REPEAT/Acer and CA Announce Integration of CA's Unicenter TNG Framework With Acer's Desktop and Server Products.TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 1998-- World's Third Largest Computer Manufacturer Commits to Deploy 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) To Worldwide Operations Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) and The Acer Group, the world's third - largest personal computer manufacturer, today announced a business agreement to integrate CA's Unicenter TNG Framework as a key management component into Acer's server and desktop products. Acer will also deploy Unicenter TNG to manage its international network. Under terms of the agreement, Acer will incorporate the Unicenter TNG Framework into its server and desktop products. The Unicenter TNG Framework will provide enhanced network and systems management capabilities to Acer's Advanced Server Manager and Advanced Desktop Manager software, which is already bundled into Acer's server and desktop products. Acer will also utilize Unicenter TNG to provide network and systems management for more than 2,500 networked 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 Windows 95 machines at the upcoming 13th Asian Games The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). , which Acer will sponsor. The games, which represent the second largest multi-sport event A multi-sport event is a competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports. The first modern multi-sport event organised were the Olympic Games, organised by the International Olympic Committee (est. 1894) for the first time in 1896 in Athens, Greece. in the world, will take place in Bangkok in December. Over 10,000 athletes representing 43 different countries will participate. "CA's alliance with Acer gives users of Acer products access to the industry-leading enterprise management capabilities of Unicenter TNG right out-of-the-box," said CA Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Charles B. Wang. "Additionally, Acer's global deployment of Unicenter TNG and its use at the Asian Games underscores CA's premier position as the leader in enterprise management." "CA's advanced solutions help multinational enterprises like ours overcome the challenges of keeping up with a constantly changing business environment," said Stan Shih Stan Shih (Traditional Chinese:施振榮, b. December 8, 1944 in Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan) is a retired Taiwanese business tycoon. After receiving the Bachelor's degree and Master's degree degrees in Electronics Engineering from the National Chiao , chairman and CEO of the Acer Group. "By leveraging Unicenter TNG in our worldwide operations, Acer will be able to effectively manage its global technology resources in a fashion far superior to that offered by any other enterprise management solution." Acer will deploy Unicenter TNG globally to integrate applications and manage all workstations, PCs, servers and software applications across its worldwide IT infrastructure and branch operations. In the initial deployment phase, six strategic and regional business units will install Unicenter TNG to manage their networks, desktops and servers, as well as Acer's comprehensive applications environment, including Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. , Microsoft SQL server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , Lotus Notes, SAP R/3, and other applications that exist throughout the corporation. Earlier this year, Acer and CA formed VisionTech Information Technology Inc. (VisionTech) to promote Unicenter TNG to enterprise users. Now, VisionTech is also one of the authorized Unicenter TNG resellers in Taiwan. Unicenter TNG is an integrated enterprise management solution that enables organizations to manage all IT resources, encompassing heterogeneous networks, systems, applications, and databases. It provides comprehensive end-to-end enterprise management for TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. , IPX/SPX See IPX. and DECnet networks, and 40 platforms including desktops, Windows NT, 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). , AS/400, NetWare and mainframe environments. Unicenter TNG is the only fully integrated management solution covering network discovery, topology, performance, events and status, security, software distribution, storage, workload, help desk, change management and other functions for traditional and distributed computing environments, as well as for the Internet and intranets. Unicenter TNG's intelligent manager/agent technology delivers highly scalable management of the entire computing environment, including hardware and software. 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 that 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. Computer Associates has over 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and had revenue of $4.7 billion in fiscal year 1998. Computer Associates can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com, or calling (516) 342-5224. Established in 1976, Acer is the world's 7th largest PC brand offering a broad selection of industry-leading, high-end multi-user servers, multimedia PCs, notebooks, computer peripherals and components, semiconductors, software, and communications devices. More than 23,000 employees and 120 enterprises are found worldwide in 44 countries supporting dealers and distributors in over 100 countries. The Acer Group's turnover in 1997 was US$6.5 billion. For more information visit The Acer Group website at http://www.acer.com. All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Julia Chou, CA Taiwan Henry Wang, Acer Inc. +886-2-27009218 +886-2-86911046 choju02@cai.com henrywang@acer.com.tw |
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