rrr@duck.svl.cdc.com (Rich Ragan) (04/26/91)
CONTROL DATA ADDS THREE NEW 33 MHz SYSTEMS TO ITS 4000
SERIES COMPUTER LINE
MINNEAPOLIS, April 2, 1991---Control Data Corporation's Computer
Products Group today announced the addition of three new products to its
4000 series computer line. The new models - a deskside server, an entry
level desktop server, and a high performance workstation - are based on
a 33 MHz MIPS R3000A RISC processor, and are binary compatible with
other models in the 4000 series.
"The new 33 MHz products provide a 35 to 85 percent improvement in
performance over our previous desktop and deskside offerings," said
Chuck Horton, product marketing manager for Control Data. "The
introduction of these new products gives our customers more choices in
both price and performance levels. The 33 MHz systems allow us to offer
our customers products that are among the most powerful desktop and
deskside systems available today." The products are available from
Control Data immediately.
The 4350 server is a multiuser deskside server with VME expansion
capabilities. It offers large system capabilities in a compact package,
and provides considerably higher performance at roughly the same price
as Control.Data's predecessor 4340 system.
The 4330-330, an entry-level server, is an enhanced version of
Control Data's current 25 MHz 4330 server. Control Data also announced
a high-performance workstation, the 4320-330, which offers expanded
capabilities over Control Data's current 25 MHz 4320 workstation. The
company is reducing the price of its 25 MHz 4330 server and 4320
workstation products.
The 4350 server is suitable for use in small to medium-sized work
groups and offers many features typically found in higher-end systems,
but at a more competitive price. The 4350 offers 31.5 SPECmarks of
performance, and is priced starting at $30,350. The base configuration
includes 16 MB of ECC memory, a SCSI controller, and an Ethernet
controller. The system may be expanded up to 128 MB of ECC memory, 3 GB
of disk storage in the main cabinet, and up to 11 GB with an expansion
cabinet . High performance I/O expansion capabilities are provided via
an industry-standard VME bus.
The entry-level 4330-330 server offers excellent price/performance
and expandability. The base configuration starts at $9,640, delivers
25.1 SPECmarks of performance, and supports 8 to 128 MB of memory and up
to 6 GB of disk capacity. The 4330-330 is ideally suited for use in
small work groups as a departmental data management system or as a first
level server in a network of heterogeneous computers.
The 4320-330 is a desktop workstation that provides 25.1 SPECmarks of
computational performance and world class X--windows graphics
capabilities. It is ideal for developing and delivering a wide variety
of X-based applications. Memory sizes to 128MB are available, and disk
capacities up to 6 Gbytes are supported. A choice of high resolution
monochrome and color monitors are also available. The 4330-330 will be
available from Control Data at a base price of $11,290.
The new 33 MHz systems are supported by EP/IX, Control Data's
enhanced version of the UNIX operating system. EP/IX offers the kind of
performance and robust functionality usually found only in proprietary
operating systems. The products announced today, when coupled with
ORACLE, INFORMIX, BASISplus, or other leading data management products,
provide excellent data management capabilities for small to mid-size
organizations.
Control Data offers a comprehensive set of networking and integration
products that allow these new systems to be easily integrated into an
existing computer network. Control Data also offers a number of unique
products which can be packaged with these systems to satisfy specific
customer requirements, including AWBUS, an automated workstation backup
system; EDL, which manages data in a complex, multi-vendor, distributed
environment; EZview, a user-friendly graphical user interface; and
ASCENT, a suite of products that enhance user productivity by providing
easy access to data in a complex environment. The company also offers
EXPRESS Link, a high performance connection to CYBER mainframes that
allows CYBER users to access applications and data on Control Data 4000
systems.
These applications are among the more than 1,000 applications
available on Control Data's 4000 series computers, including industry-
leading packages such as SAS, Framemaker, SPSS, Uniplex, and IMSL Math
Libraries.
Contact: Charlotte Fransen
612/853-6237