Control Data Systems Inc has beefed up its symmetric multi-processor with a MIPS Technologies Inc R6000-based 4680-300 Series InforServer, starting at $100,000. The company says the new boxes, available in one to four processors, deliver 30% to 50% more performance than its predecessor at a 44% to 53%. The boxes are clearly aimed at users of data-intensive applications downsizing from mainframes. A single processor offers 86 MIPS, 75.4 SpecMarks and 78.1 AIMS, versus the largest of the systems with 344 MIPS and a record-setting 289.3 SPECthruput. Production units will be delivered this month. Existing 4680 customers can upgrade.
