Auspex, Bull announce agreement on high-end PowerPC Network servers; development, marketing agreement will address market needs for scalable, high-end SMP network servers.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif./PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1995--Auspex Systems Inc. and Bull announced today that they will develop and market a new high-performance data server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. on Bull's Escala(TM) SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. family of PowerPC AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. servers and Auspex's Functional Multiprocessing(TM) (FMP FMP FileMaker Pro FMP Forest Management Plan FMP Full Metal Panic (anime) FMP Fixed Maturity Plan FMP Federación de Mujeres Progresistas (Spanish: Federation of Progressive Women) ) architecture. The agreement signals Auspex's commitment to provide a choice of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. by introducing a scalable host processor, Bull's Escala SMP, running AIX. The new Escala-based server will be sold by Auspex aus·pex n. pl. aus·pi·ces An augur of ancient Rome, especially one who interpreted omens derived from the observation of birds. [Latin; see auspice.] Noun 1. as part of its NetServer family. Bull will provide both the current and new generation of NetServer products to users in its major European markets. Auspex and Bull are combining their skills to answer market requirements for reliable, high-throughput network servers used in conjunction with powerful workstations in domains with data-intensive applications such as software development, electronic and mechanical design, document management, financial analysis, digital publishing, animation, etc. "This agreement is significant both from a product and marketing perspective," said Joseph Brown, Auspex's VP of marketing. "The new data server will combine the power and scalability of our FMP architecture with Bull's leading-edge PowerScale(TM) SMP technology. The integration of Bull's PowerPC SMP AIX system with our product line will allow Auspex to provide customers added flexibility in their IS strategy while broadening our appeal to the large base of AIX workstation and server users, many of whom are running commercial applications. Through Bull, we also gain a presence in key European markets." "This agreement, with Auspex, combining Auspex's expertise in high-performance file servers and Bull's expertise in highly-available, scalable SMP commercial systems, opens new perspectives in the implementation of client/server applications," said Armand Malka, marketing & sales VP for Bull's Open Systems and Software division in Paris. "As a leader in PowerPC SMP technology with Escala, we are committed, through partnerships, to bringing to new customers and new markets solutions that meet the pressing demand for performance in distributed environments." Auspex Systems 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 :ASPX ASPX Active Server Page Framework (Microsoft) ASPX Active Server Plus Pages ) Santa Clara, founded in December 1987, supplies high-performance network data servers and advanced network services that improve response time, network throughput and on-line storage capacity while consolidating data and simplifying network management in corporate distributed computing environments. The company has shipped more than 1,000 systems worldwide. Bull's Open Systems & Software division is responsible within Groupe Bull for providing flexible and robust information infrastructures, technologies and solutions based on open, scalable systems. Groupe Bull is one of the world's leading providers of information technology solutions for businesses and public administrations, with revenue of over $5.4 billion in 1994 and 25,000 employees worldwide. Working with partners in each of its businesses, Bull develops and markets a complete line of information system products, services and integrated solutions. EDITOR'S NOTE Auspex is a registered trademark of Auspex Systems, Inc. Key aspects of Auspex's Functional Multiprocessing (FMP) architecture are protected under U.S. patents no. 5,163,131 and no. 5,175,825. Escala and PowerScale are trademarks of Bull. UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). is a registered trademark licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited, in the USA and other countries. AIX is a trademark of IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corp. and is being used under license. PowerPC is a trademark of IBM Corp. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Auspex Systems Inc. Doug Free, 408/986-2288 doug.free(at symbol)auspex.com or Bull (U.S.) Bill Bradley, 508/294-5812 Bradley.W(at symbol)ma02.bull.com or Thomas Associates, Inc. (for Auspex) Barbara Kohn/Lorraine Rossini, 415/325-6236 MCI Mail: 659-7562/654-7570 or Bull (Paris) Maurice Bombrun, 011/33-1-30-80-3346 m.bombrun(at symbol)nom.bull.fr |
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