NEC Computer Systems Division Announces the NEC PowerMate Office Series.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1998-- NEC's New PC Series Will Feature Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. Small Business Edition Along With PowerMate's Superior Manageability Features In its continuing commitment to provide the business computing environment with powerful, manageable desktop PCs for small to medium-sized businesses, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Computer Systems Division (NEC CSD CSD Commission on Sustainable Development CSD Serbian Dinar (ISO currency code) CSD Christopher Street Day CSD Circuit Switched Data (Sprint) CSD Computer Science Department CSD Community School District ) today announced the NEC PowerMate(R) Office Series of business desktops. In this offering, NEC CSD has teamed with leading software manufacturer Microsoft(R) to pre-install Microsoft Office 97, Small Business Edition, on every NEC PowerMate Office Series PC. The new line of desktop systems is available direct to end users, with the Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition pre-loaded and fully tested. "Having Microsoft Office 97 SBE SBE - Microsoft Office Small Business Edition pre-loaded on every PowerMate Office Series PC eliminates software installation costs and downtime, and ensures maximum productivity for the end user," said Cliff Apsey, Director of Product Marketing, Commercial Desktops. "This increased productivity, combined with the efficiencies and cost savings inherent in the direct sales model, delivers a lower total cost of ownership to our small- and medium-sized business customers." The Microsoft Office Small Business Edition (application) Microsoft Office Small Business Edition - (SBE) Editions of Microsoft Office 97, 2003, and probably other versions, targetted at small businesses. Small Business Edition includes Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook with Business The Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition, aimed at entrepreneurs and small business owners, includes Word 97, Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. 97, Publisher 97, and Outlook 97 -- an integrated email application with calendar, contact and task management features, Small Business Financial Manager and Expedia Streets 98. The software suite is available fully-loaded on every PowerMate Office PC and is ready to use as soon as the system is turned on. "By pre-installing Microsoft Office 97 with the NEC PowerMate Office Series system, NEC is giving its customers access to the most efficient and widely used business software in the world," said Dennis Tevlin, Director of Desktop Applications Marketing at Microsoft. "The benefits of Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition, along with the processing power and manageability features in NEC's business PCs, make this a great solution for the small- to medium-sized computing environment." In addition, the PowerMate Office Series is available with high-performance 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. Workstation 4.0 preloaded. Windows NT Workstation running on the PowerMate Office Series offers business customers the most reliable, secure and manageable business desktop operating system The control program in a user's machine (desktop or laptop). Also called a "client operating system," Windows is the overwhelming majority while the Macintosh comes second. There are also several versions of Linux for the desktop. Contrast with network operating system. available. About the PowerMate Office Series The NEC PowerMate Office Series is available build-to-order. Key hardware features include: -- Intel Pentium MMX (200MHz (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. or 233MHz) or Pentium(R) II Processor (233, 266 or 300MHz) -- AGP graphics architecture on Intel Pentium II Processor-based systems -- Fast SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. memory -- Fast Ultra DMA EIDE (Enhanced IDE) An extension to the IDE interface that supports the ATA-2 and ATAPI standards. ATA-2 (Fast ATA) provides faster transfer rates (see IDE for details) and allows for multiple channels, each connecting two devices. hard drives (3.2- to 6.4-GB) -- On-board Intel 10/100 Ethernet with Wake-On-LAN support -- Easy-to-service NLX (hardware, standard) NLX - A low-profile, low TCO motherboard design created jointly by Intel Corp., IBM, DEC and other PC vendors. In contrast to the traditional single-board design, NLX uses a riser card to carry PCI, ISA and AGP bus data (despite Intel's stated intent to rid PC desktop or minitower min·i·tow·er n. A computer cabinet that is about half the height of a cabinet that houses a tower computer. chassis -- 24X 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). -- On-board 16-bit SoundBlaster Audio -- Andrea Pro Stereo PC Headset with Anti-Noise technology microphone -- NEC MagicEye(TM) Technology -- Microsoft PC97 Compliant; ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) A power management specification developed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. Ready Enterprise-wide Manageability Like all NEC PowerMate systems, the PowerMate Office Series also features superior manageability to deliver a lower total cost of ownership to the small business and corporate enterprise. The PowerMate Office Series PC features a customized manageability software suite, including: -- Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition -- Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 -- Intel's (R) Client Manager -- Cheyenne Backup Client -- Cybermedia FirstAid '97 -- McAfee VirusScan -- Traveling Software's Laplink -- Q.A. Plus Pro Customers also have the option of purchasing the PowerMate Office Series with the Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition software suite pre-loaded. This set of applications, designed for business users with more rigorous computing needs including database management, also includes Microsoft Access 97, Word 97, Microsoft Excel 97, PowerPoint, Outlook 97, Bookshelf Basics and Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 3.0. NEC's preloaded suite of manageability software delivers proactive fault detection and prevention for maximum up-time and user efficiency, including Intel's LANDesk Client Manager for remote management, alerting and asset control. McAfee VirusScan(TM) provides virus protection. Laplink(TM) from Traveling Software enables data transfer (including IrDA) between PCs. Cheyenne Backup from Cheyenne Software ensures automatic backup in the event of a hard drive failure, while Q.A. Plus Pro provides complete system diagnostics. The entire line of NEC PowerMate products also feature NEC's MagicEye technology, a proactive monitoring system that notifies the user and/or system administrator of potential problems. Integrated sensors monitor temperature, voltage fluctuations, chassis intrusion, and faulty hard drives. These alerts are sent using DMI (Desktop Management Interface) The first desktop management standard from the DMTF. Enabling PCs to be monitored from a central console, it was superseded by the DMTF's Common Information Model (see CIM). and displayed using LANDesk Client Manager. NEC's MagicEye technology takes the complexity out of system management, allowing management tasks to be handled remotely and with improved ease of use, system performance and system up-time. Availability Through NEC NOW To offer small business customers the additional convenience of buying direct, the NEC PowerMate Office Series is currently available through NEC NOW. Each PowerMate Office Series system includes Microsoft Office Small Business Edition or Microsoft Office Professional Edition preinstalled, as well as NEC's full software and hardware manageability suite. Estimated street pricing for the PowerMate Office Series PC ranges from $1,249 to $2,249, depending upon configuration. NEC NOW is a new customer-focused distribution model that was launched on Aug. 4, 1997. NEC NOW allows corporate end-users worldwide to choose the logistics and pricing advantages of direct sales, integrated with the service and support of their preferred resellers. Customers can choose from a variety of processor speeds, main memory sizes, hard disk drive capacities, and network cards. Customers decide how, where, and when they want their orders fulfilled. To order systems through NEC NOW, customers may call 888-8NEC-NOW or visit www.necnow.com on the web. Emphasis on Service and Support NEC continues its commitment to high quality and reliability, evident in the PowerMate family of business desktops. NEC stands behind that commitment with the NEC UltraCare Partner Program, an aggressive service and support program, including a three-year warranty with one-year on-site service, three-year on-site service and response upgrades, extensive online support and 7-day/24-hour toll-free technical support. The NEC UltraCare Partner Program has now been extended to include Authorized NEC NOW Resellers and end users of NEC PowerMate and Direction desktop PCs and Express5800 servers, in addition to Versa Versa Versatile System Architecture (Genrad) notebook computers. About NEC Computer Systems Division NEC Computer Systems Division is a leading manufacturer of computer products to the commercial and consumer markets. NEC branded products include Versa notebook computers, PowerMate desktop computers, Express5800 servers and MobilePro(TM) handheld personal computers. NEC Computer Systems Division is a division of Sacramento, California-based Packard Bell NEC (Packard Bell, The Netherlands, www.packardbell.com) A major PC manufacturer that is the consumer brand of NEC Computers International and the home computing market leader in the U.K. and much of Western Europe. , Inc., the third largest PC vendor in the world and second-largest in the United States according to International Data Corporation, an independent industry research firm based in Framingham, Mass. -0- NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation used under exclusive license. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective trademark owners. CONTACT: NEC Computer Systems Division Kristin Fabos, 650/528-5981 Internet: k.fabos@neccsd.com |
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