Intergraph Offers First Hardware Bundle to Promote CA-Unicenter TNG.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1996--Intergraph Computer Systems today announced a new bundle that provides the ideal 3D workstation and server platforms for CA-Unicenter TNG TNG Training TNG The Next Generation TNG Tongue TNG The Newspaper Guild (Union) TNG Transitional National Government TNG Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (national facility of the Italian astronomical community) (The Next Generation). Offered to authorized resellers of CA-Unicenter TNG, the bundle includes an Intergraph TDZ TDZ The Dead Zone (movie) TDZ Touchdown Zone TDZ Temperature Danger Zone (food safety) TDZ Tvornica Duhana Zagreb (Croatian tobacco factory) TDZ thiazolidinediones 3D Graphics Workstation, an InterServe server, and Intergraph's UNIX/Windows NT interoperability software products. Intergraph was supported by Intel Corp. and CA in announcing the hardware offering in order to promote the deployment of CA-Unicenter TNG. Intergraph's TDZ-400 is part of the first Intel Pentium(R) Pro processor-based workstation line that is fully optimized to run the Windows NT-based CA-Unicenter TNG, which uses 3D visualization and animation to display an object-oriented view of the business environment entitled "Business Process View." The Business Process View combines CA's concept of end-to-end enterprise management with CA-Unicenter TNG's revoluntionary 3D GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. entitled Real World Interface(TM) (RWI RWI Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (Germany) RWI Raoul Wallenberg Institute RWI Recreational Water Illness RWI Rusty Wallace, Inc. ), which displays the entire IT infrastructure as a highly realistic 3D graphics environment. Also included in the bundle, Intergraph's dual 200 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. 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. processor-based InterServe 630 server, which offers unsurpassed performance and reliability for business-critical networks with the compute-intensive requirements of enterprisewide client loads and demanding 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. applications, such as CA-Unicenter TNG. The InterServe 630 also offers extensive Windows NT-based high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. features through Intergraph's InterSite Server Monitoring System, which incorporates Intel Corp.'s LANDesk(TM) Management Suite. Intergraph is the first vendor to offer LANDesk on a Windows NT-based platform. Potent Combination When combined with CA's innovative new TNG software, the TDZ and the InterServe server provide a powerful, highly efficient, easy-to-use, professional system for viewing and managing enterprisewide systems, databases, and business processes. "As the first vendor with hardware supporting all of CA-Unicenter TNG's capabilities, Intergraph has met another major goal: to bring our high-performance 3D graphics and our multiple Pentium Pro processor-based servers to a broader marketplace of users" said Wade Patterson, president of Intergraph Computer Systems. "The revolutionary CA-Unicenter TNG software, combined with Intergraph hardware, provides the perfect business process management platform. The innovative interface and demanding end-to-end enterprisewide management features are a perfect fit for the unmatched 3D graphics capabilities of our TDZs and the robust reliability of our InterServe servers." CA early on recognized the performance and feature benefits of Intergraph's hardware. In fact, TDZs were chosen by CA for the entire development and beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the of the Windows NT-based CA-Unicenter TNG software. "The Real World Interface within CA-Unicenter TNG truly capitilizes on the availability of high-performance, Windows NT-based 3D graphics technology hardware such as Intergraph's TDZ," said Sanjay Kumar For the Indian soldier, see . Sanjay Kumar (born Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1962) was the Chairman & CEO of Computer Associates International (now CA, Inc.), until April 2004. He emigrated with his family to the US in 1976 to escape civil unrest in his native Sri Lanka. , president and COO of Computer Associates. "Business Process Views are facilitated by combining the concept of end-to-end enterprisewide management and the day-to-day utility of the Real World Interface, and the presentation is significantly enhanced by the graphics power of the TDZs and the compute speed of Intergraph's multiple Pentium Pro processor-based InterServe servers." Optimum Performance for TNG's Real World Interface Representing maps, buildings, LANs, systems, system components, and business processes as realistic, textured 3D objects, TNG's Real World Interface is extremely effective in broadening the usability of TNG to a wide range of users. However, CA's RWI requires an extra boost of CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and graphics power from the systems on which it runs. Today, thanks to CA-Unicenter TNG, TDZ workstations with Intergraph's unparalleled 3D graphics accelerators offer the best price/performance available for the software. Costing thousands of dollars less than their RISC/UNIX-based counterparts. TDZs offer up to four 200 MHz Pentium Pro processors and OpenGL-based 3D graphics accelerators capable of rendering more than 1.2 million lit, Gouraud-shaded, Z-buffered, 50-pixel 3D triangles per second -- an unparalleled achievement on NT. The superior processing and graphics power of TDZs enables IT managers and system administrators to browse through TNG's 3D environment in smooth, realistic fluidity. Powerful Servers for Reliable Enterprisewide Systems Management Intergraph's InterServe servers combine superior performance and affordable cost with unwavering reliability. Supercharged su·per·charge tr.v. su·per·charged, su·per·charg·ing, su·per·charg·es 1. To increase the power of (an engine, for example), as by fitting with a supercharger. 2. with up to four 200 MHz Pentium Pro processors, 512 KB secondary caches, and dual PCI buses, InterServe servers use open-systems technology to outperform proprietary 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). solutions costing three times more. High-availability features back up the performance of the system to maximize reliability for business-critical applications. InterServe's InterSite product line offers reliable, crisis-averting safeguards that result in greater network stability, reduced administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. , and maximized server up time. High-availability features include the following: -- ECC memory (Error-Correcting Code memory) A memory system that tests for and corrects errors automatically, very often without the operating system being aware of it, let alone the user. protection and alerting -- RAID levels 0, 1, 5, or 0+1 -- Hot-swap disk drives -- Hardware-redundant, hot-swap power supplies and fans -- InterSite, Intergraph's advanced server monitoring and alerting system. Intergraph's InterSite Server Monitoring System includes industry-standard hardware -- including an ISA-based card with four-hour battery backup See UPS. and PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. modem -- and Intel-developed (LANDesk) and Intergraph-developed software (Watchdog) to provide local and remote server monitoring. InterSite can alert system managers to a variety of events such as power fluctuations, disk, or memory failure and excessive temperatures. The integrated modem card enables system administrators to reboot To reload the operating system, which restarts the computer. See boot. (operating system) reboot - (From boot) A boot with the implication that the computer has not been down for long, or that the boot is a bounce intended to clear some state of wedgitude. See warm boot. servers, power them on or off, or perform diagnostics from remote locations. Bringing High-Tech Capabilities to Systems Management "Intergraph's TDZ workstations and InterServe servers are the first systems to bring the full capacity of enterprisewide systems and network management products -- such as CA-Unicenter TNG and Intel's LANDesk -- to the Intel/Windows NT world," Patterson said. "And, Intergraph will continue to pioneer the expansion of Intel and Windows NT-based hardware into new and diverse marketplaces. Our job is made easier by inventive software such as CA-Unicenter TNG and the performance capabilities of Intel's Pentium Pro processors." "CA's Real-World Interface brings a new level of realism to business process management," said John McNulty, Director of Intel's Enterprise Programs Group. "Thanks to the speed of the Pentium Pro processor and the powerful 3D graphics capabilities of Intergraph's TDZ workstations, customers will get maximum benefit from CA's software advance. In addition, the end-to-end enterprise management concept is in part enabled by Intel's LANDesk server monitor module, which is integrated into Intergraph's InterServe servers." Availability and Configuration The Intergraph bundle is available immediately, and pricing will be announced to CA resellers at CA World on Aug. 27, 1996. The bundle includes a desktop TDZ-400 with dual 200 MHz Pentium Pro processors, GLZ GLZ Galey Zahal (Israel Defence Forces radio literally meaning: waves) GLZ Generalized Linear Model 1T graphics, 64 MB of RAM, 4X CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , and Windows NT and an InterServe 630 with dual 200 MHz Pentium Pro processors (upgradeable to four), 512 KB secondary cache per processor, 128 MB of RAM, three 4 GB disks, internal RAID (six bay slots), and Windows NT Server. Also included in the bundle are Intergraph's PC-NFS software to give Windows NT users access to UNIX-based file systems and DiskShare, which enables Windows NT users to share drives or file folders with UNIX systems directly from the Windows NT File Manager. Intergraph and CA will work jointly to sell the solutions including Intergraph hardware and CA software. The software will only be available through CA's direct and indirect sales channels. CA's indirect sales channel partners, in general, will also have an opportunity to become an Intergraph indirect channel partner and thereby be enabled to completely service the new Unicenter TNG customers. Intergraph Background Information Intergraph Computer Systems is the world leader in 3D graphics technology, products, and services for Windows NT. Intergraph develops, manufactures, sells, and supports computer systems for the creative and technical desktop as well as servers, networking, and interoperability products for IT solutions. Hardware products include Pentium Pro processor/Windows NT-based graphics workstations and servers. A member of the Fortune 1000, Intergraph is the world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer graphics systems. Computer Associates Background Information Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses, and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has 9,000 people in 130 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of more than $3.5 billion in fiscal year 1996. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com or calling 1-516-342-5224. Note to Editors: If you wish to provide a telephone number for reader inquiries, please use 800-763-0242. Use of this number allows Intergraph to better serve your readers. We can also be reached on the World Wide Web at http://www.intergraph.com/ics. Product images are available in digital format (TIFF or EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. ) upon request. Contact Chrisi Schantz at 205/730-6139 or email: cmshan1@ingr.com Intergraph(R) is a registered trademark and TDZ and InterServe are trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark and LANDesk is a trademark of Intel Corp. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. CA-Unicenter is a registered trademark and TNG is a trademark of Computer Associates. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intergraph Computer Systems, Huntsville Gary Frazier, 205/730-1419 gafrazie@ingr.com or Aggie ag·gie 1 n. A playing marble. [ag(ate) + -y3.] Frizzell, 205/730-6139 alfrizze@ingr.com |
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