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Siemens is Official Technology Sponsor of SAPPHIRE '98;
Siemens Supplies 1,000 PCs and 38 Intel-based Primergy Servers
Business Wire - September 14, 1998 09:20
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SAPPHIRE '98
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1998--Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, Inc. today announced it is the official technology sponsor of SAPPHIRE(R) '98, the SAP North American user conference.
The sponsorship is a continuing example of the synergy between Siemens and SAP in their over two decades of collaboration. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of SAPPHIRE, the SAP signature user conference, Siemens has supplied both hardware and platform support to maintain this most prestigious of IT events. As the official
technology sponsor, Siemens has provided 1,000 Siemens PCs to be used in booth demonstrations and office automation, as well as for e-mail and Internet access. Supporting these workstations are 38 Intel-based Primergy servers consisting of 34 general file servers and four SAP(TM) R/3(TM) servers configured for R/3
demonstrations. Twenty-five Siemens laptops are also available to show the latest technology developments.
Siemens has the expertise to quickly develop and install the necessary infrastructure to support the SAP user community through its experience with over 1,300 implementations of SAP solutions worldwide and a relationship with SAP that spans more than 23 years. As a global player in the R/3 consulting business and a
manufacturer of some of the most advanced clustering and parallel processing computer systems, Siemens delivers field-proven experience and benchmark technology that gets business running more efficiently. "The hardware requirements for an event of this magnitude are very demanding," said John P. Ash, III, IT Manager,
Distributed Systems for SAP America Inc. and SAPPHIRE '98 Technical Manager. "Siemens has been very
responsive and supportive in providing us with the hardware necessary to make SAPPHIRE '98 a success." Visit Siemens in booth numbers 1545 and 1625 at SAPPHIRE '98 in the Los Angeles Convention Center,
Sept. 14-17, 1998.
About Siemens Nixdorf
Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, Inc. develops, integrates and services world-class open systems and
user centered solutions that provide competitive advantages for customers and partners in the Americas.
Offerings include a full line of scalable UNIX and Windows NT-based systems and software, a broad range of
information technology services, as well as retail point of sale systems and data center outsourcing.
Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems is the U.S. subsidiary of German-based Siemens Nixdorf
Informationssysteme AG. With operations in over 60 countries worldwide, $9.5 billion in revenues and
approximately 36,000 employees, it is the largest European information technology firm and ranks among the
world's leading suppliers.
Siemens Nixdorf is the largest subsidiary company of Siemens AG, the world's foremost provider of advanced
technology in the electronics and electrical engineering industry. In the latest fiscal year, Siemens had
approximately $65 billion in combined revenues and 386,000 employees in more than 190 countries. Visit
Siemens Nixdorf on the World Wide Web at siemensnixdorf.com.
SAP, SAPPHIRE, R/3 and all SAP product and service names referenced herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SAP AG. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Siemens Nixdorf
Karen O'Brien, 408/428-7169
karen.obrien@sni-usa.com
or
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Austen Briggs, 650/363-0982, x255
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