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CONTACT:
	Ron Marcus
	Marketing Director
	Synergy Microsystems, Inc.
	Tel: 858.452.0020 x 217  o  Fax: 858.452.0060
	E-mail: ron@synergymicro.com
	Web: http://www.synergymicro.com/linux.html


SYNERGY RELEASES FIRST LINUX SMP FOR G4 ALTIVEC MULTIPROCESSING

JUNE 21, 2000, SAN DIEGO, CA -- Synergy Microsystems today announced 
support for Linux with Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) on all of its 
PowerPC-based multiprocessor boards. This is the first release of 
Linux SMP for VME and CompactPCI PowerPC boards. The OS supports both 
PowerPC 750 (G3) and G4 processors with the AltiVec vector processing 
unit. The release also supports the Synergy Scientific Subroutine 
Library (SSSL�) for DSP and array processing, with AltiVec support. 
Linux SMP for Synergy boards is shipping now. The release includes 
Yellow Dog Linux� Champion Server� 1.2 
(http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/products/preview_cs.shtml) and the 
Linux kernel with the SMP enhancements developed by Synergy.

	Said Tom Powell, Synergy CEO, "We're quite pleased to be able 
to offer this functionality to application developers. Users can now 
get the full benefit of parallel processing under the Linux operating 
system, combined with the DSP capabilities of the G4 processor with 
AltiVec. With the Synergy Scientific Subroutine Library, users can 
build a very powerful, multiprocessing DSP / array processing 
solution, at a very reasonable cost."

	Symmetric Multiprocessing lets multiple processors work in 
parallel, using a single copy of the operating system, shared memory, 
and shared I/O resources. The operating system dynamically balances 
the application processing load among all the processors on a single 
board computer. SMP can significantly boost performance in scaleable, 
multithreaded applications.

	Linux SMP runs on all of Synergy's multiprocessor PowerPC 
G3/G4 boards, including the dual-CPU VGM5 and quad-CPU VSS4 for VME, 
and the dual-CPU KGM5 for CompactPCI. The OS is fully compatible with 
the Synergy Scientific Subroutine Library (SSSL�). The library 
provides several hundred functions including vector and matrix 
support, image and signal processing, fast Fourier transforms (FFTs), 
scalar operations and more; with single- and double-precision 
accuracy (depending on the function). SSSL is hand-optimized for 
optimum performance on Synergy boards.

About Synergy Microsystems
Synergy Microsystems, Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing 
multiprocessor single board computers for VME and CompactPCI systems 
to meet the needs of demanding
real-time applications. The company is a pioneer in the development 
of Linux solutions for the embedded market. Synergy has a long track 
record of exploiting current and emerging SBC technology to optimize 
board performance and meet specialized requirements. In business 
since 1985, the corporation is privately held, with headquarters in 
San Diego and R&D facilities in both San Diego and Tucson.

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PowerPC and PowerPC 750 are registered trademarks of International 
Business Machines Corporation. AltiVec is a trademark of Motorola, 
Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Yellow Dog Linux and 
Champion Server are trademarks of Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. SSSL is 
a trademark of Synergy Microsystems, Inc. All other names, products 
and services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their 
respective holders.
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Ron Marcus
Director, Marketing & Sales Support

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