Computing
Devices Canada Selects The CSPI MultiComputer 2000 SERIES System for Hydra
Project
Architecture,
Product Roadmap, and Integrated System Solution Drive 2000 SERIES Win
BILLERICA,
Massachusetts, October 13, 1998, -- CSP Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI) MultiComputer
Division, a leading provider of high-performance signal processing system
solutions, announced that Computing Devices Canada Ltd. (CDC), a General
Dynamics Company (NYSE:GD), has selected the 2000 SERIES system as the
DSP component of the sonar signal processor for CDC's Hydra Program. The
selection of the 2000 SERIES by CDC is another major design win from within
the international defense community.
An International
Defense Application Win
The Hydra Program, an integrated coastal sonar defense system requiring
very high-performance computation, was recently awarded to Computing Devices
Canada by FMV, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration. Initial Hydra
sonar systems will be incorporated into the Swedish Navy's Visby class
ships, and fitted as an upgrade to four of the existing Göteborg
class ships.
"2000
SERIES system solutions are now being applied to many different computation
problems globally," stated Alex Lupinetti, CSP Inc. President, CEO
& Chairman of the Board. "The Hydra Program application clearly
shows how the performance and scalability characteristics of our MultiComputer
Systems architecture provides our domestic and international defense customers
with an unmatched solution for their compute-intensive problems."
A Long-Term
Program
The initial Hydra design will utilize a single 2000 SERIES platform to
handle current and future operational sonar signal processing requirements.
When operationally deployed over the next several years Hydra systems
will incorporate scores of 2641 MultiComputers interconnected by Myrinet
networking technology. Each 2641 MultiComputer is equipped with four 300
MHz PowerPCs capable of processing signals at a rate over 2.4 GFLOPS.
CSPI's 2000
SERIES provides CDC an integrated system solution based on an architecture
designed for continuous insertion of new technology. It offers application
developers an easy upgrade path for continuous improvement in computation,
power and communication speed.
About
2000 SERIES systems
The 2000 SERIES is a family of high-performance multicomputer systems,
designed for use in a variety of compute-intensive applications, including
radar, sonar, simulation and surveillance signal processing. 2000 SERIES
systems use the Myrinet networking technology, Message Passing Interface
(MPI) software for interprocessor communications, and the VxWorks real-time
operating system. Computational nodes based upon PowerPCs and SHARCs provide
a heterogeneous processor architecture.
Within 2000
SERIES systems, all processors and I/O devices communicate with each other
over Myrinet, whether on boards, between boards or between chassis. It
offers a combination of scalable, high-performance computing to 100s of
GFlops and provides high-speed, system-wide communication to tens of GigaBytes/sec
in an uniform, open software/hardware architecture. The 2000 SERIES is
based on a two-level multicomputer, which provides a dual functionality
on each of the processing nodes, a powerful compute node and an independent
network node based on the high-speed Myrinet technology. This provides
users with a system where the processing power scales linearly with the
processor connectivity, alleviating the bottlenecks found in other high-performance
computers. Software for the 2000 SERIES systems is based upon the industry-standard
TORNADO development tools, the ISSPL math library, and industry-standard
MPI library.
About
CSPI's MultiComputer Division
With decades of application experience, CSPI understands the needs of
high-performance computing and real-time I/O applications. Application
expertise, product innovation, technical support and proven dedication
to customer support make CSPI the industry's premier provider of high-performance
computing systems. The CSPI MultiComputer Division helps customers solve
high-performance computing problems by supplying multiprocessing systems
with powerful real-time I/O capabilities that require minimum physical
space or power. The Company's unique commitments to open system designs,
seamless upgradability of software and superior scalable multiprocessing
architectures provide unparalleled price performance products that are
needed to solve complex real-time problems.
About
CSP Inc.
CSP Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI) was founded in 1968 with specific strengths in
digital signal processing and in the design and manufacture of high-performance
multiprocessing systems for real-time applications in defense and commercial
markets. CSP Inc. also serves the material handling industry with its
product line of over-the-belt bar-code readers. Scanalytics Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of CSP Inc., is focused on hardware and software products
for scientific imaging. MODCOMP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CSP
Inc., integrates and sells real-time process control systems, Internet
software solutions, systems integration, and network services.
About
Computing Devices Canada LTD
CDC has a global reputation for delivering innovative and high value systems,
software and hardware to industry and the armed forces of over 20 countries,
from NATO to the Pacific Rim. Throughout its 50-year history, the company
has produced a number of world firsts and exciting technological breakthroughs
including the world's first digital fire control system, leading militarized
Electroluminescent Flat Panel displays and MESHnet-a state-of-the-art,
integrated, secure tactical communications technology. Computing Devices
Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics of Falls Church,
Virginia. Computing Devices Canada employs over 1,400 people with revenues
of $405 M. CDC is a defense company with a broad range of products in
surveillance, underwater acoustics, flat panel displays, communications,
command and control, and combat electronics.
The Company
wishes to take advantage of the 'safe harbor' provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to statements that
may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under the Act. Such forward-looking
statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the
liquidity of the Company's Common Stock, the future growth of CSP Inc.,
and the success of the Company's and its subsidiary's products and services.
The Company cautions that numerous factors could cause actual results
to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made by the Company.
Please refer to the section on forward-looking statements included in
the Company's Form 10-K dated November 26, 1997 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
To learn
more about CSP Inc., consult www.cspi.com
To learn more about Computing Devices Canada, consult www.gdcanada.com