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To: George Dawson who wrote (13089)	12/10/1997 10:02:00 AM
From: Nine_USA	Respond to of 29386

George, Looks like Data General agrees with you re the phone companies Wednesday December 10, 9:04 am Eastern Time Data General Corporation Announces Business Alliance With AIMetrix To Market Products To The Telecommunications Industry WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 1997--Data General Corporation today announced that it has signed a strategic marketing agreement with AIMetrix Incorporated. AIMetrix brings to the alliance it's next-generation NeuralStar Operations Support System Framework, and interoperable suite of Windows NT based OSS applications. NeuralStar in combination with Data General's AViiON NT server platform, provides unprecedented functionality, scalability, and ease-of-use, enabling network operators to more effectively manage complex, heterogeneous networks & services. ''We are excited to have entered into this agreement with AIMetrix,'' said Bailey Schell, director of Data General's Communications Industry Group. ''We feel that this alliance and technology will give Data General a significant opportunity to provide a true, value-added solution to the communications industry. AIMetrix has developed a truly interoperable suite of OSS functionality.'' ''Data General's global service presence, in conjunction with it's reputation as a manufacturer of multi-processor platforms, make this a logical strategic relationship,'' said Peter Oliver, President & CEO of AIMetrix. ''Data General, with it's AViiON NT Server platforms, provides a proven, high performance family of professional systems that effectively and reliably complements the distributed nature of the NeuralStar suite of OSS applications.'' Data General's AViiON NT server family ranges from the entry-level single or dual processor AV 2150 to the powerful eight-processor AV 8600 enterprise server. According to recently released 1996 shipment revenue figures from International Data Corporation, Data General is the worldwide marketshare leader in NT systems selling between $50,000 and $100,000 and is second worldwide in systems selling between $100,000 and $250,000. ''The AIMetrix alliance is an important part of Data General's strategy to provide complete and sound solutions that meet the sophisticated demands of the telecommunications industry,'' added Mr. Schell. About AIMetrix Founded in 1996, AIMetrix is a privately held California-based software engineering corporation that develops and markets Operations and Business Support Systems for emerging and transitioning telecommunications service providers. For more information on AIMetrix, please visit www.aimetrix.com . About Data General Data General specializes in providing servers, storage systems, and related software & services to information technology users worldwide. The company, which is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts, reported revenues of $1.5 billion during fiscal 1997. Additional information on Data General, it's products and services, is available on the Internet at www.dg.com .