Intergraph Enhances InterSite Suite of Server Management Products with Free Bundling of Award-Winning Diskeeper Defragmenter Software.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 1997-- Bundling Agreement Optimizes Server and Workstation Performance Executive Software, maker of the award-winning "Set It and Forget It" Diskeeper disk defragmenter for 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. , and Intergraph Computer Systems, world's largest supplier of interactive computer graphic systems, have announced a bundling pact. Diskeeper is now being shipped with Intergraph's entire line of servers based on Windows NT and Intel's Pentium and Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. processors, and in addition, Intergraph has obtained a complete worldwide site license to install Diskeeper on their thousands of Windows NT machines to keep them running at peak performance. Diskeeper Product Manager George Goodrich stated: "From this moment on, every Intergraph Windows NT server will be fragmentation free, giving Intergraph's customers peak performance at all times and giving Intergraph a significant competitive advantage. With Diskeeper's ability to automatically defragment To reorganize the disk by putting files into contiguous order. Because the operating system stores new data in whatever free space is available, data files become spread out across the disk as they are updated. large graphic, multi- media and CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. files in the background while users work, the long load times and choppy, out of sync multi-media characteristic of fragmented files will be a thing of the past for Intergraph's server customers." Disk fragmentation refers to a condition where files are broken up and scattered into pieces around the disk, resulting in slowed file access times and progressively worsening system performance. All modern operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. suffer from fragmentation as it is far worse for performance to require that every item written to the disk maintains files as contiguous. Older systems could get away with fragmentation problems, but because Windows NT Server can achieve unprecedented speed and stability utilizing multiple CPU's, memory arrays and multi-gigabyte disks, disk performance bottlenecks due to fragmentation can become more glaring. Diskeeper eliminates fragmentation by consolidating files and free space transparently in the background and is a significant 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. enhancement. Lee Hanson, Executive Director of Intergraph's Server Division commented: "Our InterServe server-based products provide high- availability computing power with a suite of management tools designed to maintain a productive, cost-effective and safe environment which reduces the total cost of ownership. Diskeeper for Windows NT Server is an essential component to this suite." Intergraph had the foresight in 1992 to see that the Intel/Windows platform would become capable of supporting technical and other enterprise-wide computing environments far better and more economically than any other previous operating system. At about the same time, Executive Software began the technical research required to launch a Windows NT version of their widely acclaimed defragmenter. Diskeeper has now become the industry standard for safe, fast and reliable disk defragmentation See defragment. . It is the first disk defragmenter for Windows NT and the only defragmenter to operate across the Windows NT network. Diskeeper is the only true enterprise-class defragmenter on the market today. Today Intergraph is the industry's premier vendor and largest developer of workstations and servers based on Intel/Windows-based solutions for technical computing professionals and the entire range of business and creative users. Intergraph Background Information Intergraph Computer Systems is a world leader in building high- performance servers based on Windows NT and Intel Pentium processors, as well as 3D graphics technology, products and services. Intergraph develops, manufactures, sells and supports computer systems for the creative and technical desktop, and for networking and interoperability products for information systems solutions. A member of the Fortune 1000, Intergraph Corporation is the world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer graphics systems and the world's largest independent developer of Windows NT-based applications. Intergraph is based in Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. Huntsville is the largest city in northern Alabama in a region of a half-million people, with the city proper having 168,132 residents (2006 estimate). , and has sales and service offices worldwide. Executive Background Information Executive Software has safely eliminated file fragmentation from enterprise-class systems for the last eleven years, beginning with the release of Diskeeper for Digital Equipment Corp's VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. operating system -- an enterprise system with which Windows NT has shared development roots. Diskeeper is featured on the Windows Magazine 1997 Recommended List and is winner of the "Best of LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Times" magazine award. Diskeeper is certified as Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. compatible, which indicates that it boosts performance for the entire family of Microsoft BackOffice server Not to be confused with Back Orifice. Microsoft BackOffice Server was a family of bundled servers and operating system sold during the 1990s and early 2000s. It was based on Windows NT Server and was for use in branch operations and for small businesses. products. Executive Software's World Wide Web site is http://www.execsoft.com . Executive Software is located at 701 N. Brand Blvd., 6th Floor, Glendale, CA. 91203. Their phone number is (800) 829-6468. -0- EDITORS: Intergraph's World Wide Web site is http://www.intergraph.com/ics . For reader inquiries regarding Intergraph, please call (800) 763-0242. Diskeeper and "Set It and Forget It" are registered trademarks owned by Executive Software International. Intergraph, InterServe and the Intergraph Logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Microsoft, Windows NT and BackOffice are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Intel, Pentium and Pentium Pro are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. OpenVMS, VMS, VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) A venerable family of 32-bit computers from HP (via Digital and Compaq) introduced in 1977 with the VAX-11/780. VAX models ranged from desktop units to mainframes all running the same VMS operating system, and VAXes could emulate PDP models and Alpha are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intergraph Computer Systems, Huntsville Shelley T. Miller, 205/730-7631, stmiller@ingr.com Aggie Frizzell, 205/730-6139, alfrizze@ingr.com Jobee Knight, 800/829-6468, JKnight@executive.com |
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