Data General to Support Microsoft Enterprise Edition on AViiON Server Platform.

WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1997--

Microsoft Cluster Server to be available with company's

Cluster-in-a-Box

Data General Corporation announced today that Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition will be available with its family of AViiON servers.

"The introduction of the Enterprise Edition is an important step in making NT a true enterprise operating system," said David Ellenberger, vice president of the NT Business Unit for Data General. "Microsoft's strategy perfectly complements Data General's focus on providing scalable, secure, highly available solutions designed to handle the mission-critical computing needs of our customers."

In announcing its support for the Enterprise Edition software, Data General said that its popular AViiON NT Cluster-in-a-Box solution will support Microsoft Cluster Server.

Data General's Cluster-in-a-Box is the only Windows NT Server clustering solution that comes pre-assembled and pre-tested in a single rackmount system. Cluster-in-a-Box includes two Pentium Pro processor based AViiON servers with up to 12 200-MHz processors, a fault tolerant CLARiiON RAID technology storage system and the company's NT Alert automated detection service support.

"This is the first Windows NT Server clustering solution that allows businesses to run their applications 24 hours a day, seven days a week in a single pre-configured system that users can simply plug in and turn on," said Mr. Ellenberger.

"With Microsoft Cluster Server available on our Cluster-in-a-Box family, businesses will benefit from having both high availability for their mission critical applications and software integration with such BackOffice products as Microsoft SQL Server and Exchange Server."

Data General's Intel based AViiON server line ranges from the high-end AV 6600 enterprise server, which has six 200-MHz Pentium Pro processors, to an inexpensive single processor AV 1600.

Microsoft Enterprise Edition, including Microsoft Cluster Server, will be available on Data General's AViiON server platform on November 1 with pricing expected to be about $4,000.

Data General (NYSE:DGN), which is based in Westboro, Massachusetts, specializes in providing servers, storage systems and related software and services for customers worldwide. The company reported revenues of $1.3 billion during fiscal 1996. Additional information on the company, its products and services is available on the Internet at http://www.dg.com . -0-

AViiON and CLARiiON are registered trademarks, and NT Alert is a service mark of Data General Corporation. All other brands and product names in the press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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