 Watt auto-ranging power supply and weighs 20.5 pounds. The compact
size of the chassis reduces rack space requirements and allows users
to deploy a series of powerful AXi servers at its sites.
Rave Computer Association. Inc. is an authorized
Sun Microsystems value-added system integrator. More information
about Rave Computer Association, Inc. can be found on their web
site at: www.rave.com or by calling 1-800-966-7283.
Greenbelt, MD--May 21, 1999-- Empress Software
Inc. announces the availability of its latest release V8.20
on several major 64-bit platforms. Empress RDBMS provides developers
with the leverage to manage VLDB (Very Large Database) applications
in a 64-bit computing environment. For such intense data applications,
a 64-bit platform combined with a high-performance database like
the Empress RDBMS provides a solid solution; application developers
can provide rapid data retrieval, address large amounts of memory,
handle substantially larger files and process complex computations
faster.
The ability to address large amounts of
memory improves the performance of database operations. Large portions
of an Empress database can be directly cached into memory via Empresss
shared memory feature. Application developers can also choose to
configure the entire RDBMS as an in-memory databases management
system. This ability to store such vast data in-memory translates
into much faster data access times since memory access is much quicker
than disk access.
Empress application developers have always had
a strong presence in the diverse fields that gain a great deal from
proceeding into the 64-bit environment arena, states John Kornatowski,
President of Empress Software. The powerful Empress RDBMS within
a robust 64-bit operating environment significantly surpasses the
capabilities of 32-bit computing especially in applications dealing
with simulation and scientific data analysis, multimedia web application
development, geographical information services, data warehousing
and high-resolution graphics management.
Furthermore, in a 64-bit environment, much larger
files can be handled. For example, hundreds of DVD videos can be
stored. This capability, combined with Empresss ability to efficiently
store and retrieve a variety of complex data types, makes Empress
ideal for any application that requires the fast handling of a various
multimedia. In addition, the maximum number of records per Empress
database table and the maximum size of each record significantly
increases via a 64-bit platform.
Higher precision calculations within Empress
database applications can also be performed via a 64-bit computing
environment. With such accurateness in mathematical calculations,
application developers can perform calculations that produce sharper
and better defined images. Therefore, with Empress, not only can
large images be stored with efficiency and speed, but they can be
rendered with a higher degree of precision.
Currently, Empress RDBMS is available on several
major 64-bit UNIX operating systems. They are Compaqs TRU64 UNIX,
Hewlett Packards HP-UX, SGI IRIX, and Sun's Solaris 7.
Empress Software develops and supports the Empress
Relational Database Management System. The Empress RDBMS V8.20 is
one of the most powerful and cost-effective development databases
especially designed for embedded systems developers operating on
UNIX, Windows or real-time environments. Empress has been utilized
successfully in many fields including image and voice management,
telecommunications, medical systems, telephony systems, geographical
information systems and network management.
For more information about Empress, please call
301-220-1919. Check our web site at www.empress.com
or send e-mail to info@empress.com.
You can write to us at Empress Software, 6401 Golden Triangle Drive,
Greenbelt, MD, 20770.
Jupiter, FL--May 27, 1999-- Command Software
Systems (sister company to GEAR SOFTWARE), makers of award-winning
Command AntiVirus™, denounces the claim by Symantec
that the new Melissa virus now using an .RTF extension may not be
detected by any anti-virus software programs, including Symantec's.
Instead, the tested and proven detection and disinfection power
of Command AntiVirus automatically scans .RTF files by default,
once again disabling Melissa's ability to wreak havoc.
This new emergence of Melissa (W97M.Melissa.A),
now actively spreading via e-mail transmission in Word documents
with an .RTF extension, does not constitute a new variant of Melissa,
rather it's merely a Word document whose extension has been renamed
from a .DOC extension to an .RTF extension. When Word opens the
document, the macro virus will still be present.
According to Dyan Dyer, Chairman and CEO
of Command, "It's evident that our competitor's users are again
vulnerable to Melissa's disruption. Melissa posed no threat to Command
AntiVirus users, however. Command AntiVirus was the only anti-virus
product to detect Melissa as an unknown virus when it first appeared-
preventing users from accessing the file and becoming infected.
Command AntiVirus prevents infection from Melissa's latest incarnation
as well, scanning .RTF files by default. It's surprising to hear
that some anti-virus products don't scan for .RTF files by default,
since WM/CAP.A is a common virus with the .RTF extension that has
been it In the Wild for some time."
"People using Microsoft Word and e-mail
should act with caution when opening .RTF files and they should
be sure to run an effective anti-virus program on their computers,"
Dyer further noted. "We offer a free trial copy of Command AntiVirus
via our Web site at www.commandcom.com
and we encourage everyone not running our award-winning anti-virus
software on their computers to experience the peace of mind that
our users have come to expect. "
Command Software, makers of Command AntiVirus
(formerly F-PROT Professional ®) has earned Checkmark Level
Two certification from West Coast Labs. This means that Command
AntiVirus has been independently tested and proven to detect 100%
of viruses "in-the-wild" (Level One certification), plus employ
the industry-leading capability of 100% disinfection of these same
viruses (Level Two certification).
For more information about Command Software and
its award-winning anti-virus solution, visit our Web site at www.commandcom.com.
The SPARC Compliant brand, awarded by SPARC International,
assures end users that systems so branded will work with any other
product branded to the same level of the "SPARC Compliant Definition
(SCD)." This list, updated monthly, includes changes made to the
master list of SPARC Compliant products.
ADDITIONS (System Products):
| Rebel.com/Horizon UP1-333 |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon UP1-333-Creator |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon UP1-333-Creator3D |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon UP1-333-PGX32 |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon UP1-300 |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon UP1-300-Creator |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon UP1-300-Creator3D |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon UP1-300-PGX32 |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon U2-1400 |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon U2-1400-Creator |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon U2-1400-Creator3D |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon U2-2400 |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon U2-2400-Creator |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Rebel.com/Horizon U2-2400-Creator-3D |
7 |
2.1 |
21 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 5 Creator3D
(360) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 5 Elite3D
m3 (360) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 5 Elite3D
m6 (360) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 10 Creator3D
(440) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 10 Elite3D
m3 (440) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 10 Elite3D
m6 (440) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra Enterprise
3500 (400) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 2 Creator3D
(400) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 2 Elite3D
m3 (400) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 2 Elite3D
m6 (400) II |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 2 Elite3D
m6 (400) II (x2) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 5 Creator3D
(360) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 5 Elite3D
m3 (360) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 5 Elite3D
m6 (360) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 10 Creator3D
(440) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 10 Elite3D
m3 (440) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 10 Elite3D
m6 (440) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 60 1450
Creator3D (450) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 60 1450
Elite3D m3 (450) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 60 1450
Elite3D m6 (450) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 60 2450
Creator3D (450) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 60 2450
Elite3D m3 (450) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Ultra 60 2450
Elite3D m6 (450) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Sun Enterprise
250 (400) II |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
| Sun Microsystems Inc./Sun Enterprise
250 (400) II (x2) |
7 3/99 |
2.1 |
26 MAY 99 |
|
The SPARC Verified brand, awarded by SPARC International,
assures end users that the peripherals they want to use will work
on the SPARC Compliant systems they target. This list, updated monthly,
includes changes made to the master list of SPARC Verified products.
SPARC-related documents
are available through SPARC International's bookstore, SPARCSHOP.
Access to SPARCSHOP is available several ways,
- email sparcshop@sparc.org
- phone us at 1-408-748-9111
x240
Currently available
| The SPARC Architecture Manual, Version
8 |
$50.00 |
| SPARC-V8E Embedded Supplement to SPARC-V |
$25.00 |
| The SPARC Architecture Manual, Version
9 |
$55.00 |
| Implementation Characteristics of Current
SPARC-V9 based products |
$25.00 |
| Mbus Interface Specification (Version
1.2) |
$40.00 |
| SPARC Compliance Definition (SCD 1.1) |
$20.00 |
| SPARC Compliance Definition (SCD 2.1,
2.1A) |
$20.00 |
| SPARC Compliance Definition (SCD 2.2) |
$20.00 |
| SPARC Compliance Definition (SCD 2.3/2.3
IS) |
$20.00 |
| SPARC Compliance Definition (SCD 2.4) |
$40.00 |
| SPARC Technical Papers Manual |
$56.00 |
| SPARC Strategy and Technology Catalog |
$39.00 |
|
SPARC-FLASH is distributed by SPARC International.
All rights reserved.
- Managing Editor -
Cheryl Hostetler
Direct Inquiries To - sparc-flash-request@sparc.org
SPARC International promotes the design,
development and application of SPARC to computer and peripheral
products; establishes hardware and software standards; enables compatibility
across SPARC-branded products; and provides, promotes and protects
SPARC and SPARC-related brand names.
SPARC International has verified to the best
of its ability all of the product information contained in this
newsletter. Information in this newsletter has been provided by
the vendors. SPARC International has not reviewed claims made about
product features or functions, and is not responsible for the accuracy
of such claims. Users may want to obtain references, documentation,
and/or demonstrations before purchasing any products or services.
No vendor is authorized to act as an agent of SPARC International,
or to make any representations or warranties on SPARC International's
behalf.
The following are Registered®
Trademarks of SPARC International, Inc.:
| SPARC® |
SPARCbook® |
SPARCenter® |
SPARC Compliant® |
| SPARC Compliant SCD & Design® |
embedSPARC® |
SPARC International® |
SoundSPARC® |
| SPARClite® |
SPARCprinter® |
SPARCserver® |
SPARCstation® |
| UltraSPARC® |
UltraSPARC Driven® |
SPARC Storage® |
SPARCworks® |
| MicroSPARC® |
microSPARC® |
SuperSPARC® |
SPARC (Stylized)® |
| SPARCcompiler® |
SPARCphone® |
ftSPARC® |
hyperSPARC® |
| SPARCluster® |
SPARCsummit® |
SPARC64® |
SPARC64/OS® |
| SPARCengine® |
SPARC LT® |
SPARC O/S® |
SPARC PC® |
| SPARCluster 1® |
SPARCplug® |
SPARCtop® |
SPARK® |
| TurboSPARC® |
UltraSPARC Driven & Design® |
UltraSPARC Driven & Design (Logo)® |
UniSPARC® |
|
Other Trademarks that are in
use or Pending Registration include:
| SPARCstation™ |
SPARC811 ™ |
SPARCbuilders ™ |
SPARCard ™ |
SPARC Compatible ™ |
SPARC Compliance ™ |
SPARC-FLASH ™ |
SPARC Technology ™ |
| SPARClet™ |
SPARCtop™ |
SPARC V9™ |
SPARCbuilders™ |
| SunSPARC™ |
SPARC Product Directory ™ |
SPARCshop ™ |
SPARC Technology Business ™ |
| SPARC Verification ™ |
SPARCware ™ |
SPARKit ™ |
SPARC Power ™ |
| SPARC64-GP ™ |
SPARC Driven ™ |
SPARC-Line™ |
SPARC-Line™ |
| ConsumerSPARC™ |
SPARCV9 ™ |
SPARC_V9 ™ |
SPARC Verified ™ |
| SPARC Verification ™ |
SPARCware ™ |
SPARKit ™ |
EuroSPARC™ |
|
Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based on an architecture developed
by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the
United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through
X/Open Company, Ltd. All other product names, trademarks and registered
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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