ALR awarded renewed GSA contract; Affordable computing solutions include feature-rich desktop, workstation and server systems.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1997--Advanced Logic Research Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AALR AALR American Association for Leisure and Recreation AALR General Company for Land Reclamation, Development and Reconstruction (stock symbol) ) Tuesday announced that the federal government has awarded the company the U.S. General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) Schedule 70 B/C B/C Because B/C Broadcast B/C Boundary Conditions B/C Biological & Chemical Contract, effective for the period of April 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998. Under terms of the renewed agreement, ALR ALR Administrative License Revocation ALR Agricultural Land Reserve (Canada) ALR Automatic Locking Retractor (seat belts) ALR Australian Law Reports (University of Tasmania Library) will provide technically advanced solutions that include the company's ALR OptimaPro Series computer desktops, ALR Evolution Series workstations and award-winning ALR Revolution server products. ALR has been selling under the GSA schedule since 1993, both directly and through strategic partnerships with qualified resellers, key federal systems integrators and prime contractors. "ALR continues to bring the newest and most advanced technologies to the government market," said Robert Dunford, manager for ALR's Government Sales Division. "Recognized worldwide for our early-to-market stance, we introduced the ALR Revolution 6X6, the computer industry's first MP Spec compatible system to harness the power of up to six Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. processors. It provides up to 43 percent higher performance than competitive four-way models, such as the Dell PowerEdge 6100 server, for a maximum return on technology investment." "As evidenced by recent TPC-C A benchmark that measures overall transaction processing performance. See TPC. TM results that benchmark a system's total cost of ownership and performance in transaction-rich environments, ALR offers low-cost computing solutions that are flexible enough to adapt to any work environment, powerful enough to handle government bandwidth demands, and friendly enough to be used by America's workforce," added Dunford. "All ALR products feature technology that is integral to the networks of civilian and federal agencies." Available immediately, GSA pricing for the ALR Revolution 6X6 floor-standing model starts at $11,532. For high-growth server environments, ALR offers a rack-mountable configuration of the ALR Revolution 6X6, which features a GSA starting price of $12,356. For more information about ALR products and GSA contract (number GS-35F-3006D), please call 800/444-4ALR. The company is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.alr.com . All ALR products are backed by a 5-year/36-month limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. , which covers major systems components (chassis, keyboard, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. module, system board and power supply) for a period of five years; associated labor costs and ALR installed peripherals are covered for 36 months. ALR also offers three-year, on-site service support free of charge for all Pentium Pro-based servers, with optional coverage for up to five years. Also recognized for its extensive feature set and affordability is ALR's Evolution Series of high-performance computer workstation systems. In a comparative roundup of Pentium Pro-based systems conducted by Federal Computer Week in its Jan. 6, 1997 issue, the ALR Evolution Dual6 was awarded a "Government Best Buy." The publication reported, "The Evolution's superior system design gives this machine the closest workstation-like expandability options of any system in our review. Given its superior configuration and solid performance results, the Evolution is a powerhouse for the money." CONTACT: Advanced Logic Research Inc., Irvine Genevieve Ortegon gennyo@alr.com or Robert Dunford bobdun@alr.com 714/581-6770 Fax: 714/581-9240 http://www.alr.com |
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