| ISMagazine.com | Hardware Innovations |
November, 1999 |
In its base configuration, the SYS Cold-Fusion 1000 includes 128MB of high-speed PC100 SDRAM, dual 9GB, 7200 rpm UDMA/66 hard drives, Promise FastTrak66 IDE RAID controller, NVIDIA GeForce 256-based video card (32MB), Kenwood 72X True-X CD-ROM drive, gorgeous 19" (18.0" viewable) monitor, Vortex2 SuperQuad PCI sound card (OEM), Altec Lansing ACS54 5-piece speaker system, 56K/V.90 WinModem with voice capabilities, and Windows 98 Second Edition. As configured, the system is priced at $4299. Available options include alternate video cards, SCSI hard drives and controllers, additional system memory, and Windows NT 4.0. Shipments will begin in late November. Workstation variations will be announced shortly.
The system is backed by a limited six year warranty on memory, five years on labor, and three years on parts (excluding KryoTech-supplied components). There is a one year limited warranty for parts and labor on the KryoTech- supplied components (CPU, chassis, power supply, motherboard and cooling sub-system).
Sprint and Sanyo Partner to Offer Internet-Ready Wireless Phone
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 23 -- Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS), the nation's largest all-digital, all-PCS wireless network, and Sanyo Fisher Company, a division of Sanyo North America Corporation and the U.S. marketer of Sanyo brand telecommunications and audio/video products, today announced an exclusive agreement valued at approximately $140 million. Under the agreement, Sanyo Fisher Company will supply Sprint PCS with its new Internet-ready, dual-band, Data/Fax/MiniBrowser-equipped CDMA/PCS phone, to be marketed as the Sanyo SCP-4000. The Sanyo 4000 is expected to be available in Sprint PCS Centers and RadioShack stores nationwide, beginning October 1. Sprint PCS and Sanyo will celebrate the contract during a three-day event in Kansas City this weekend via several appearances by the Sanyo Blimp including Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium during the Chiefs game.
"We are extremely pleased to announce our continuing partnership with Sanyo, providing Sprint PCS customers with crystal clear voice calling and clear, simple access to the advanced wireless Internet features available over the Sprint PCS Wireless Web on the new Sanyo SCP-4000," said Phil Garrison, Vice President and General Manager, Subscriber Equipment, for Sprint PCS. "Sales success and customer satisfaction with Sanyo's SCP-3000 phone have been outstanding, and we look forward to the multi-faceted SCP-4000 and its successors."
To celebrate the multi-million dollar partnership, Sanyo North America Corporation will fly the Sanyo Blimp, its world-class 165-foot lightship, to Kansas City, Missouri, for a three-day event beginning on Friday, September 24.