Star Bridge hypercomputer used for fast information retrievalSan Jose 21 Oct 99SBS builds reconfigurable Hypercomputers desktop-sized supercomputers that can perform 12.84 trillion calculations per second. According to David Brein, Scanz chief executive officer, "The SBS Hypercomputers attracted our attention because they have the horsepower we need to process live video in real time for immediate broadcast to our Scannors, enabling their use for a multitude of commercial applications. "These include sports officiating and coaching, industrial security (e.g., in casinos and on high school and college campuses), and the eventual consumer Scannor, which will run off the company's premium content engine, Scannor.com. We believe the SBS technology will prove ideal for the Scannor and other portable, handheld, wireless products." Alfred DiMora, president of Star Bridge Systems, said, "We at Star Bridge are honored to play a part in helping Scanz fulfill its vision of bringing real-time wireless video to the public. With Scanz and SBS, we have a marriage of leading-edge technologies, showcased in an application that will allow users to access live video instantly, giving them new ways to perform a variety of tasks." The Scanz-SBS relationship is the latest in a series of technology alliances formed by Scanz. Earlier this year, Cadence Design Systems Inc announced it had teamed with Scanz to provide a full range of electronic and mechanical design services to develop the Scannor. This strategic partnership yielded the first working prototypes of the device within a few months of initiating work on the project. Scanz and Star Bridge Systems expect to have the first Hypercomputer-driven Scannors available in the first quarter of 2000.
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