Compaq, Microsoft Japan Team Up on NT Mission Critical Work
April 20, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Compaq K.K. and Microsoft Co., Ltd. of Japan have teamed
up to provide support for mission critical application development for the Windows
NT operating system.
This service, called Enterprise Priority Program (EPP), will focus on system proposal
and design phases for large mission critical applications having several thousand
client systems.
The EPP service will cover all hardware platforms that incorporate Compaq's Alpha
microprocessors and Intel microprocessors.
This development support employs Microsoft's Windows DNA architecture for its
application framework, Microsoft Transaction Server for a transaction server and
Active X technology for client applications. Seven engineers from the two companies
will conduct feasibility studies and certification of system proposal/design phases for
deals.
This team is located in a Microsoft office. It certifies system development procedures
to accumulate system know-how for large NT-based application development prior to
the offering of actual user support for system proposal and design deals.
"Thus, customers can be completely assured of their system investment, on which
their fortunes are riding," said Toshio Ueda, a Compaq vice president.
The former DEC Japan, which was acquired by Compaq, tested transaction processing
performance and reliability of NT-based mission critical applications for a year. Also,
the company has experience in system development for the Alpha system and
Windows NT.
The new EPP team aims to enhance overall support capabilities for large NT-based
applications.
Additionally, Compaq will leverage its cooperation with Microsoft in obtaining the
latest software technology.
(BizTech News Dept.)
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