Fujitsu Announces Plans to Support NGIO Specification; Fujitsu System Technologies to Design and Develop High Performance Synfinity Networking Components to Support NGIO.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1999--

Fujitsu Limited today affirmed its support and plans to provide products for the Next-Generation I/O (NGIO) specification, which was officially released by the NGIO Forum this week for development of improved availability, reliability, and performance of enterprise-class servers systems.

The specification is a switched-fabric I/O architecture designed to increase server throughput and user response time, increasingly an issue with today's Internet-based computing. Members of the Forum represent every market segment of enterprise computing, from development tools and silicon to communications and platforms.

Fujitsu, through Fujitsu System Technologies, intends to design and develop high performance networking components to support the NGIO specification.

Fujitsu System Technologies, who design, develop, and distribute Synfinity high performance server interconnects, joined the NGIO Forum earlier this year, representing the Fujitsu group of companies. Representatives from FJST and Fujitsu Limited, also participate in the "Fat-Pipes" Working Group, and VI Developers Forum (VI is the basis for NGIO protocol).

Enabling tools and building block products from NGIO Forum members are anticipated to begin shipping late this year.

Fujitsu Limited is a leading provider of comprehensive information technology and network solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates worldwide--including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting Group--the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of 5.24 trillion yen ($43.3 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999.

Fujitsu System Technologies (FJST), headquartered in Campbell, California, is a Business Unit of HAL Computer Systems Inc., a Fujitsu Company. Fujitsu System Technologies is dedicated to the development of high-performance, highly available enterprise server technology and systems.

The NGIO Forum was organized as a non-profit industry standards group in February, 1999. Companies interested in joining the Forum, or obtaining more information about the Forum, the specification or the activities of the working groups, may contact the NGIO Forum at 5440 SW Westgate Drive, Ste, No. 217, Portland, OR 97221, Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], email [e-mail], or visit the web site at www.ngioforum.org.

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