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Demonstrates nPOWER on 12,000 MHz Genesis MP system cluster</p>
<p>Macworld San Francisco, Booth 2407 - January 7, 1997 -- Today, DayStar<br />
Digital, Inc., unveiled the next step for nPOWER the technology that has<br />
brought new levels of processing capability to media publishing<br />
professionals. Media publishing has gone digital, and professional<br />
processing of 3D animation, video effects and final encoding outstrips<br />
current multiprocessor systems. But, by combining these systems into<br />
clusters, processing power is concentrated to solve the most challenging<br />
problems, quickly and affordably.</p>
<p>DayStar is demonstrating the first implementation of this technology at<br />
Macworld San Francisco. Combining 16 quad processor systems for a total of<br />
12,000 MHz of performance, nPOWER solves one of the most time consuming<br />
media tasks currently Cinepak compression (encoding).</p>
<p>DayStar originally brought new processing power to professionals, by<br />
teaming with Apple and leading software developers of media based<br />
applications. DayStar then developed a software architecture that would<br />
allow Mac OS systems to use four processors within one box. Now, DayStar<br />
has teamed with these same developers to bring even more power, by<br />
concentrating machines into clusters over networks.</p>
<p>While this is not a new concept, it is unique for the following five<br />
reasons:<br />
-- It is an open architecture receiving widespread adoption among<br />
application developers whose customers are engaged in this kind of work.<br />
-- It is a heterogeneous architecture, allowing Mac OS systems to be<br />
combined with Windows NT and UNIX workstations.<br />
-- It is based on Internet technologies, allowing work to take place in<br />
local Intranet or remote Internet environments.<br />
-- It has robust fault tolerance capabilities.<br />
-- It features excellent administrative capabilities, allowing for ease<br />
of use in setup, monitoring and even allowing service bureaus to<br />
charge customers for this work.</p>
<p>Up to this point, cluster technology has been a custom rolled environment,<br />
around a single application and hardware architecture at a single site.<br />
Clusters built around nPOWER will unify and broaden its applications.</p>
<p>Using multiprocessors successfully is an art that we have perfected. said<br />
Andrew Lewis, CEO of DayStar. Now we are taking it to the next step, by<br />
making it Intranet/Internet capable and literally providing unlimited<br />
scalability. Now any nPOWER user will have access to supercomputing<br />
performance at an affordable price.</p>
<p>Clustering of nPOWER systems is extremely exciting! said Tom Sullivan,<br />
Video Effects Product Manager of MetaTools. It brings blazing render speed<br />
to the content creation game, giving digital artists more time to do what<br />
they do best be creative.</p>
<p>We think the list of possibilities for clustered nPOWER systems is endless.<br />
said Matt Hoffman, Product Development Manager of Electric Image. DayStar<br />
is opening the door for ubiquitous media publishing.</p>
<p>nPOWER is an Open Standard</p>
<p>Unlike earlier industry attempts at distributed or network processing,<br />
DayStar nPOWER is not tied to any single software application. Much like<br />
the Multiprocessing API which DayStar developed for Apple, Clustering for<br />
nPOWER is an open API (Application Programming Interface) which can be<br />
called on by any application. It has been modified to take advantage of<br />
standard multiprocessing.</p>
<p>Clusters with nPOWER use Java Platform Independent</p>
<p>Since DayStars clustering technology resides on the host CPU and is Java<br />
compliant, it will be able to run over any computing system which is also<br />
Java compliant. Users will be able to attach the computing power of other<br />
nPOWER systems via their browser interface.</p>
<p>nPOWER Clusters Provide Unlimited Performance</p>
<p>No longer is the user limited by the performance on their desk. Now any<br />
user can access other nPOWER systems performance through high-speed<br />
networks, such as Ethernet, or ISDN.</p>
<p>Clustering with nPOWER Enables New Computing Paradigms</p>
<p>Clustering with nPOWER opens the possibilities for new types of on-line<br />
computing bureaus, which can link multiple nPOWER systems for overnight<br />
computing services. This capability further allows nPOWER users to make<br />
money by renting out computing time, while they sleep.</p>
<p>Clustering with nPOWER is the Future</p>
<p>Hardware performance propels software technology. As history has shown,<br />
faster performance standards allow software engineers to develop<br />
increasingly complicated application code which leads to easier to use<br />
applications. Clustering also enables the development of a new breed of<br />
easy to use media-rich applications for the future of computing.</p>
<p>About DayStar Digital</p>
<p>DayStar Digital, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets high-performance<br />
multiprocessing Mac OS-based workstations for professionals engaged in<br />
media-publishing. DayStar is the only company to offer industrial<br />
strength, four-processor Mac OS-based systems. DayStar developed<br />
multiprocessing for the Mac OS in collaboration with Apple Computer.<br />
Additionally, DayStar offers a full line of performance upgrade products<br />
for Apple Macintosh computers. DayStar Digital, Inc., is headquartered in<br />
Flowery Branch, Georgia, 45 minutes north of Atlanta. DayStar maintains a<br />
Home Page on the Internet at: <a href="http://www.daystar.com" title="www.daystar.com">www.daystar.com</a>. Contact DayStar Marketing<br />
via e-mail at: <a href="mailto:marketing@daystar.com">marketing@daystar.com</a>. DayStar currently manufactures<br />
Genesis MP, four processor Mac OS system, and nPOWER multiprocessing<br />
upgrades.</p>
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