Bull signs new technology agreement with NEC.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1995--Bull announced today a joint agreement to expand its long-term cooperation with NEC on very large mainframe systems. This announcement concerns the development of new CMOS-based systems for their respective large mainframe markets throughout the world. It corresponds to a R&D investment by Bull of around $40M. The new systems are to be developed in Bull's Phoenix, Ariz., and Les Clayes, France, R&D facilities and manufactured by Bull for both companies in the Angers, France, factory. They are based on Bull's extended Distributed Processing The first term used to describe the distribution of multiple computers throughout an organization in contrast to a centralized system. It started with the first minicomputers. Today, distributed processing is called "distributed computing." See also client/server. System architecture and the most advanced CMOS technology. NEC will contribute engineering resources for cooperative development with Bull on the design and implementation of these systems. Within the framework of a project code-named "Jupiter," Bull will incorporate the GCOS GCOS - GeneChip Operating Software (Affymetrix) GCOS - General Comprehensive Operating System (Honeywell) GCOS - Global Climate Observing System GCOS - God's Chosen Operating System 8 operating system on this platform to fully exploit its recognized transaction processing/database capabilities, offering over 1,500 mainframe-class transactions per second and up to 50,000 simultaneous sessions. NEC will integrate technology used in Parallel ACOS ACOS American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Series, including "Multi System Control Facility" and "Parallel Batch Processing," and also port its ACOS-6 operating system for its customers. The result for customers of both Bull and NEC will be fast, powerful business computers based on a commodity market commodity market, organized traders' exchange in which standardized, graded products are bought and sold. Worldwide, there are 48 major commodity exchanges that trade over 96 commodities, ranging from wheat and cotton to silver and oil. Most trading is done in futures contracts, that is, agreements to deliver goods at a set time in the future for a price established at the time of the agreement. cost structure. These systems will be compatible with each company's respective current very large system range. In particular, for Bull, they will complement the existing Bull DPS 9000/900 product family ("Zeus"). Jean-Claude Albrecht, senior executive vice president and general manager of Bull's Enterprise Systems Division, said, "This agreement capitalizes on Bull's recognized expertise in CMOS/VLSI technology and parallel multiserver architecture (on the Bull DPS 7000 range) and on NEC's proven experience in very large systems and super-computers. It further reinforces the fruitful long-standing relationship we have with NEC and allows both companies to satisfy the high standards of enterprise information processing demanded by our respective customers." CONTACT: Bull HN Hn - Hahnium (IUPAC element 108) HN - Hallands Nyheter (Swedish newspaper) HN - Hardin Northern HN - Hawk Nelson (band) HN - Head Nurse HN - Headline News HN - Headquarters Notice HN - Health Nut HN - Hell No HN - Home Net HN - Home Networking HN - Honduras (country code, top level domain) HN - Honorable HN - Horn (French Horn; Music) HN - Hospital Novicentro (Guatemala) HN - Hospitalman (USN Rating) HN - Host Nation Information Systems (USA) Bill Bradley, 508/294-5812 or Groupe Bull (France) Harry Jacobs, (33-1) 39 66 35 13 |
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