Bull announces cooperative agreement with NEC to address high-end Windows NT server market.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1997--Bull announced today that it is developing a new range of mission-critical NT/Intel servers in cooperation with its strategic partner NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corp. This high-end range of scalable, robust and reliable NT servers will be suitable for running both enterprise-class production applications and customer-centric information systems. Bull's goal is to take the leadership in the emerging and promising segment of high-end NT servers, capitalizing on its current acknowledged strengths in high-end open systems and software. The development program will draw on the skills of both companies in mainframes and open systems. NEC is providing Bull with its advanced hardware technology, including in particular its 8-way main processor boards. Bull will integrate in this range its resilient enterprise system and security management solution (ISM/OpenMaster) as well as sophisticated mainframe disciplines, interoperability features and robust production software, which are currently integrated within its Sagister range of open enterprise production systems. Further developments will include 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. clustering using Microsoft's Wolfpack technology, multi-node input/output, integrated high-availability storage systems and specific solutions for targeted markets such as dedicated data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse and Internet/Intranet servers. First shipments of NT enterprise servers will be made this fall. This agreement is a further step in the 30-year history of fruitful cooperation between the two companies in building computer systems for corporate users. Notable achievements include Bull's sourcing from NEC for its "Zeus" very large mainframe systems and NEC's sourcing of Bull's "Jupiter" CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. systems for its ACOS (language) ACOS - A BBS language for PRODOS 8 on Apple II. Macos is a hacked version of ACOS. 6-based large mainframes. Other fields of close cooperation include smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. , with the NEC Semiconductor Group, networking and multimedia. "We are proud to be associated once more with our strategic partner, NEC, for these developments in the field of NT enterprise servers," said Don Zereski, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bull North/South America. "This alliance will pave the way for us to become the leader in this market." "We are pleased to extend our ongoing cooperation with Bull for the benefit of the NT enterprise server market," said Hiroshi Hatta, vice-president, NEC Computer Group. "I am confident of Bull's future success in this fast expanding market." About Bull With a presence in more than 85 countries, more than 21,000 employees, and combined revenues in 1996 of $4.7 billion, Bull offers a wide range of systems, infrastructure software and IT services through focused innovation, alliances with the best partners, and its own integration expertise. Bull's North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. headquarters is located in Billerica, Mass., with significant R&D marketing and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services in Phoenix, Ariz. The company also employs a nationwide network of direct sales people. Bull is recognized for innovative products such as Escala servers, Sagister multiframes, CP8 smart cards, and infrastructure software of such as ISM/OpenMaster for the management of systems and networks. The Bull Web address is http://www.bull.com . -0- All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. 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 in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Escala, Powercluster, Sagister, Multiframe and OpenMaster are trademarks of Bull S.A. CONTACT: Bill Bradley Bull HN Information Systems 508/294-5812 b.bradley@bull.com |
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