SIEMENS STROMBERG-CARLSON, SIEMENS NIXDORF, PYRAMID TECHNOLOGY FORM GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERNET TECHNOLOGY.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 1996-- Focus on Internet projects for public networks A global strategic partnership among three Siemens businesses was launched today, focusing on Internet technology for public networks. Siemens Stromberg-Carlson, Siemens Nixdorf See Fujitsu Siemens. and Pyramid Technology Pyramid Technology was a computer company that produced a number of RISC-based minicomputers at the upper end of the performance range. They also became the second company to ship a multiprocessor Unix system (branded DC/OSx), in 1985, which formed the basis of their product line (a Siemens Nixdorf company) will combine their resources and technology for joint Internet projects. Covering the entire public communication network arena, the partnership strengthens the product range already offered by the Internet Solutions Business Unit of Siemens Stromberg-Carlson by including products from Siemens Nixdorf and Pyramid, such as servers and software. The partnership also includes cooperation on Internet pilot applications; turnkey projects; sales development and project consultation. "The partnership is for our customers - the worlds Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . They'll immediately benefit from Siemens unified approach to Internet technology, because all three Siemens companies will share information about leading developments. Any way you look at it, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This is a powerful combination of Siemens worldwide resources that will focus on the Internet," said Van Cullens, head of the Internet Solutions Business Unit of Siemens Stromberg-Carlson. "Our customers will gain the best-of-breed software, platforms, and service. This relationship among the Siemens companies formalizes a process that has been going on for some time. This partnership is a perfect fit for our Internet strategy, which includes alliances with industry-leading application, infrastructure and service partners. In particular, we can leverage our expertise in a variety of vertical Internet markets, such as telecommunications, finance, retail and government," said John Chen, member of the Siemens Nixdorf Executive Board and chairman & president of Pyramid Technology. Together, Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf cover the main domains of Internet usage such as information servers, electronic commerce servers, enterprise groupware servers, and integration with legacy systems. The Siemens Stromberg-Carlson Internet Solutions Business Unit has worldwide responsibility for Internet products and applications, bringing to bear the full strength of Siemens innovation and market know-how and offering a complete Internet package enabling existing and potential network operators to become Internet Service Providers (ISPs). This includes ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. hardware and software packages, systems integration services, software tools, applications development and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . The fact that the three Siemens companies will be working more closely together on Internet projects also will help strengthen their relationships with other Internet players. For example, Siemens Nixdorf and Pyramid recently formed strategic partnerships with the world's leading Internet software solution providers including Informix, Microsoft, Netscape, Oracle and Raptor. Siemens Stromberg-Carlson recently took an equity stake in Persimmon persimmon: see ebony. persimmon Either of two trees of the genus Diospyros in the ebony family, and their globular, edible fruits. The native American persimmon (D. Information Technology, the entrepreneurial start-up that has earned world recognition for its pioneering Internet experience and excellence in high-performance Web site design. Pyramid Technology -- a Siemens Nixdorf Company -- is a leading provider of scaleable enterprise servers delivering the industry's most complete range of 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 from the desktop to the data center. Together with parent company, Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, Inc., the companies have a presence in 58 countries and more than 130,000 UNIX system Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services installations worldwide. Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf's combined mid-range systems operations represent over $1.9 billion in sales worldwide and make the combined company one of the largest providers of systems in the commercial UNIX server A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. market. Pyramid provides premier strategic services for business- critical environments complemented by a full suite of professional programs and support tools that help customers successfully implement scaleable enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. . Internet: http://www.pyramid.com Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, AG (SNI) was formed in the mid 1990s by the merger of Nixdorf Computer AG and the Siemens' Data Information Services (DIS) division. AG, Paderborn, Germany, is a systems partner with universal expertise in the field of information technology. With operations in 58 countries worldwide, $8.8 billion in revenues and approximately 37,000 employees, it is the largest European computer firm and ranks among the world's leading information technology specialists. In support of its Internet initiatives, Siemens Nixdorf has formed the Emerging Technologies Division as part of the Open Enterprise Computing Line of Business to drive the WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. strategy implementation and to coordinate integration efforts with other Siemens units. Internet: http://www.sni.de/. Siemens Stromberg-Carlson, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. , is a leading provider of telecommunications equipment to the public network service providers in North America. The company designs and manufactures digital central office switching equipment, broadband switching systems, wireless solutions, end-to-end multimedia solutions, Internet solutions, telecommunications network management products, customer premise equipment and transmission products. Siemens Stromberg-Carlson is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, which has annual revenues of $63.5 billion and is present in 190 countries. Home page: http://www.ssc.siemens.com. The Internet Business Unit home page is http://www.internet.siemens.com. CONTACT: Siemens Stromberg-Carlson Pyramid Technology Robert Bartolotta Pamela Mahoney 561-955-3140 408-428-8298 robert.bartolotta@ssc.siemens.com pmahoney@pyramid.com |
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