Enterprise Storage Solutions For UNIX, Windows NT and BS2000/OSD: Siemens Nixdorf and StorageTek Enter Worldwide Partnership for Archiving Systems.LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 1998--Siemens Nixdorf, Paderborn (Germany), the largest European IT vendor, and Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek(R)), the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae provider of network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. storage, Monday announced a worldwide 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 An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. partnership. Siemens Nixdorf See Fujitsu Siemens. will resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. StorageTek's tape archiving products through its worldwide sales network. This agreement allows Siemens Nixdorf to broaden its existing product offering of enterprise storage systems. StorageTek gains access to Siemens Nixdorf's successful sales and services organization to significantly increase the reach of its archiving systems in European markets. Siemens Nixdorf's highly scalable server systems are an ideal match for the industry-leading storage solutions from StorageTek. As a vendor of complete server solutions, Siemens Nixdorf also offers to its customers customized storage solutions for diverse environments such as centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. data centers or client/server systems. The partnership with StorageTek opens for Siemens Nixdorf new lucrative business opportunities in the market for storage solutions. "StorageTek is very pleased to partner with Siemens Nixdorf, a true leader in the European market," said David E. Weiss, chairman, president and chief executive officer, StorageTek. "Being chosen by Siemens Nixdorf validates StorageTek's strength and commitment to providing high performance, highly scalable storage solutions to enterprise customers anywhere in the world. The synergy between our core offerings provides an exciting opportunity to reach a new, broad base of customers on a global basis." "Intelligent storage solutions constitute a special challenge to information technology," added Robert Hoog, member of Siemens Nixdorf's executive board and head of its Open Enterprise Computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. line of business. "Our enterprise storage solutions consist of the market's best storage products with our servers. StorageTek clearly is the market leader in archiving systems. This makes our comprehensive enterprise storage solutions even more appealing to our customers." Server Solutions from Siemens Nixdorf Siemens Nixdorf's server families consist of powerful Intel-based Primergy servers based on 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. , its highly scalable RM-server running 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). , as well as mainframe computers using the open 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. BS2000/OSD. Siemens Nixdorf will be able to deploy all three product lines with StorageTek's archiving systems. Siemens Nixdorf's storage solutions competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. center supports the full breadth of enterprise storage solutions including on-line storage solutions, corporate-wide data backup and recovery as well as digital archiving. The competency center has already planned and implemented many complex storage solutions. Tape Storage Solutions from StorageTek StorageTek's tape solutions consist of automated cartridge systems for mainframes and supercomputers as well as UNIX, Novell and Windows NT environments. In addition, StorageTek offers a variety of tape drives based on different recording technologies and cartridge capacities. This makes StorageTek the industry's only vendor of complete product lines for all platforms. StorageTek's products combine top performance, reliability, flexibility and compatibility to deliver automated archiving. StorageTek's family of tape libraries deliver scalable solutions for tape automation. This enables corporations to start operation with a minimum of drives and storage capacities and to build on already existing systems as their need for storage systems increases. Siemens Nixdorf Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, AG (SNI) was formed in the mid 1990s by the merger of Nixdorf Computer AG and the Siemens' Data Information Services (DIS) division. AG, Paderborn, Germany, is a systems partner with universal expertise in the field of information technology. It is one of the world's largest companies in this area and is the largest supplier of information technology of European origin. In the past fiscal year (1 Oct. 1996 -- 30 Sept. 1997) Siemens Nixdorf had incoming orders worth DM15.9 billion and revenues of DM15.4 billion. The company has a workforce of about 36,000 and is represented in about 60 countries. Information on Siemens Nixdorf is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.siemensnixdorf.com. StorageTek StorageTek is the preeminent provider of network storage. The company's products and services are used to store, transport and secure more than 100 petabytes of the world's information, ranging from mainframe data to client/server applications to video, audio and still images. The company (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :STK), based in Louisville, reported earnings of $232 million on revenue of $2.1 billion in 1997. Information on StorageTek is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.storagetek.com or phone StorageTek at (800/STORTEK). TRADEMARKS: StorageTek is a registered trademark of Storage Technology Corp. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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