Data General Pumps Up Entry-Level and Departmental AViiON Windows NT Server Line.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1998-- Introduces AV 2200; Upgrades AV 2700 to 450 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 II The successor to the Pentium Pro from Intel. Pentium II refers to the CPU chip or the PC that uses it. Code named "Klamath," the Pentium II was a Pentium Pro with MMX multimedia instructions. Processors Data General Corporation today pumped up its AViiON(R) Windows NT server line with the introduction of the AV 2200, a new low-end server, and upgrades of the AV 2700 and AV 2700R servers to 450 MHz Intel Pentium II processors. The company also announced that the AV 3700 and AV 3700R are now available with the DG/UX operating system in addition to Windows NT Server. "Sales of AViiON Windows NT servers grew nearly seventy percent year-to-year, about twice the NT market overall," said David Flawn, vice president of NT Marketing at Data General. "To maintain this pace, we are continuing to aggressively implement the Intel processor roadmap and stay ahead of our customers' system growth needs. These new systems combined with applications from our strategic software alliances and our extensive NT services portfolio enable us to deliver higher-value solutions to meet our customers' business needs." AViiON AV 2200 Server The new, entry-level AV 2200 is available in a tower package with single or dual 400 MHz Pentium II processors, each with 512 KB cache and can support up to 1 GB of memory. The AV 2200 has five 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: three PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , one shared PCI/ISA and one ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. slot. Storage includes six internal disks, 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. disk arrays, configured in 10-, 20-, or 30-drive bays. The AV 2200, which is available now, starts at an estimated street price of $2,800 for a single processor system with 64 MB of memory. The AViiON AV 2700R server can be rackmounted in "high-density" configurations using up to 12 dual-processor systems. 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 comes with single or dual 450-MHz Intel Pentium II 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 in which up to 12 systems may be installed. A tower version, the AV 2700, is designed for the office. The AV 2700 rackmount and tower configurations are available immediately for volume shipments with Windows NT Server operating system See network operating system. or Citrix WinFrame Enterprise. Estimated street prices for the AV 2700 start at $5,250 and the AV 2700R under $7,000 (reseller pricing may vary), and include a three-year, on-site warranty. TermServer-in-a-Box and NT Cluster-in-a-Box packaging with the AV 2700R are also available now. AViiON AV 3700 and AV 3700R with DG/UX The AV 3700 and AV 3700R servers, now available with DG/UX, have up to four 400-MHz Intel Pentium II Xeon (processor) Pentium II Xeon - The successor to Intel Corporation's Pentium II processor. The Xeon has the same P6 core as existing Pentium Pro/Pentium II units, but it supports a 100 MHz system bus and offers as much as 2 MB of level 2 cache. http://intel. processors, each with up to 1 MB L2 cache, and up to 4 GB of memory. Both the tower and the rackmounted version support seven I/O slots, plus three onboard SCSI channels and a video board. The AV 3700R (rackmounted version of the AV 3700) can be configured with up to four servers. Each AV 3700 server can support up to 4.3 Terabytes of CLARiiON(R) full Fibre Channel FC5X00 Series disk arrays. Estimated street price for the AV 3700 tower with one processor and 128 MB of memory will start under $7,500, with the rackmounted version starting at an estimated street price under $8,000. The AV 3700 and AV 3700R servers with DG/UX will start shipping within seven days. 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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