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To: Frank Griffin who wrote (11013)	8/30/2000 6:47:53 AM
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NEC Computers Inc. Extends Strategic Alliance With EMC Corporation EMC's CLARiiON FC5300 Fibre Channel RAID Storage System Available With Express5800 Servers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2000--NEC Computers Inc., a leading provider of mobile, desktop and server computing solutions for the enterprise market today announced it has extended its strategic alliance with EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC - news), the world leader in information storage. NEC Computers will now offer EMC's CLARiiON FC5300 fibre channel RAID storage system as an option with its Express5800 servers to North American Windows NT and Windows 2000 customers. EMC's Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems have been available on NEC Express5800 servers since late 1998. The availability of EMC's CLARiiON systems with NEC Express5800 servers gives NEC Computers' customers a full range of information security, scalability and performance options. ``Our alliance with EMC underscores NEC Computers' commitment to deliver complete computing solutions and cutting-edge technology to enterprise environments,'' said Stephen Blanchette, vice president of NEC Computers Server Business Unit. ``The CLARiiON FC5300 fibre channel RAID storage system provides our customers with high functionality, performance, and availability, making this a very attractive and cost-effective solution.'' ``EMC and NEC Computers have worked closely for the past several years to provide customers with solutions that allow them to build an information infrastructure capable of meeting all of the information storage demands of their enterprise,'' said Todd Gresham, EMC's vice president of Systems Alliances. ``The addition of CLARiiON storage systems gives NEC Express5800 server customers a powerful solution for their Internet and e-business applications.'' The EMC CLARiiON FC5300 fibre channel RAID storage system is a flexible, high-performance mid-range storage system that is optimized to provide customers with significant cost/performance benefits. Optional redundant components and dual active storage processors provide high levels of availability and data protection, making this storage system one of the most advanced in its class. Optional software tools include the Navisphere storage management suite, which configures, monitors, and tunes the disk arrays, and ATF data path failover software, which reroutes traffic automatically in case of failure. The NEC Express5800 server family ranges from an entry-level, two-processor capable workgroup server to an eight-processor, rack-mounted server for growing enterprises. Express5800 servers are increasingly being used for e-business and Web transactions. NEC Computers' Express5800 servers are recognized worldwide for their reliability, scalability, flexibility and superior performance. Pricing and Availability EMC's CLARiiON FC5300 fibre channel RAID storage system is available now in North America as an option on all Express5800 servers. Entry configurations begin at approximately $12,000; fully configured systems begin at approximately $21,000. About EMC Corporation EMC Corporation is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.emc.com. About NEC Computers Inc. NEC Computers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Computers International B.V., delivers mobile, desktop and server computing solutions to the commercial market in North America. For years, NEC's Versa® notebook and PowerMate® desktop computers, MobilePro(TM) handheld PCs, and Express5800 Servers have won awards in leading industry publications, including Smart Business, PC Magazine and Mobile Computing. NEC Computers focuses on the computing needs of the corporate market and sells systems primarily through the reseller channel. NEC Computers taps into the technological resources of NEC Corporation's (NEC) (Nasdaq:NIPNY - news; FTSE:6701q.1) extensive research and development facilities in Japan, where products are developed for the global marketplace. In 1999, NEC Corporation held the second largest number of patents in the U.S. and serves as the source of NEC Computers' technologically sophisticated products.