Amdahl Selects Sun Netra t 1120 Server for the Amdahl INSPIRE Platform.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1998-- Intelligent Network Offering Moves to Sun Netra Platform The Intelligent Network Systems Group of Amdahl Corporation (company) Amdahl Corporation - A US computer manufacturer. Amdahl is a major supplier of large mainframes, UNIX and Open Systems software and servers, data storage subsystems, data communications products, applications development software, and a variety of educational and , a Fujitsu company, today announced that it has selected the Sun Microsystem(R) Sun(TM) Netra(TM) t 1120 server as the platform for the Amdahl INSPIRE central office configurations. Amdahl INSPIRE is a robust, open, highly scaleable platform built from network-deployed, proven components. It is based upon Sun SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill (R) servers, Sun's Solaris(TM) operating environment, an object DBMS, Signalware(TM) technology from DGM&S Telecom, and Amdahl-developed applications. "The Sun Netra t 1120 server provides our customers with the reliability and scaleability required for Intelligent Network applications," said Rick Carter, vice president and general manager, Intelligent Network Systems Group, Amdahl Corporation. "Having met the stringent Bellcore criteria for central office certification, the Netra provides the ideal hardware platform for deployment of Amdahl's advanced network services solutions." "We are pleased that Amdahl has selected the Netra t 1120 server, the latest addition to Sun's product line of Netra telco servers in conjunction with its Intelligent Networks offering," said Neil Knox, vice president and general manager of the Network Products Group at Sun Microsystems. "This extends the long-standing relationship we have with Amdahl Corporation and reaffirms Amdahl's and Sun's commitment to delivering telecom industry solutions." Currently available on the Sun Netra platform are Amdahl INSPIRE Calling Name Delivery Service (CNAM (Calling NAMe) An IN (Intelligent Network) service that displays the caller's name on the calling party's digital readout. This is similar to caller ID except that the calling party's name is displayed along with the calling number or instead of the calling number. See caller ID. ), Nationwide CNAM, Local Number Portability "LNP" redirects here. For the airport in Virginia with that IATA code, see Lonesome Pine Airport. For the compound InP, see Indium phosphide. Local number portability, (LNP) for fixed lines, and full mobile number portability (LNP (Local Number Portability) The capability of keeping the same local telephone number when switching carriers. See NP and WLNP. ), and Access Mediation. Wireless versions of CNAM, N-CNAM, and Number Portability (WNP WNP Wireless Number Portability (FCC) WNP White Nationalist Party WNP Washington Nuclear Power WNP Will Not Proceed ) will be available in fourth quarter, 1998. This is yet another example of the Amdahl tradition of bringing robust enterprise-class technology solutions and services to its customers. Amdahl continues to raise the bar by providing products and services that help customers gain a competitive advantage in their industries. As an end-to-end systems integrator, Amdahl providesent company, is a recognized leader in the telecommunications industry. About Amdahl Amdahl Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, provides integrated enterprise computing solutions designed to meet the needs of the leading, most compute-intensive environments around the world. Amdahl has over 25 years of experienceo create customized solutions that help clients NOTE TO EDITORS: Amda hl news releases are available on the Internet at www.amdahl.com, the Amdahl Corporation home page. The Amdahl site provides current, in-depth information on Amdahl offerings and solutions for enterprise computing. Amdahl is a registered trademark and Amdahl INSPIRE is a trademark of Amdahl Corporation. Sun Microsystems is a registered trademark and Solaris and Netra are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Signalware is a trademark of DGM&S Telecom. Fujitsu is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited. MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). 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