FRAMINGHAM (02/11/2000) - IBM Corp. last week enhanced the processor and memory capacity for its 37XX front-end processor family. The company rolled out a 533-MHz Pentium III processor with 128M bytes of memory for the 3745 Models 17A, 21A, 31A, 41A, 61A, and 3746 Models 900 and 950.
The upgrade includes a control unit equipped with 13.5G bytes of hard disk capacity, a CD-ROM drive, a 15-inch monitor and an IBM modem for remote access at speeds up to 115.2 K bit/sec. The current 3745 processor is a 350-MHz or 450-MHz Pentium II with 96M bytes of memory and 3.2G bytes of hard disk capacity.
The 3746 Models 900 and 950 get a Pentium III 533MHz processor and a memory boost to 256M bytes, including 128M bytes of base memory, and 13.5G bytes of hard disk capacity.
Currently, Models 900 and 950 run a Pentium II 350-MHz or 450-MHz processor, and have 128M bytes of base memory and 3.2G bytes of hard disk capacity. The upgrades are available.
IBM:www.ibm.com
Hewlett-Packard Co. announced configurations and pricing for 13 HP desktop and notebook PC models that will ship preloaded with Windows 2000 Professional beginning Feb. 17.
HP's new OmniBook notebooks are priced starting at $2,199, Brio PCs at $799, Vectra PCs at $1,729 and Kayak workstations at $2,319. HP is also readying Win 2000-ready HP NetServer systems but has not yet announced pricing.
HP says its NetServer systems running Win 2000 Advanced Server will provide improved performance, scalability, reliability and uptime for Web, file and database servers.
Hewlett-Packard: www.hp.com.