Data General first to ship network software advanced server for UNIX; Enables AViiON UNIX enterprise servers to support both Windows clients and NT departmental servers.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1995--Data General Corp. today announced immediate availability of DG/Advanced Server 3.5 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). , a network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. that enables Data General's AViiON enterprise servers to transparently support both Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. desktops and 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. departmental servers. "Data General is the first vendor to bring our leading-edge Advanced Server for UNIX Systems technology to market," said Len LuPriore, director of Product Management and Marketing at AT&T Global Information Systems (GIS). "This demonstrates that Data General shares our commitment to providing solutions for commercial customers who are using Windows desktops and are considering NT for departmental servers," he said. DG/Advanced Server 3.5 is based on AT&T GIS Advanced Server for UNIX Systems, a technology co-developed with Microsoft. "Now, customers can easily and cost-effectively support Windows clients and augment NT departmental servers with the commercial strengths of AViiON enterprise servers," said Joel Schwartz, vice president and general manager of Data General's AViiON Business Unit. "By combining DG/Advanced Server 3.5 for UNIX with DG/UX's 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. , scalability, and Windows-based management capabilities, customers gain the enterprise server of choice for their commercial desktop of choice." DG/Advanced Server 3.5 provides file and print services to any Microsoft desktop client -- including Windows, Windows for WorkGroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. , Windows NT Workstation, Windows 95 -- allowing users seamless access to applications, information and resources anywhere in the enterprise. It also supports improved networking functionality contained in Windows NT Server, such as domain trust relationships and enhanced security. DG/Advanced Server 3.5 for UNIX is equivalent to Microsoft's Windows NT Server networking functions and is compatible with LAN Manager (1) A network operating system from Microsoft that runs as a server application under OS/2. It supports DOS, Windows and OS/2 clients. LAN Manager was superseded by Windows NT Server, and many parts of LAN Manager are used in Windows NT and 2000. See LAN Server. for AViiON Systems. Existing Data General LAN Manager customers with support contracts will be upgraded automatically. Typical configurations include AViiON enterprise servers running DG/UX and CLARiiON storage subsystems, deployed in either a two-tier client/server A two-way interaction in a client/server environment, in which the user interface is stored in the client and the data are stored in the server. The application logic can be in either the client or the server. See client/server. model utilizing DG/Advanced Server 3.5 for UNIX directly serving Windows clients, or in a three-tier model adding departmental NT servers. The three-tier model with Windows NT enabled Data General to be the first to achieve the world benchmark performance record of 1,000 users for SAP's R/3 application software. In a related area, Data General recently enhanced its systems management products, extending the fully portable "lights-out" systems administration of AViiON servers and CLARiiON storage systems to include NT servers and to utilize the Windows NT Workstation PC platform. Pricing for DG/Advanced Server 3.5 ranges from an eight-user license for $2,350 to a 256-user license for $16,000. In addition to an AViiON system running DG/UX, requirements include an Ethernet or VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. Token Ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. controller and NetBIOS/TCP, DG/NetBEUI or NetWare Transport protocols. Data General is an open systems company specializing in providing enterprise servers, storage systems and services to information system users worldwide. In fiscal 1994, Data General reported revenues of $1.12 billion. -0- AViiON and CLARiiON are registered trademarks and DG/UX is a trademark of Data General Corp. All other brand and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Data General Corp., Westboro Bob Keener, 508/898-6392 or Edelman Worldwide Kendra Collins, 212/704-8286 |
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