Bull and En.gen sign U.S. distribution agreement for Bull PowerPC systems.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1994--Bull strengthened its position in the market for client/server and open-enterprise computing with today's announcement that it has signed a U.S. distribution agreement with En.gen, Inc. of Tempe, Ariz. Under the agreement, En.gen has been appointed as one of Bull's master distributors in the U.S to market Bull's full range of UNIX servers, including the new PowerPC-based Escala family of symmetrical multiprocessing (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. ) systems unveiled in September, as well as Bull's DPX/20 family of uniprocessor servers, both of which run IBM's AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. 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. . In an effort to enhance the migration of UNIX System V Unix System V - System V Release 4.2MP applications to Escala, En.gen's sister company, ESIX ESIX Electrically Switched Ion Exchange Systems, Inc., plans to port its Intel-based ESIX SVR Noun 1. SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and 4.2MP to Bull's new PowerPC platforms. This will provide end users, through En.gen's base of VARs, developers and system integrators, a choice of either SVR4.2MP or AIX operating system software on the new platforms, allowing users to run a vast range of 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). applications. Thomas Tomassen, En.gen general manager, said, "This agreement with Bull provides En.gen's customers with a clear path forward, through Escala, to significantly greater transaction processing performance and scalability. We see the PowerPC as the gateway for an unlimited number of end users and developers to migrate high-throughput, cross-platform applications to the highest available levels of UNIX/AIX client/server and open enterprise network computing." Roland Clarke, director of Bull's UNIX Systems OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and indirect sales in the U.S., added, "When we introduced Escala last month, we said that it would be an extremely versatile and powerful platform with extensive appeal to indirect sales channels. This agreement delivers on that commitment, and is a further endorsement of the attractiveness of Bull's recently launched `Powerful Advantage' reseller program." En.gen, formerly UNIZONE, Inc., is a nationwide provider of professional UNIX/AIX integration and distribution services, which include a full range of desktop-to-rackmount uniprocessor and SMP systems, leading-edge specialty peripherals, UNIX flavors, plus networking and connectivity products that support client/server computing across the enterprise. En.gen's vertical market targets include factory automation, materials handling, process control, state and federal government organizations, general goods distribution, office and accounting, communications, finance, legal, health care and telecommunications. Groupe Bull, with a presence in more than 100 countries, over 28,000 employees and combined revenues of approximately $5.0 billion, is one of the world's largest information systems companies. As a major systems and technologies integrator, Bull offers a comprehensive range of solutions, services and support capabilities. Within Groupe Bull, the Open Systems and Software (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) Division, based in Les Clayes, France, is responsible for providing flexible and robust information infrastructure, technologies and solutions based on open, scalable systems. OSS's U.S. UNIX Systems OEM and indirect sales organization is based in Billerica, Mass. -0- PowerPC and AIX are trademarks 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. UNIX is a registered trademark of X/Open Co. Ltd. Escala and DPX/20 are trademarks of Bull. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Bull HN Information Systems Bruce MacDonald, 508/294-6602 |
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