Dansk Data Elektronik A/S to market Data General servers and storage systems; Agreement includes NUMALiiNE technology based AViiON servers.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1996--Data General Corp. and Dansk Data Elektronik A/S (DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) A message protocol in Windows that allows application programs to request and exchange data between them automatically. DDE - Dynamic Data Exchange ) announced today that Dansk Data Elektronik will resell Data General AViiON AViiON was a series of computers from Data General that were the company's main product from the late 1980s until the company's server products were discontinued in 2001. Earlier AViiON models used the Motorola 88000 CPU, but later models moved to an all-Intel solution when servers and CLARiiON storage systems to its customers worldwide. Dansk Data Elektronik will market Data General's current line of AViiON systems; its next generation of servers using Intel's Pentium Pro processor-based SHV SHV Shareholder Value SHV Standard High Volume SHV Sheave SHV Steenkolen Handels Vereeniging SHV Shreveport, LA, USA - Regional Airport (Airport Code) SHV Sport Horse Versatility SHV Supersonic/Hypersonic Vehicle SHV Super Hybrid Vehicle (Standard High Volume) motherboards, which are scheduled to begin shipping this summer; and powerful AViiON systems based on NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access) A multiprocessing architecture in which memory is separated into close and distant banks. NUMA is similar to SMP, in which multiple CPUs share a single memory. However, in SMP, all CPUs access a common memory at the same speed. (Non-Uniform Memory Access (architecture) Non-Uniform Memory Access - (NUMA) A memory architecture, used in multiprocessors, where the access time depends on the memory location. A processor can access its own local memory faster than non-local memory (memory which is local to another processor or shared ) architecture, which are expected to be available from Data General late this year. Claus Erik Christoffersen, president of Dansk Data Elektronik, said, "We are pleased to be partnering with a company like Data General, which traditionally has been in the forefront of technology. DDE will market AViiON alongside our existing line of Supermax Enterprise Servers, the primary platform for DDE's vertical solutions. This agreement with Data General will strengthen our horizontal business solutions in the Windows NT arena and solutions based on market standard SCO UnixWare. Thus this agreement opens the opportunity of a technology partnership based on complementary areas of competence within our two companies." Dansk Data Elektronik, which is based in Denmark, is the second major European computer manufacturer to announce that it will use Data General's NUMALiiNE technology in systems it sells. ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. , the United Kingdom's leading computer company, announced similar plans earlier this month. "We are pleased to announce this agreement with Dansk Data Elektronik, Denmark's premier supplier of mid-range 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). computer systems," said Joel Schwartz, vice president of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Data General. "This is another step in our plan to become the industry leader in bringing large-scale systems based on NUMA technology to the commercial marketplace." Data General's NUMALiiNE implementation, using advanced NUMA technology, will link multiple Intel SHV baseboards into large-scale systems that perform at levels far beyond today's most powerful symmetric multiprocessing systems. The SHV servers are built using four 200-MHz Pentium Pro processors, cache, memory and dual PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). I/O channels. The SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec. (hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART. (Scalable Coherent Interface (hardware, protocol) Scalable Coherent Interface - (SCI) The ANSI/IEEE 1596-1992 standard that defines a point-to-point interface and a set of packet protocols. The SCI protocols use packets with a 16-byte header and 16, 64, or 256 data bytes. ) interconnect, an ANSI/IEEE standard protocol, makes the individual memories on each SHV server look like a single large memory, and enforces cache coherency across multiple SHV boards. Phil Gerskovich, vice president of Data General's NUMALiiNE Business Unit, said, "NUMA will become the leading high-end computing technology because the thousands of software applications currently running on 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 will not have to be modified to run on NUMA systems." The NUMALiiNE Business Unit, formed by Data General earlier this month, is responsible for developing OEM relationships and a worldwide distribution network for its NUMA server technology and systems. As part of the agreement announced today, Dansk Data Elektronik also will resell Data General's full line of CLARiiON storage systems and associated peripherals with the AViiON server line. CLARiiON systems provide the most advanced high availability RAID storage solution for open enterprise environments. The CLARiiON family ranges from the entry-level Model 150 designed for PC LAN environments to the rackmount, 20-drive Series 2000 systems designed for enterprise-level environments, supporting multiple terabytes of storage in a single unit. CLARiiON storage arrays can be configured to deliver the desired level of RAID technology support necessary to meet all application performance and data availability requirements. Dansk Data Elektronik A/S is a Danish information technology vendor with a long track record of delivering complete integrated solutions. DDE has built a unique competence in the areas of UNIX, Windows NT, relational databases and Internet technology. The company has utilized this competence to build customized solutions for public libraries, newspaper production, and the local and central government and education markets. Data General (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DGN), based in Westboro, Mass., specializes in servers and storage systems and related software and services for customers worldwide. The company reported fiscal 1995 revenues of $1.2 billion. Additional information on the company, its products and services is available on the Internet at http://www.dg.com. -0- AViiON and CLARiiON are registered trademarks, NUMALiiNE is a trademark of Data General Corp. All brand and product names appearing in the press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Data General Corp. Jim Dunlap, 508/898-6546 jim_dunlap@dg.com or Edelman Worldwide George Goldman, 212/704-4440 ggoldman@edelman.com |
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