Sequent to Utilize Intel's Pentium II Xeon Processor for Increased Performance and Scalability of NUMA-Q Data Center Servers.BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1998-- Sequent Showcases Web-Enabled Commerce Solution with Oracle and Netscape on NUMACenter Server with Pentium II Xeon (processor) Pentium II Xeon - The successor to Intel Corporation's Pentium II processor. The Xeon has the same P6 core as existing Pentium Pro/Pentium II units, but it supports a 100 MHz system bus and offers as much as 2 MB of level 2 cache. http://intel. Processors Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., the leader in Intel(R)-based systems for the data center, today announced full support of Intel's Pentium(R) II Xeon processor for Sequent's high-end systems -- NUMA-Q 2000 and NUMACenter. The Pentium II Xeon processor will provide Sequent servers with a significant performance boost for data center solutions that rival the power of a mainframe. A key differentiator of Sequent's NUMA-based servers is the ability to support both Pentium II Xeon processors and 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. processors running concurrently in the same system, providing customers with an easy migration to Intel's high-performance Pentium II Xeon processors while protecting existing hardware investments. As part of its support for Intel's Pentium II Xeon processor launch, Sequent is working with Oracle and Netscape to demonstrate an electronic commerce solution that highlights the features, flexibility, and performance of Sequent's NUMACenter servers with Pentium II Xeon processors while running Oracle's Web-enabled applications and Netscape(R) ECXpert electronic commerce software. NUMACenter is Sequent's Intel-based server which integrates 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). and 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. into a single managed system for data center solutions. "The increase in performance we are achieving with Intel's Pentium II Xeon processors makes Sequent's data center servers highly competitive -- bringing Sequent to parity and better with non-Intel-based RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. platforms that do not run Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT," said Jeff Pancottine, vice president of worldwide marketing for Sequent. "By running both Pentium II Xeon processors and Pentium Pro processors in the same system, we are enabling our customers to take full advantage of this performance boost both with new servers and by adding Pentium II Xeon processors to existing servers with Pentium Pro processors." Intel developed the Pentium II Xeon processor to meet the specific requirements of the midrange midrange Epidemiology The halfway point or midpoint in a set of observations; for most data, MR is calculated as the sum of the smallest observation and the largest observation, divided by 2; for age data, one is added to the numerator; a midrange is usually and higher server marketplace, enhancing both scalability and performance. Pentium II Xeon processors incorporate larger and faster Level 2 cache See L2 cache. level 2 cache - secondary cache to meet the demanding needs of OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing , e-commerce and decision support applications. Sequent, with more than 14 years experience in delivering Intel-based solutions for the high-end, is uniquely capable of utilizing these scalability and performance improvements for data center solutions. "Sequent servers with Pentium II Xeon processors deliver excellent performance and value to the data center," said Tom Macdonald, marketing director, Intel's Enterprise Server Group. "Sequent, as demonstrated in the showcase today, is now able to provide more customers with affordable solutions to handle mission-critical applications by taking advantage of the increased power and scalability of Intel's Pentium II Xeon processors." Sequent Teams with Oracle and Netscape for Web-Enabled E-Commerce Demo Featuring Intel's latest processors, Sequent, Oracle and Netscape demonstrated a Web-enabled commerce solution for supply chain management on Sequent's next-generation NUMACenter system with eight Intel Pentium II Xeon processors (or 2 Quads), running Web-enabled applications from Oracle and e-commerce software from Netscape. In the demonstration, a manufacturer is able to manage the supply chain with a Web-enabled solution that coordinates essential services between two third-party suppliers. The manufacturer is able to create Web-based purchase orders with Oracle(R) Applications and uses Netscape EXCpert software for transactions via an extranet. "Oracle(R) Applications, running on Sequent servers with Pentium II Xeon processors, are a solid combination," said Kevin Walsh, vice president, Intel Technologies Division, Oracle. "They bring the performance and enterprise-class features required for e-business, mission-critical internet transactions and data-center processing to a broad range of users." Sequent's NUMACenter server utilizes the performance gains of the Pentium II Xeon processor in the demonstration to provide a dramatic increase in application speed -- a key benefit for Web-based solutions. Additionally, Sequent and Oracle team up to offer superior workload scalability by extending memory capabilities. Sequent takes advantage of Intel's Extended Server Memory Architecture using Very Large Memory (VLM 1. (architecture) VLM - Very Large Memory. 2. (networking) VLM - Virtual Loadable Module. ) and Oracle's Extended Cache -- a feature that only Sequent utilizes today. Oracle's Extended Cache feature can address memory above the 32-bit address space. Sequent's NUMA-Q architecture was designed to break through enterprise-level performance barriers by seamlessly connecting four-processor base boards (quads) in systems of up to 252 processors via an innovative interconnect technology called IQ-Link. About Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. Sequent Computer Systems (Nasdaq:SQNT SQNT Sequent Computer Systems (stock symbol) ), the leader in Intel-based systems A computer that uses a CPU from Intel, typically a Core or earlier Pentium chip. Also known as an "x86-based system." The x86 designation comes from the 8086 family of chips, which was used in the first PC and the ancestor of all that followed: 286, 386, 486, Pentium and Core. for the data center, is committed to the success of its end-user and system integrator customers. Sequent's platform architectures and services are optimized for the scalability, availability and manageability requirements of corporate and institutional data center environments leveraging industry-standard technologies and best-in-class partnerships. Sequent was the world's fastest-growing server vendor with systems priced between $100K and $1M in 1997 on the strength of NUMA-Q 2000, and has been the number one vendor of high-end UNIX servers in the UK for the past seven years, 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. IDC. Sequent supports more than 10,000 installations worldwide, including many of the world's largest and most sophisticated OLTP, DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S , business communications, and RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database applications. Sequent is a registered trademark and NUMA-Q and NUMACenter are trademarks of Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and Xeon is a trademark of Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. All brand and product names appearing in this release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
CONTACT: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Chris McManus, 415/778-5225
chrismcm@sequent.com
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