Stampede Announces New Advanced Server Acceleration Products for Lotus Notes.Business Editors/Computer Writers LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2000 Stampede stam·pede n. 1. A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals. 2. A sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of people. 3. , a Premier Lotus Business Partner, previews new Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. accelerators for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AS/400 & RS/6000 (AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. ) servers at Lotusphere Stampede Technologies Inc. (www.stampede.com), a leading developer of acceleration software, Sunday announced new additions to its TurboGold product family for Lotus Notes. The new products, for the IBM AS/400 and IBM RS/6000 (AIX) servers, join the highly successful 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. server version. Client/Server and Server-to-Server TurboGold accelerators are available on all three platforms. Stampede will be previewing the new TurboGold Advanced Server products Jan. 17-19 at Lotusphere, Pedestal pedestal In Classical architecture, a support or base for a column, statue, vase, or obelisk. It may be square, octagonal, or circular. A single pedestal may also support a group of columns, or colonnade (see podium). D218 at the Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Dolphin Hotel in Lake Buena Vista. TurboGold incorporates patented (U.S. Patent No. 5,682,514, No. 5,835,943 & No. 6,012,085) caching, compression, and streaming techniques to accelerate the replication of Lotus Notes databases to and from mobile or remote users as well as between Domino Servers. Companies see up to 500% performance improvements reducing telecommunication costs, increasing bandwidth capabilities, improving productivity and speeding up the decision process. "TurboGold's Windows NT software has been very successful since its release. That success prompted numerous requests from customers that we add our acceleration capability to other prominent platforms like the IBM AS/400 and AIX servers. "These requests along with the strong presence these IBM servers have in Lotus Notes environments made the decision to port to these platforms an easy one," stated Gordon Dorworth, president and chief executive officer of Stampede Technologies Inc. The IBM AS/400 servers and the RS/6000 (AIX) servers have been designed to help companies manage growth by delivering better performance, scalability, manageability, serviceability (system) serviceability - The ease with which corrective maintenance or preventative maintenance can be performed on a system (e.g. by a hardware service technician). Higher serviceability improves availability and reduces service cost. Serviceability is one component of RAS. , security, and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. . They provide the means to run mission-critical applications including Lotus Domino's collaborative software This is a list of collaborative software (or list of groupware) applications. Wiki software is on a list of wiki software. Open source or free software The following are open source or free software applications. . Lotus Domino combines functions such as email, document management, calendaring and scheduling, and other groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. facilities to let employees work together more effectively over corporate networks and the Internet. It is the world's leading workflow and messaging software that enables employees to communicate with colleagues, collaborate in teams, and coordinate strategic business processes on and off the web. IBM's commitment to this concept was recently demonstrated with their release of the AS/400e Dedicated Server for Domino. TurboGold's new advanced server software builds on this collaborative theme and fits seamlessly into IBM's AS/400 and RS/6000 (AIX) server and Domino architecture. TurboGold adapts to different workloads and incorporates the ability to grow with the customer's network as new clients and servers are added. As it does so, TurboGold enhances the flow of Lotus Notes information throughout the network whether it is on Windows NT servers or the new Advanced Server products for IBM AS/400 and RS/6000 (AIX) servers. The speed, adaptability, and scalability of these servers together with the same traits found in TurboGold combine to give companies the power and flexibility to successfully manage their business. First customer shipments of TurboGold's Advanced Server products are scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2000. Single server prices start at $6,295 and volume discounts are available. For more information contact Stampede Technologies at 800/763-3423 or visit their web site at www.stampede.com. Stampede(R), Stampede TurboGold(R) and TurboGold(R) are registered trademarks of Stampede Technologies Inc. Lotus(R), Lotusphere(R), Lotus Notes(R) and Domino(R) are registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corp. IBM(R) is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. |
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