Concurrent introduces next-gen high-performance series 3200

CIMD will use the 3200-2000 CPU boards in pairs, effectively creating a zero point fault-tolerant system that will be housed in a single cabinet, with both boards having independent storage structures. In this application, all communication lines reside under a switchable chassis; one of the boards will act as a "live" board, whereas the second one will be the hot stand-by unit. Because the 3200-2000 processors control the system, if there is a failure or malfunction, the second board automatically continues to process all transactions, providing uninterrupted service to CIMD's financial customers. In today's highly competitive stock market, real-time, precise processing is imperative. Being 100 percent compatible with CIMD's existing software was a critical factor in the decision to purchase the 3200-2000.

This next generation 3200 offers up to four times the application computational performance of a Series 3200 Model 3280 processor. In addition, all system memory, floating point and DMA bus interfaces are provided directly on the 3200-2000 processor module, reducing maintenance costs by offering key Series 3200 functionality on a single 17" board. The single-board engine features an industry-standard Motorola PowerPC(TM) processor with Flash-stored software and includes a 233 MHz or 350 MHz PowerPC 750 processor; 64, or 128, MB of ECC memory; CDS/Console interface; one MUX bus interface; and up to three DMA bus interfaces. The single board processor will also feature, as options, 10/100 BaseT Ethernet connection and an Ultra2 SCSI interface.