Aspen Systems and Digital Equipment announce Alpha-based Workstation running OpenVMS operating system; first vendor to license and sell Alpha OpenVMS in non-digital hardware to debut at Fall '94 DECUS.WHEAT RIDGE Wheat Ridge, city (1990 pop. 29,419), Jefferson co., N central Colo., a suburb of Denver; inc. 1969. Chiefly residential, Wheat Ridge is the site of an annual carnation festival. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1994--Aspen Systems, Inc. Thursday announced a joint licensing agreement with Digital Equipment Corp. to package the OpenVMS operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. with its high-performance line of workstations. Alpine's ALPINE workstations -- powered by the Alpha microprocessor -- represent the first commitment by a hardware vendor outside of Digital to load OpenVMS right on their Alpha systems. The new workstations running OpenVMS will be demonstrated at Fall '94 DECUS DECUS - Digital Equipment Computer Users Society , which opens today at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. in Anaheim, Calif. "The performance of the Alpha microprocessor allows us to create very powerful systems which will increase the OpenVMS systems presence in small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. ). The rapidly expanding SME market demands the business critical functionality of OpenVMS," notes Steven Spring, chief executive officer of Aspen Systems, Inc. "In addition, we see great growth potential as more and more applications port to the OpenVMS operating system -- that adds up to a tremendous market opportunity for us." Systems Features and Capabilities Aspen Systems' ALPINE combines Digital's 21066, 21064 or 21064A processor and the 21072 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). core logic chip set with a 128-bit RAM bus designed for maximum computing performance. By using Aspen's "pop out chip and oscillator oscillator Mechanical or electronic device that produces a back-and-forth periodic motion. A pendulum is a simple mechanical oscillator that swings with a constant amplitude, requiring the addition of energy at each swing only to compensate for the energy lost because of air " design, the same ALPINE motherboard supports processor speeds of 166MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , 200MHz, 233MHz and 275MHz. Motherboards may be easily upgraded with this unique design. The board includes three version-2 PCI compliant expansion slots for high speed I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output throughput of up to 132 megabytes per second (unit) megabytes per second - (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576). . Three ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. expansion slots provide backward compatibility with thousands of PC peripherals. All of these feature are now available with the Digital OpenVMS operating system loaded right on the box. Alpha, OpenVMS and ALPINE Deliver Solutions Today The 166MHz and 200MHz Alpha-based ALPINE Systems began shipping in April 1994. The 233MHz and 275MHz ALPINE systems began shipping in July of 1994. These workstations -- available as complete systems and to OEMs as motherboards -- target Windows NT (out of the box), Windows NT Advanced Server and OpenVMS markets, with initial focus on engineering, graphics and automation applications. According to Jesse Lipcon, OpenVMS Systems Business Group vice president: "This is a significant milestone in the history of OpenVMS. As part of our commitment to continue open systems practices and willingness to share our key technologies, we have encouraged and welcome this new relationship, that ultimately puts OpenVMS and Alpha systems into new customer environments. "Aspen customers will enjoy the benefits of OpenVMS' large applications portfolio that over ten million users are currently accessing, not to mention the advantage of being on the world's leading 64-bit technology with Alpha systems. We look forward to much mutual success with Aspen." The Aspen Systems Commitment The founders and staff of Aspen Systems have more than fifteen years of manufacturing, development, and marketing experience in the desktop computer market. Aspen's people have long been committed to providing quality, service and value to customers worldwide. In Partnership with Digital Equipment Corp. Digital Equipment Corp. is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software and services together with solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. -0- Note to Editors: ALPINE is a registered trademark of Aspen Systems Inc. Digital, the Digital logo, Alpha, and OpenVMS are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corp. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. CONTACT: Aspen Systems Inc.
Steven Spring, 303/431-4606 ext. 101
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Digital Equipment Corp.
Judith Abrahamovich, 508/264-5405
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Rourke & Company
Fred Bateman, 617/267-0042 ext. 330
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