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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (26104)	1/11/2000 2:21:00 PM
From: QwikSand	Respond to of 64865

Yes, that's the one. I personally don't have an issue with the assertion that competition in the server space is going to heat up. It has to. The market is too big and growing too fast. To me, it just means SUNW is the leader in a large and growing market. The part I don't believe for a second is that its growth is going to slow because somebody puts together some Pentium III's with W2K on them, which is what twister implies. If there weren't growing competition in the server market, then I would be worried. --QS

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (26104)	1/11/2000 2:43:00 PM
From: cfimx	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

let me clarify. they are replacing 60 cpq servers in a consolidation. they will be replacing an IBM Mainframe they will be replacing two HWP unix servers it is a 32 way server. this will run uix unix. it will in late 2000 run w2k. it is a thin client model. what you failed to mention is that they WON"T be using javastations (do they even exist anymore?) but Citrix like win terminals. true.they have 2000 users. imagine 2000 users on ONE pc. <g> i like this quote best: ``For the first time, we are able to provide the data-center-class reliability and performance our business requires without the premium price tag associated with such enterprise capability until now.'

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (26104)	1/11/2000 2:53:00 PM
From: paul	Respond to of 64865

yes, it was on oversight on my part. Unisys Machines that are above 4 cpu's can run NT on a board(??) or is partitionable somehow so that you can run both SVR4 Unix or NT in the same box - somehow giving the impression that NT is scalable and get some desparate love and dollars from Microsoft. I think the spin they use is that they can continue to use existing SVR4 or CTOS apps and then migrate to NT "when NT is ready"! Unisys core customers are still running CTOS systems as their SVR4 Unix business wasnt a huge hit.