Toshiba Computer Systems Group -- New Product Alert.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 1999--
Product: Toshiba's Equium 7100 commercial desktop
PC featuring Intel's 650MHz & 700MHz
Pentium(R) III processors.
Of Special Interest to: Editors & analysts covering commercial
desktop PCs, total cost of ownership
topics and/or the IT community.
Date: October 25, 1999
COMPANY: Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Computer Systems Group (IRVINE, Calif.) www.computers.toshiba.com. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Toshiba's build-to-order (BTO BTO British Trust for Ornithology BTO Business Technology Optimization BTO Bachman Turner Overdrive (band) BTO Business Transformation Outsourcing BTO Build-Transfer-Operate BTO Brutto (German: Gross [quantity]) ) Equium(TM) 7100 series of commercial desktops are now available with Intel(R)'s new 650MHz (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. and 700MHz Pentium(R) III processors. These processors are the 15th and 16th CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. options available for the Equium 7100 platform, the most in a single platform. Continuing to focus on product stability and longevity, Toshiba customers who standardized on the Equium platform in February of 1998 can use the exact same system image on today's Equium 700MHz Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). . Barely two years in the commercial desktop industry, the Equium series is already being touted as a leader in reducing total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) and delivering solid computing performance for corporate customers. As the first commercial desktop line to offer consistent components and a single software image across multiple chassis styles and feature sets, the Equium PC seamlessly brings the latest technology into existing enterprises without having to re-qualify the product. A recent study from NTS-XXCAL shows Toshiba out-performed the competition, saving customers $240.73 per unit over HP, $229.51 over 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) , $178.34 over DELL and $62.38 per unit over Compaq (see Toshiba's Web site @ www.equium.toshiba.com for the entire NTS/XXCAL report). Easy to service, upgrade and manage, Equium desktops are a perfect computing solution for corporate customers concerned with lowering total cost of ownership and extending product lifecycles while delivering the latest technology for their business' computing needs. TARGET CUSTOMERS: Toshiba's Equium PCs are ideal for corporate customers who require long-term investment protection and configuration flexibility. The Equium 7100 series offers three convenient chassis styles -- mini-tower, full-size and slim-line -- to accommodate varying work environments. KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS: Engineered to reduce qualification expenses, minimize ongoing PC maintenance costs and ease serviceability, Toshiba's Equium 7100 desktops come standard with the following features: -- Common NLX motherboard and components across all three chassis styles for seamless integration into an existing networked environment. -- A highly accessible chassis design equipped with an Instant Access Door and rack and pinion rack and pinion Mechanical device consisting of a bar of rectangular cross section (the rack), having teeth on one side that mesh with teeth on a small gear (the pinion). If the pinion rotates about a fixed axis, the rack will move in a straight path. spring boards, which makes it quick and easy to upgrade and service PCs. -- An impressive array of 40 build-to-order options with over 3 million possible configurations designed to meet every corporate computing need. -- A robust package of manageability software including Intel's LANDesk(R) Client Manager, Desktop Management Interface (DMI (Desktop Management Interface) The first desktop management standard from the DMTF. Enabling PCs to be monitored from a central console, it was superseded by the DMTF's Common Information Model (see CIM). ) 2.0, Advanced Configuration and Power Interface See ACPI. (hardware, standard) Advanced Configuration and Power Interface - (ACPI) An open industry standard developed by Intel, Microsoft, and Toshiba for configuration and power management. (ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) A power management specification developed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. ), Wake-on-LAN and Toshiba's power-saving SecureSleep(TM) with Instant-On helps IT managers maintain a secure, controlled network without disrupting users. -- Toshiba's Configuration Builder CD enables resellers and network administrators to develop and install a company's software image in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
DISTRIBUTION & AVAILABILITY: Equium 7100 PCs with Intel 650 & 700MHz processors will begin shipping in early November, 1999 through traditional distribution channels, including dealers, VARs, distributors and selected mail order partners. SAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS & PRICING: The Equium 7100 series featuring Intel's 650MHz Pentium III processors starts at $1,499 while the Equium 7100 PCs with 700MHz Pentium III processors begins at $1,699. Prices noted below do not include monitor. A Toshiba TekBright 710V (17-inch) monitor can be purchased for $299 ESUP ESUP Escape System Upgrade Program (aircraft) ESUP Estimated Unit Price . Equium 7100D (full-size) = ESUP $1,865 Pentium III 650MHz 128MB memory 13.6GB HDD 40X CD-ROM 8MB Video Four slots, Intel 10/100 Ethernet Windows NT 4.0 Equium 7100M (mini-tower) = ESUP $2,203 Pentium III 700MHz 128MB memory 13.6GB HDD 40X CD-ROM 8MB Video Seven slots, Intel 10/100 Ethernet ZIP Drive Windows NT 4.0 Equium 7100S (slim-line) = ESUP $1,743 Pentium III 650MHz 128MB Memory 10.2GB HDD 40X CD-ROM 8MB Video Two Slots, Intel 10/100 Ethernet Windows 95/98 SERVICE & SUPPORT: Toshiba's Equium desktop PCs ship with a standard three-year parts, one-year labor limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. , with the first year of next-business day on-site service included. Toshiba's InTouch Center provides unlimited telephone support seven days-per-week, 24 hours-per-day during the standard warranty period. Toshiba's On.Call Network Service provides the option of extending the first year, next-business day on-site service to the second and third years of the warranty. |
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