TYAN ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR INTEL'S NEW LANDesk CLIENT MANAGER; Will Bundle It With New Pentium II Boards and Future LX Products.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1997--TYAN Computer today announced that it will support Intel's LANDesk Client Manager and will bundle it with its system boards. 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. Intel, TYAN TYAN Typhoon Analog is the first system board vendor in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to bundle LANDesk software with its motherboards. LANDesk, which works with systems running 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, will allow network users/administrators to perform a number of network management functions previously available only to system administrators. For example, LANDesk Client Manager can be used to check system inventory; update, backup, and restore system configurations, and to troubleshoot workstations. LANDesk also enables users to configure and receive notification for system events, and to view DMI-compliant component information. With LANDesk, administrators can remotely select workstations, which allows them to transfer files to and from a client's workstation. Administrators can also remotely reboot To reload the operating system, which restarts the computer. See boot. (operating system) reboot - (From boot) A boot with the implication that the computer has not been down for long, or that the boot is a bounce intended to clear some state of wedgitude. See warm boot. a client's workstation, however, the client controls the administrator's access level. "As the PC industry grows, PC systems have become more sophisticated," said TYAN President, Larry Barber. "In the past, it took experts to fully understand and control these complex systems. LANDesk offers a way for systems to interact automatically with clients, and for administrators and clients to manage computer systems together. We're working closely with Intel to make computing simpler and more productive, down to the system board level." TYAN, a privately-held company based in Milpitas, CA, and a long time Intel marketing partner, now supports the new 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. management product because of its support for the LM78 chip. TYAN will ship LANDesk Client Manager on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). at a bundled price of $10 each. The server version is also available at a bundled price of $50 each. TYAN recently unveiled the Tahoe family of single and dual processor AT/ATX-footprint motherboards that support Intel's new Pentium II The successor to the Pentium Pro from Intel. Pentium II refers to the CPU chip or the PC that uses it. Code named "Klamath," the Pentium II was a Pentium Pro with MMX multimedia instructions. processor. TYAN has a complete family of Pentium and Pentium Pro motherboards based on Intel's latest chip sets, including the 430TX, 430HX, 430VX and 440FX. These products cover a wide range of applications, from dual processing to high-end workstation and server configurations. TYAN, founded in 1989 by long-time Intel and 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) executive Dr. Symon Chang, designs, manufactures, and markets advanced Intel-based system board technology. Its products are sold to OEMs, system integrators, VARs, and end-users as workstation and Internet/Intranet enabling and acceleration solutions. Company headquarters is at 1753 S. Main St., Milpitas, CA, 95035. Phone is 408-956-8000, fax 408-956-8044, home page www.tyan.com . -0- Note to Editors: All trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Chad Hill/Len Fernandes Hill or LF Communications 510-945-7910/510-538-8916 hillcomm@aol.com/lencom@earthlink.net or Larry Barber/Adam Vener TYAN Computer 408-956-8000 lbarber or adamv@tyan.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion