EMC Enterprise Storage Supports Largest-Ever Windows 2000 Configuration At COMDEX '99.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999-- EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Microsoft, Unisys Team to Showcase 43 Terabyte Data Center Demonstration; EMC Delivers Highest Levels of Information Availability and Protection EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. , the world's leading provider of enterprise storage systems, software and services, today joined Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. and other technology leaders in unveiling a record-size Windows 2000-based data center at COMDEX/Fall '99. The information infrastructure for the entire 43 terabyte "Data Center of the Next Millennium" demonstration is based on EMC's Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems and software, including EMC TimeFinder and EMC Data Manager (EDM (Engineering Data Management) An information system that maintains the details of all engineering data while the product is in the design and concept phase. This includes geometry and changes to geometry. See PLM. EDM - Electronic Data Management ), which provide the highest levels of information availability and protection, including online backup Using the Web to store copies of data for backup. There are numerous providers on the Internet that charge for storage, and fees are typically based on capacity. Online backup services provide offsite backup, which is essential for disaster recovery. See backup types. speeds of more than one terabyte per hour. The configuration, developed by Unisys, is the largest-capacity online transaction processing See transaction processing and OLCP. system ever created for electronic business on Microsoft's Windows 2000. The system, based on Microsoft's next generation operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , processes over 4,000 transactions per second In a very generic sense, the term Transactions Per Second refers to the number of atomic actions performed by certain entity per second. In a more restrictied view, the term is usually used by DBMS vendor and user community to refer to the number of database transactions performed , receives more than three billion Web hits per day and includes a nine terabyte data warehouse, the largest commercial database ever built using a single version of Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 7. The demonstration, which will run non-stop throughout COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). '99, features six Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems, an EMC Connectrix Enterprise Storage Network system, as well as EDM and EMC TimeFinder software. The EMC systems and software will support 52 Unisys e-@ction Enterprise Servers with scalable, highly available and high-performance enterprise storage. The entire configuration is being backed up at record speed, while online, using EMC TimeFinder and EDM. "Customers around the world are preparing to deploy Windows 2000 as their strategic platform for large-scale, mission-critical e-commerce applications, enterprise messaging and line-of-business solutions. Reliable, scalable enterprise storage is essential in these deployments," said Edmund Muth, Marketing Director, Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft and EMC have a shared vision for the next generation of data center, storage-intensive computing, as demonstrated at COMDEX and in our ongoing work with mutual customers around the globe. We are thrilled to be working with EMC to advance the state of the art in high-performance data center solutions." EMC, Unisys, Microsoft and other technology industry partners will highlight the capabilities of the data center demonstration to tens of thousands of attendees at the event. The data center supports a simulated electronic business of the future. In addition to automated transactions, attendees will be able to interact with the system, "purchase" items from the business and watch as the transactions are processed throughout the simulated enterprise. Norman Goldberg, Unisys' Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Worldwide Enterprise NT Services Division, said, "Unisys and EMC are able to bring a tremendous amount of data center and enterprise-level experience to the Windows 2000 environment. This demonstration proves we are ready to provide customers with the tools to effectively integrate Windows 2000 into their data center. These tools, including enterprise storage capabilities, such as remote mirroring and online backup, are requirements in the digital economy as customers develop new online applications and expand their e-businesses." Frank Farese, EMC's Vice President of Global Alliances, added, "Our customers, whether a dot-com or a member of the Global 2000, are all moving at Internet speed. They must roll-out new applications faster than ever before and, as a result of the Internet, face unpredictable demand on their systems, all while keeping them online 7x24. By working with Unisys and EMC to build an information infrastructure for their Windows 2000 environments, users will have the ability to speed application development, move into new markets quicker and ensure that their information is protected, always available and can scale to meet their business requirements." EMC and Unisys have been OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and reseller partners since 1992, with Unisys offering EMC's Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems and software and EMC CLARiiON storage systems to its customers. Additional information on the demonstration can be found at the Data Center of the Next Millennium Web site: http://www.unisys.com/events/comdex99. About EMC EMC Corporation, a Fortune 500 company based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts Hopkinton is a town located in southwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, about 40 km (26.4 mi) from Boston. It is one of nine towns that are part of the region known as MetroWest. The population was 13,346 at the 2000 census. , is the world's technology and market leader in the rapidly growing market for intelligent enterprise storage systems, software, networks and services. The company's products store, retrieve, manage, protect and share information from all major computing environments, including 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). , Windows NT and mainframe platforms. The company has offices worldwide, trades on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol EMC, and is a component of the S&P 500 Index. For further information about EMC and its storage solutions, EMC's corporate web site can be accessed at http://www.EMC.com. This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) component quality and availability; (ii) delays in the development of new technology and the transition to new products; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, in the computer storage market; (iv) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines; (v) economic trends in various geographic markets and fluctuating currency exchange rates; (vi) deterioration or termination of the agreements with certain of the Company's resellers or OEMs; (vii) the uneven pattern of quarterly sales; (viii) risks associated with acquisitions; (ix) Year 2000 issues; and (x) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC and Symmetrix are registered trademarks and EMC CLARiiON, EMC Enterprise Storage, EMC TimeFinder, EDM, SRDF SRDF Symmetrix Remote Data Facility SRDF Symmetric Remote Data Facility and Connectrix are trademarks of EMC Corporation. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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