Data General Corporation Announces Business Alliance With Digital Broadcast Network.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1998--Data General Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DGN DGN Design (file) DGN Dirección General de Normas (Standards Organization in Mexico) DGN MicroStation Design File (file format/extension) ) and Digital Broadcast Network Corporation (DBN DBN Doing Business - Not DBN De Bonis Non (Legal: appointment of a personal representative to a vacancy) DBN Dial-Back Number DBN Divisible by None (band) DBN Deep Belief Network ) today announced the formation of a strategic alliance. Data General will provide DBN with several million dollars worth of equipment, software and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to assist in the rollout of DBN's nationwide network of data centers. DBN's network links 28 cities throughout the US and Canada with five distributed data centers. DBN's suite of products and services will focus on the convergence of voice, video and data on an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. ) fiber optic network. The convergence model is the simultaneous transmission of IP phone, internet/intranet/extranet networks, virtual private networks, video streaming See streaming video and video stream. and data management solutions over a high speed nationwide network. The offering of this holistic solution set will place DBN at the forefront of the next generation network service providers. "Together, Data General, with its focus on providing scalable and highly available enterprise solutions with our AViiON server and CLARiiON storage lines, and DBN, with its expertise in this rapidly changing marketplace, will provide the industry with an outstanding blend of products, support and service," said Bailey Schell, director for Data General's Communications Industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. Group. "DBN represents where we believe the high-end data and IP based network service business of the future will be and we are committed to assist in its successful rollout." "Data General provided the flexibility and cost effectiveness we demand from our partner- vendors. Data General's willingness to solve problems and be innovative, acting outside of the traditional computer company role made the difference," said Richard S. Skoba, DBN's Senior Vice President/Data Management. Timothy M. Roberts, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and President of DBN, echoed Skoba's feelings, "Data General has shown confidence in the DBN's network of the future, working side by side with us in preparation of our national IP service launch." About Digital Broadcast Network, Corp. Digital Broadcast Network Corporation was founded in 1998 to provide holistic computer and communications services to Fortune 500 companies and professional users such as software companies and last mile providers (cable, satellite, and phone). For more information about Digital Broadcast Network and its products, visit DBN's web site at www.dbn.net or send e-mail to info@dbn. DBN is headquartered at 977 Charter Commons, Chesterfield, MO 63017; phone is 888/326-3638 and fax is 313/733-3911. About Data General Data General (NYSE:DGN) is a major supplier of storage and enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. solutions for customers worldwide. The company's products include CLARiiON Fibre Channel storage systems, high-end NT and 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). AViiON servers, and related software and services. Data General, which is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts, reported revenues of $1.5 billion during fiscal 1997. Additional information on the company, its products and services is available on the internet at http://www.dg.com. AViiON and CLARiiON are registered trademarks of Data General Corporation.
CONTACT: Data General Corp. Digital Broadcast Network
Jim Dunlap Pete Snyder
508/898-6546 314/733-3190
jim_dunlap@dg.com petes@dbn.net
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