NEC Computer Systems Division and Computer Associates Announce Strategic Partnership to Offer CA's Unicenter TNG Framework With NEC Desktop Computers and Servers.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1998-- Technology Collaboration Enhances Manageability of 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. CSD's Express5800 Servers and PowerMate Enterprise Desktop Computers Across the Distributed Computing Environment See DCE. Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks NEC 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 ) and Computer Associates (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CA) today announced that NEC CSD will integrate its PowerMate Enterprise line of Managed PCs and its Express5800 line of servers with Computer Associates' industry-leading 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) Framework, at no additional cost to customers. With this announcement, NEC CSD is continuing its commitment to delivering flexible and manageable computing solutions designed for the enterprise environment. Available immediately, all NEC CSD Managed PCs in the PowerMate line of business desktops and all Express5800 Servers will include the CA Unicenter TNG Enterprise Management Framework. This will reduce the life-cycle cost of ownership for both NEC CSD desktop and server platforms, while maximizing enterprise productivity through comprehensive manageability. "NEC CSD's implementation of CA's Unicenter TNG Framework enables us to further our leadership in delivering the lowest total cost of ownership to our customers," said Luis Machuca, executive vice president, 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. "This partnership couples Computer Associates' recognized expertise in enterprise management solutions with NEC CSD's proven track record of providing the marketplace with powerful, manageable desktop and server systems. The integration will deliver a complete hardware/software solution that optimizes the customer's return on their IT investments. Adding CA's Unicenter TNG Framework to NEC CSD's current enterprise management software suite at no additional cost, provides our customers with a full management solution, from initial product configuration through the enterprise lifecycle." CA's Unicenter TNG Framework provides the open management infrastructure and distributed services that allow both system manufacturers and independent software vendors to easily provide customers with integrated enterprise management solutions right out of the box. By delivering this manageability under Unicenter TNG, NEC CSD will provide its customers with faster deployment of both server and desktop platforms, improved control of company assets, and enhanced value of enterprise IT assets. "CA is pleased that NEC CSD has made support for Unicenter TNG Framework a critical element of its enterprise coption for effective integration of NEC CSD syse Framework and Wake-On-LAN technology, a network administrator can easily perform remote system discovery, enabling automatic synchronization and download of the 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. , or remotely upgrade the BIOS from an image on the server to the client PC. NEC CSD's support for the Unicenter TNG Framework will include the Enterprise/Configuration Standardization initiative (E/CSi), which provides the first enterprise-level solution for "hands-free" management of desktops and servers across heterogeneous environments. The Unicenter TNG Framework also gives the user robust event management capabilities, intuitive 2D and 3D graphical user interfaces, as well as Business Process Views, enabling the end user to remotely view and identify system problems across the enterprise. Open Standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced for Ease of Integration According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. PC Week's March 30, 1998 Special Report on TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. , "Corporations buying from direct vendors have a better chance of getting their heterogeneous systems to work with a single console." All NEC CSD PowerMate Enterprise desktop computers are 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). 2.0 compliant, thereby ensuring the simple integration of an NEC CSD client or server in heterogeneous, networked environments. The Unicenter TNG Framework is completely DMI compliant and includes a DMI browser. About Computer Associates Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA), with headquarters in Islandia, NY, 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 over 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and had revenue of $4.5 billion in calendar year 1997. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com, or calling 516/342-5224. 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 Versa Versatile System Architecture (Genrad) (R) notebook computers, PowerMate(R) desktop computers, Express5800 servers and MobilePro(TM) handheld personal computers. NEC Computer Systems Division is a division of Sacramento, California-based Packard Bell NEC, Inc., the number two PC supplier in the United States and number three supplier worldwide. The company designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of desktop, notebook, and mobile computers, network servers and Net PCs. The company's major manufacturing operations are in California, Washington, France, China, Malaysia and Australia. For sales information or the nearest authorized reseller, interested customers should call 1-888-8NEC-NOW or look on the Internet at www.necnow.com. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation used under exclusive license. Computer Associates is a registered trademark of Computer Associates International Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: NEC Computer Systems Division Kristin Fabos, 650/528-5981 k.fabos@neccsd.com or Computer Associates Bob Gordon, 516/342-2391 bobg@cai.com |
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