Data General Announces New Strategy as EMC Division At Fall COMDEX `99.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999-- Data General To Pioneer Model To Simplify, Control and Consolidate Computing Infrastructure Data General, a Division of EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. ), today announced an aggressive strategy to enhance its leadership in the rapidly growing server consolidation marketplace. The new strategy will meet the expanding market need for a simplified computing environment that reduces total cost of ownership, and provides reliability, high-availability, and increased control. The announcement comes shortly after the company's recent acquisition by EMC Corporation, completed on October 12. "With the dramatic growth in Internet use and increased storage requirements, many customers have already recognized the significant advantages of centralized storage. We believe that the same kinds of benefits can be realized through a consolidated server A multiprocessor computer system consisting of several rack-mounted or modularized CPU boards that use fault tolerant components and share disk storage. SMP versions share a common memory pool. model that addresses the need for high-availability, lower cost of ownership, and effective management and cost control," said newly appointed Data General president Robert Dutkowsky. "As Microsoft NT and Windows 2000 play an increasingly important role in the mission-critical application environment, there is clearly an excellent opportunity for Data General to extend its leadership in server consolidation," continued Dutkowsky. "Our existing "In-A-Box" solutions already deliver a level of server consolidation, as do our AV/Flex 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 ) partitioning solutions for 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). and NT environments. We will expand this concept with additional pre-packaged rack solutions that provide increased management capabilities and enable customers to more efficiently meet their application and storage needs." Data General pioneered "In-a-Box" packaging in 1997 by delivering NT Cluster-in-a-Box, and subsequently introduced Exchange-in-a-Box, and TermServer-in-a-Box solutions -- racks of servers, storage and related hardware with pre-loaded clustering and management software that make it easier for customers to install new applications and bring them on-line faster. On the strength of such solutions, Data General was ranked number one for calendar year 1998 in Intel based See Intel-based system. NT servers selling between $25,000 and $250,000, with 22 percent of that worldwide market, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. International Data Corporation (IDC). The company also holds the top spot for Intel based NT servers, selling between $100,000 and $250,000, with 56 percent market share worldwide. As part of its High Availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. Business Services portfolio, Data General already offers 99.9% uptime guarantees for its AViiON enterprise servers running 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. and SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. 7.0. In addition, Data General announced at the Microsoft Exchange Conference '99 last month that it is the first vendor to offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee for Microsoft Exchange 5.5. The new guarantee enhances Data General's high-availability solutions for mission-critical operations. As part of the new strategy, Data General will continue to use the NUMA architecture to deliver high performance UNIX solutions while extending the architecture to deliver similar capabilities for Windows NT solutions. Data General NUMA servers have been installed globally since 1995, providing solutions in business critical 7x24 environments on Wall Street and in major distribution outlets and healthcare institutions. In addition, Data General will continue its core research and development expertise in Intel-based processor systems and high-performance operating systems. These technologies will form the foundation for future Data General appliance solutions. About Data General Data General, a Division of EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), is a major supplier of enterprise and departmental computing solutions for customers worldwide. The division's products include Microsoft Windows NT- and UNIX-based AViiON servers and related software and services. Strategic alliances with leading software vendors and systems integrators enable Data General to deliver complete solutions that meet customers' business needs for their departments and enterprises. Additional information on Data General, its products and services is available on the Internet at www.dg.com. More information on EMC Corporation, the world's leading provider of enterprise storage systems and software, can be accessed on the Internet at www.emc.com. AViiON and CLARiiON are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other brand names and product names referred to in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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