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HITE 

P

APER

 

 

 

 May 2000 

Prepared By 
 Workstation Division 

Segment Marketing 

Compaq Computer 
Corporation 

C

ONTENTS 

 

Compaq 
Workstations for 
PTC Customers ............3 

Overview .....................3 

A New World of 
Computing ...................5 

Better Computing 
Solutions for 
Manufacturing 
Companies ...................9 

The New PTC 
Mechanical 
Engineering 
Solutions................... 13 

Windows 2000 and 
Windows NT 
Migration for 
Workstations .............. 22 

Complex 
Workstation 
Solutions for PTC 
Customers ................. 24 

Workstation 
Options ..................... 27 

A Note About 
Workstation 
Benchmarks ............... 29 

Web references ........... 31 

Sales Information ....... 31 

Summary ................... 32 

 

Better Solutions for Parametric 
Technology Corporation’s Customers 

 

Abstract. 

 

The close partnership between Compaq and PTC makes Compaq workstations the 
best choice for many PTC users. Compaq workstations provide the best 
price/performance available for many PTC solutions. This whitepaper details the 
Compaq/PTC relationship and the benefit it brings to PTC users

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Summary of Contents for Professional sp750

Page 1: ...orkstations 22 Complex Workstation Solutions for PTC Customers 24 Workstation Options 27 A Note About Workstation Benchmarks 29 Web references 31 Sales Information 31 Summary 32 Better Solutions for Parametric Technology Corporation s Customers Abstract The close partnership between Compaq and PTC makes Compaq workstations the best choice for many PTC users Compaq workstations provide the best pri...

Page 2: ...t is not a determination of product quality or correctness nor does it ensure compliance with any federal state or local requirements Compaq does not warrant products other than its own strictly as stated in Compaq product warranties Compaq and the names of Compaq products referenced herein are either trademarks and or service marks or registered trademarks and or service marks of Compaq Microsoft...

Page 3: ...ng efforts Compaq s workstation family can consistently offer the latest Intel and graphics technology and be the first to market with new products while providing high quality and reliability In one recent example Compaq shipped the Intense 3D Wildcat graphics technology over 3 months ahead of the competition In another example Compaq announced new workstation products and took orders on the same...

Page 4: ... menu selections Unique Software Advantage With the added software features of a Compaq Workstation IT departments can effectively manage the desktop with minimal disruption to the engineer For instance Unattended Install allows IT managers to replicate the same software configuration from desktop to desktop during installation reducing the time needed at the engineer s desk Another example is Ins...

Page 5: ...vers to the PC For example Compaq currently provides servers for 70 percent of the world s busiest web sites six out of the eight top ISPs 106 out of the 112 largest stock exchanges 60 percent of the world s banks and has the number one market share for Windows NT servers Compaq s goal is to establish itself as the market share leader commanding the number one position in all its targeted markets ...

Page 6: ... certified for ProENGINEER The engineer can use one screen for design research on the web and the other for Pro ENGINEER software In Windows NT Windows 2000 Server based environment With the continued acceptance of Windows NT Windows 2000 standards based computing is reaching higher and higher into the enterprise Compaq is a market leader in providing robust scalable solutions for Windows NT Windo...

Page 7: ...s rigorous QA certification process as rapidly as possible With this process in place customers get top quality hardware designed to run at peak performance with their favorite PTC applications Most of our competitors do not have this level of investment in application quality testing and solution assurance Responsive Compaq is committed to forging stronger relationships with our customers through...

Page 8: ...e than 70 percent of Oracle Data Mart Suites are implemented on Compaq servers Compaq is the number one Windows NT platform for Oracle customers Compaq is the number one Windows NT platform for SAP customers Compaq is number one for AlphaServer storage Source Market Perspectives According to Dataquest s July 1999 report Compaq is the number one worldwide supplier of Windows NT workstations support...

Page 9: ...requently the source of system failure better tools for developers for diagnosing potential causes of system failures and for storage management With Total Cost of Ownership such a high priority for businesses many are migrating from UNIX systems to Windows 2000 Compaq can lead you smoothly through your migration Compaq provides exactly the right level of service in planning designing implementing...

Page 10: ... able to replace those two machines with a single workstation that can run Pro ENGINEER at several times the speed plus handles e mail runs Microsoft Office and Windows compatible applications and does it for less than 25 percent of the cost Milton Orloff senior systems programmer for Steelcase Inc The affordability of Compaq solutions and their focus on low cost of maintenance allows manufacturin...

Page 11: ... to Windows 2000 and expect the complete PTC suite of Windchill server modules shortly Pilots can be started on Windows NT immediately Compaq has extensive expertise on NT projects and is the class leader for most Enterprise NT solutions platforms including Oracle SAP Exchange Notes Citrix and Baan and is the leader for all PTC on NT solutions How has Compaq established this leading position for N...

Page 12: ...ult the ProFusion Architecture is now used by all other manufacturers All eight way systems have a Compaq chip design at their heart Second Compaq continues to enhance the resilience of its systems and has designed fault prediction software applicable to memory and disk drives We call this pre failure warranty enabling customers to replace failing products BEFORE they fail and to do so free under ...

Page 13: ...s 866 MHz Intel Pentium III processor Shortly to be 1 GHz 256MB 512MB ECC RDRAM 256MB recommended for Pro DESKTOP 9 1GB Wide Ultra3 or ATA SCSI 10 000 rpm hard drive 10 000rpm hard drive AGP 4x graphics ELSA Synergy II graphics controller or Oxygen GVX1 or VX1 Intel 820 chip set with 133 MHz front side bus Integrated 256 KB level two cache 40X Max CD ROM Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4 0 or Win...

Page 14: ...ocessors Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4 0 40X Max CD ROM integrated Intel PRO 100 Management Adapter NIC 7 slot 7 bay rack mountable minitower integrated 16 bit PremierSound featuring AC 97 audio Largest Pro ENGINEER and CADDS 5i2 assemblies and most complex Pro MECHANICA analyses CADDS 5i2 is often used for the largest and most complex assemblies The recommended configuration for CADDS 5i2 is...

Page 15: ...sers who want great performance More expandable than the AP250 One or two processors Excellent price performanc e Expandability required if file sizes are medium but expected to increase Dual Architecture provides the performance needed for large computations Recommended for large ProE files up to 4GB complex analysis or multiple sessions of Pro MECHANIC A Performance needed for large computations...

Page 16: ... dedicated motherboard design Floating Point Vs Integer Performance It s important to note that Pro ENGINEER and to an even larger extent Pro MECHANICA demand large floating point performance from the base level processor Integer performance is important but floating point performance significantly drives the application speed Cache Selection The AP250 series has integrated 256 KB level two cache ...

Page 17: ...rtfolio that addresses a broader range of customer requirements The program ensures well integrated and tested workstation solutions and provides the fastest time to market with new graphics technology without sacrificing stability or customer choice It is an excellent example of Collaborative Product Commerce One success of the Graphics Excellence Program is with the Intense3D Wildcat 4110 graphi...

Page 18: ...ows NT Workstation 4 0 and Windows 95 and 98 Mid range 3D Our midrange and enhanced 3D solutions with the advanced 3D features required by technical professionals Compaq Professional 3D graphics are distinguished by high performance full featured 3D and the added value Compaq brings to quality and application performance 3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1 This was the Bench99 winner for best price performance 32 ...

Page 19: ...M dedicated frame buffer memory 128 MB SDRAM for texture memory 32MB DirectBurst memory for pipeline optimization True color resolutions up to 2048x1152 dual pipeline featuring 256 bit frame buffer and 128 bit texture buffer Superscene antialiasing 3D volumetric texture support 24 and 32 bit z buffer support 64 bit hardware accumulation buffer 96 128 160 and 192 bits pixel modes AGPPRO 110 slot Fr...

Page 20: ...y alerts It also allows you to view system information asset and configuration data change security settings and asset tag information run diagnostic tests and update HW device drivers Compaq Insight Manager LC provides the fastest time to a workstation management solution You don t need a dedicated server or workstation No database or other management applications are required Just select one of ...

Page 21: ...ssed from anywhere in the Intranet systems administrators can manage devices manage events and administer Insight Manager XE Pre configured common system views and customizable queries and events provide out of box productivity Predictive fault management and Pre Failure Warranty protect your storage memory and CPU investment RestoreCD The RestoreCD simplifies the reinstallation of the original so...

Page 22: ... storage management Windows 2000 Migration Services With Total Cost of Ownership such a high priority for businesses many are migrating from UNIX systems to Windows 2000 Compaq can lead you smoothly through your migration Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional is not a simple incremental upgrade but is a significant new design The entire infrastructure must be reviewed and aligned A full service prov...

Page 23: ...nd migration including UNIX to Windows NT Windows 2000 migration They work with customers from all over the world CSAIE has over 50 engineers and access to countless others They are experienced in mission critical application migration and have analysis tools skills and experience to estimate and plan making the job s schedule predictable If you have written your own applications or layered code o...

Page 24: ... featuring AC 97audio Large Assembly Solutions Intel based Large assemblies with file sizes of less than 2 GB can take advantage of the unique dual architecture of the SP750 with scaleable bandwidth technology using the 840 chip set It provides exceptional performance for large files Since 2 GB is the Windows NT 4 0 Client addressable limit greater than 2 GB requires Windows NT Server This solutio...

Page 25: ...f systems used for everything from file and print services to web hosting to smaller CAE simulations But whether the need is as basic as common access to printers and files in another computing environment or as extensive as creating a single integrated computing environment with one step management across platforms distributed security and a common software development environment Compaq has the ...

Page 26: ...of a mixed environment of UNIX and Windows to gain the advantages of using it Compaq is leading with technology that allows users to log in once and gain access to resources across UNIX and Windows without sacrificing security defines their account once across all organization platforms eliminates the need for users to log into applications separately ...

Page 27: ...uration utility the Compaq Display LiteSaver utility and product documentation Programmable sleep mode timer Energy Saver feature for Energy Star compliance Monitor base includes a housing space for an optional USB hub Security lock slot AssetControl Desktop Security Compaq Fingerprint Identification Technology developed in partnership with Identicator a leader in biometric identification technolo...

Page 28: ...work administration costs Compaq Spaceball The Compaq Spaceball 4000 FLX 3D motion controller option increases productivity by allowing you to simultaneously zoom pan and rotate 3D models in every direction It is like holding your model in your hand interacting in 3D as you do in the real world Fully featured with 12 hardware buttons 10 bit electronics and ergonomically designed to minimize wrist ...

Page 29: ...nd the Pro E features you use most often 1 When running a benchmark comparison make sure you have enough memory installed to prevent paging to disk Once a benchmark pages to disk it becomes disk i o bound and will not give a true measure of overall system performance Paging to disk occurs when the memory required to run the benchmark is greater than the amount of physical memory available 2 For a ...

Page 30: ...f same Pro Engineer version and datecode Web Sites of PTC benchmarks The following web site is from the Pro USER community and represents a variety of user activities http utopia knoware nl ocorten What kind of actions does it test Wireframe redraws Shaded mouse spins Shaded redraws Shade calculations Regenerations Menu redraws Saves Dialogue box redraws Mouse zooms Patterned X section creation Fa...

Page 31: ...ndex html Parametric Technologies Corporation products http www ptc com Products certified for Microsoft Windows 2000 http www microsoft com windows2000 upgrade compat certifie d asp Products certified for PTC applications http www ptc com partners hardware 21 support htm SALES IN F O R M ATION To reach Call Compaq Product Service Information line 1 800 AT COMPAQ Compaq Technical Support Center 1 ...

Page 32: ...le performance The range of available solutions including hardware operating system graphics options and other leading edge offerings can meet the needs of any PTC customer With the Compaq PTC relationship we are always striving to offer the best possible solutions to PTC customers and to ensure that when PTC has a new version of Pro ENGINEER we are ready to support it in new and existing solution...

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