Compaq Sweeps AIM Hot Iron Competition, Winning 21 of 32 Awards; Sets Record for Most AIM Awards to a Single Vendor.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 1996-- Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today announced it has won an unprecedented 21 AIM Hot Iron Awards in the latest performance and price/performance benchmarks conducted by AIM Technology, a leading independent performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. service. Compaq was recognized by AIM Technology for its raw performance and price/performance results with its ProLiant servers, soon-to-be-announced workstation products and Deskpro computers running the industry's most popular enterprise-class 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. -- Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT and SCO UnixWare A server operating system for the Intel platform from SCO. It is based on Unix System V Release 4.2MP and includes SMP support for two processors with optional support for up to 32. As of UnixWare 2.1, it includes NetWare 4.1 file, print and directory services. . The previous record of awards to a single vendor in a single round of AIM Hot Iron evaluations was 11. Today's awards were presented at 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). EXPO PLUS by Microsoft's Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. , who announced the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. award winners, and SCO's Alok Mohan, who announced the UNIX award winners. Compaq garnered 13 out of 20 UNIX awards. In AIM's very first competition for Windows NT benchmarks, Compaq, the world's leading vendor of PCs and servers, secured eight out of 12 awards. Compaq won awards that represent both absolute performance and price/performance superiority. A complete list of awards can be found on AIM Technology's web site: http://www.aim.com. "Awards from an independent third-party organization demonstrate that Compaq ProLiant platforms are outperforming RISC-based systems on a raw performance basis," said Mike Perez Mike Perez (born October 19, 1964 in Yauco, Puerto Rico), is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1990-1997. Teams
"These outstanding AIM Technology Hot Iron Awards results illustrate that Compaq is fulfilling its commitment to provide the industry's best price/performance computing platforms using industry- standard hardware and best-of-breed partnering for seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. and optimization of operating systems and application software," said Perez.
Awards Won by Compaq
UNIX WORKSTATIONS
GENERAL WORKSTATION MIX
Best Performer Less than $25k Compaq DeskPro 2000
Best Price/Performance Less than $25k Compaq DeskPro 2000
Best Performer over $25k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (2 CPU)
Best Price/Performance over $25k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (2 CPU)
UNIX SERVER BENCHMARKS
UNIX SHARED SYSTEM
Best Performer less than $25k Compaq ProLiant 2500
Best Performer $25-49k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (4 CPU)
Best Price/Performance $25-49k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (2 CPU)
Best Price/Performance $50-149k Compaq ProLiant 5000
UNIX FILE SERVER MIX
Best Performer less than $25k Compaq ProLiant 2500
Best Price/Performance less than $25k Compaq ProLiant 2500
Best Performer $25-49k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (2 CPU)
Best Price/Performance $25-49k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (2 CPU)
Best Performer $150k+ Compaq ProLiant 5000 (4 CPU)
WINDOWS NT AWARDS
DOMAIN SERVER MIX
Best Performer less than $25k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (2 CPU)
Best Price/Performance less than $25k Compaq Workstation
Best Performer $25-49k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (3 CPU)
Best Price/Performance $25-49k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (3 CPU)
NT FILE SERVER MIX
Best Performer less than $25k Compaq ProLiant 2500 (2 CPU)
Best Price/Performance less than $25k Compaq Workstation
Best Performer $25-49k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (3 CPU)
Best Price/Performance $25-49k Compaq ProLiant 5000 (2 CPU)
New Compaq ProLiant 2500 and Compaq workstations products winning
the AIM awards will be formally announced later this month.
Operating Systems Optimization and Standardization Last April, Compaq furthered its commitment to bring enterprise- and midrange-class capabilities to industry standard-based UNIX through its participation, support and endorsement of SCO's UnixWare as the common UNIX operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . Building on its Frontline Partnership with Microsoft Corp., Compaq announced in July that it plans to optimize the new Microsoft Windows NT 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. version 4.0 throughout its server product line, using Compaq SmartStart integration tools. Perez said, "Once again the long term relationship between Compaq and Microsoft is paying off for our customers." Since 1981, AIM Technology has provided vendors and end users comprehensive, unbiased performance testing to help users determine the best fit between their application needs and available systems and configurations. AIM created new Windows NT benchmarks which were introduced in June of this year. Twice a year, AIM holds a competition for the AIM Hot Iron Awards and this is the first time they have judged both UNIX and NT categories. AIM's service helps users reduce the costs of evaluating new systems and provides valuable broad-spectrum performance visibility for vendors that submit systems to be tested. AIM is an independent organization which enables it to bring an expert eye to performance measurement not influenced by external objectives. Company Background Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is the fifth largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers, delivering useful innovation through products that connect people with people and people with information. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] programs and business practices. Compaq is strategically organized to meet the current and future needs of its customers, offering Internet and enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. solutions, networking products, commercial PC products and consumer PCs. As the leader in distributed enterprise solutions, Compaq has shipped more than one million servers. In 1995, the company reported worldwide sales of $14.8 billion. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products can be found at http://www.compaq.com or by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations can be obtained by calling 1-800-345-1518. -0- Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Compaq Computer Corporation Dave Anderson Dave Anderson might refer to:
713-514-0484 davea@netgate.compaq.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Eric Grodziski 617-536-0470 egrodziski@miller.shandwick.com |
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