TRICORD INTRODUCES POWERFRAME ENTERPRISE ACCESS SERVER FOR LARGE-SCALE APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT.PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1996--Tricord Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRCD TRCD Time Ras to Cas Delay ) announced today the introduction of the PowerFrame Enterprise Access Server -- a preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. platform that enables application deployment to every desktop in an organization. One PowerFrame Enterprise Access Server, running application deployment software such as Citrix(R) WinFrame(TM)/Enterprise, Insignia Solutions(R) NTRIGUE, NCD's WinCenter(R) or Tektronix' WinDD, supports 200 or more concurrent users over LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , WAN, dial-up lines or across the internet. With application deployment software, desktop applications are run on the server rather than the client, allowing inexpensive thin clients like network computers and Windows terminals, and mixed operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. clients such as PCs, 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). (R) workstations, X terminals, and Macintosh(R) computers, to effectively access 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. (R), Windows 95, Windows 3.1 or MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. (R) applications. Applications running on a centralized system place huge burdens on the server, and Tricord's PowerFrame Enterprise Access Server is optimally configured to meet these demands. The unique, balanced architecture of this eight-way platform provides predictable, sustained response time at enterprise-scale user counts. Incorporating 200 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. processors, the PowerFrame Enterprise Access Server provides application deployment to the enterprise with maximum cost-effectiveness through server consolidation, ongoing savings in maintenance and support costs, and room for future expandability. A configuration for 1,000 concurrent users requires only one-third the number of PowerFrame servers to implement vs. alternative platforms -- a one-year total cost of ownership half that of configurations using other servers. Joint characterization performed by Tricord and Citrix demonstrates that the PowerFrame Enterprise Access Server supports 200 concurrent WinFrame/Enterprise users -- more users than any comparably configured server in the market today. Although actual performance is application dependent, these results demonstrate the strength of the PowerFrame Enterprise Access Server to meet the increasing demands of enterprise application deployment over LAN, WAN, dial-up, and internet connections. The PowerFrame Enterprise Access Server is available in two configurations to meet varying application requirements. Each is standard with eight 200 MHz processors, two 4.3 GByte disk drives, Tricord's ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). 4 disk subsystem and Tricord's IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. -- Intelligent Management Subsystem -- for on-line tuning and monitoring of the system. Option one includes 512 MByte memory for installations requiring 1GByte or less memory; option two includes 1 GByte memory for installations requiring up to 3.2 Gbytes. Each system includes Tricord's PowerStart server installation program to ensure correct installation and configuration at the customer site. The preconfigured systems are priced at $185,900 for the 512MByte memory model, and $220,750 for the 1 GByte memory model. Tricord Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and supports the PowerFrame Enterprise Server for use in mission-critical applications running on Microsoft Windows NT(R), Novell(R) NetWare(R) and UNIX(R). All PowerFrame systems are characterized by an open system design emphasizing high performance, high availability, scalability and system management. Tricord is a worldwide corporation based in Plymouth, Minn. USA, with European headquarters in Woerden, Holland. CONTACT: Liz Hersey Tricord Systems, Inc. 612/551-6609 or lhersey@tricord.com |
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