Data General Enhances Entry-Level and Departmental AViiON Windows NT Server Line.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 1999-- Introduces AV 2300; Upgrades AV 2700R to 550 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Pentium(R) III Processors Data General Corporation today expanded its AViiON(R) 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. server line with the introduction of the AV 2300, its newest entry-level server. The AV 2300 will be available with Intel's powerful new Pentium(R) III 550 MHz processors. The company also announced that the AV 2700R, part of its departmental server line, will be upgraded to 550 MHz Intel(R) Pentium III processors. "Data General is committed to implementing the latest Intel technology to deliver high- value NT solutions to our customers," said David Flawn, vice president of NT Marketing at Data General. "This latest development in our AViiON server line adds faster processing power and increased performance to our entry-level servers without incurring increased costs for the user. When combined with our extensive NT services portfolio this provides a solid solution to meet our customers' business needs." AViiON AV 2300 Server The new, entry-level AV 2300 will be available in a tower package with single or dual 500 or 550 MHz Pentium III processors, each with 512 KB cache and can support up to 2 GB of memory. The AV 2300 has seven I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output slots: six PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and one ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. slots. Storage includes five hot- swap disk bays, plus support for up to two CLARiiON(R) SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. and Fibre disk arrays. The AV 2300 offers twice the memory capacity supported by the previous entry-level server, the AV 2200, and provides a performance boost of more than 25%. It starts at an estimated street price of $3,077 for a single processor system with 128 MB of memory. The AV 2300 servers are available now with Pentium III 500 MHz processors, and will be available with Pentium III 550 MHz processors in July. AViiON AV 2700R The AViiON AV 2700R server can be rackmounted in "high-density" configurations using up to 12 dual-processor systems in a single cabinet. These servers are the platform for Data General's award-winning NT Cluster-in-a-Box(TM) and TermServer-in-a-Box(TM) packages. The AV 2700R will be available in July with single or dual 550 MHz Intel Pentium III processors, 512 KB of integrated L2 cache per processor, and up to 1 GB of fast 100-MHz memory. The AV 2700R may be configured as a "high-density" server in a 34-, 60-, or 73-inch rackmount cabinet. About Data General Data General (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) ), based in Westboro, Massachusetts, is a major supplier of storage and enterprise computing solutions for customers worldwide. The company's products include CLARiiON Fibre Channel storage systems, high-end Windows 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. The company reported fiscal 1998 revenues of $1.5 billion. Additional information on the company, its products, and services is available on the Internet at www.dg.com. AViiON, CLARiiON, and Cluster-in-a-Box are registered trademarks and TermServer-in-a-Box is a trademark of Data General 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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