Intel Investors -Intel's Merced/IA64 has a UNIX Battle Shaping Up!
Siemens Nixdorf is endorsing Sun's Solaris on Merced.
HP is endorsing their own HPUX on Merced.
Two stories follow.
Paul
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Monday April 27, 6:01 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Siemens Nixdorf Selects Key Software, Hardware
Technologies From Sun, Intel to Drive Its Next-generation
of Enterprise-class UNIX Servers
Siemens Nixdorf to standardize on Solaris operating environment from
Sun and Intel's line of 64-bit IA-64 microprocessors for enterprise
computing
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1998-- Siemens Nixdorf Information
Systems, Inc. today announced its UNIX server technology roadmap to begin the next century,
selecting Sun Microsystems and Intel Corp. [Nasdaq:INTC - news] as key contributors to
Siemens Nixdorf's delivery of next-generation UNIX server solutions. Beginning in second half
1999, Siemens Nixdorf expects to begin delivery of UNIX servers running Sun's Solaris(TM)
operating environment and powered by Intel's IA-64 microprocessors, with standardization on
the Solaris/IA-64 platform anticipated by 2002.
This announcement also marks a strategic agreement between Siemens Nixdorf and Sun,
where Sun will incorporate Siemens Nixdorf's reliability, availability and scalability (RAS)
functionality into Solaris. With today's announcement, Siemens Nixdorf also steps forward as
the world's first IT vendor to focus its development efforts consistently on Intel's 64-bit
processor line, thereby ensuring a uniform base hardware technology ranging from the
workgroup server to the mainframe.
''Siemens Nixdorf stands to benefit by gaining support for thousands of Solaris applications
on its next-generation Merced-based UNIX servers,'' said Jean S. Bozman of International
Data Corp. ''This will give customers a wider choice of packaged applications software for
use on Siemens Nixdorf's 64-bit servers for the enterprise. Through Sun's relationship with
Siemens Nixdorf, Solaris stands to gain additional reliability, availability and scalability
features for use in Solaris data-center class applications.''
With Siemens Nixdorf's commitment to Sun's and Intel's leading edge technologies, IT
decision-makers can select high-performance, parallel processing servers from Siemens
Nixdorf's RM series of enterprise UNIX systems today and rest assured that they can move
their applications to future Siemens Nixdorf Solaris/IA-64 machines when it becomes
worthwhile from a price/performance standpoint. By combining the best-of-breed operating
environment and microprocessor technologies for enterprise computing, Siemens Nixdorf will
offer customers the most highly scalable, reliable and secure environment for mission-critical
applications of the future.
''We are very pleased to ally with Siemens Nixdorf on the Solaris operating environment --
the best enterprise platform in the world,'' said John McFarlane, president of the Solaris
software division, Sun Microsystems. ''The Solaris operating environment continues to
outstrip the competition because we are not too proud to include best-of-class technology
contributions from our industry allies. Siemens Nixdorf will be providing us with key
technologies like the proven enterprise-class high availability of Reliant(R) UNIX to be
included in the Solaris operating environment. This will make its world-class RAS features
even better.''
In the future, all Siemens Nixdorf server lines will be equipped with IA-64 processors. Along
with the RM line of UNIX servers, the company's PRIMERGY family of Microsoft Windows NT
servers and its open BS2000 mainframes of the SR2000 range will also be powered by the
next-generation IA-64 processors. At present, Siemens Nixdorf's PRIMERGY servers already
rely on Intel technology and its Pentium II processors.
''We congratulate Siemens Nixdorf on its future-oriented strategy. The combination of Intel's
future IA-64 processor with Siemens Nixdorf's experience of delivering high-performance
systems for the enterprise computing environment will provide excellent solutions for Siemens
Nixdorf customers worldwide,'' said John Miner, vice president and general manager,
Enterprise Server Group, Intel Corp.
Miner added, ''The RM server systems based on Intel's future IA-64 family of products will
provide outstanding performance, reliability and scalability for the enterprise computing
environment. Today's announcement from Siemens Nixdorf again demonstrates that the Intel
Architecture is the unifying architecture for enterprise computing.''
The main focus of Siemens Nixdorf's strategic approach is on protecting its customers'
current and future IT investments. Siemens Nixdorf will continue to develop its Reliant
UNIX/MIPS-powered RM line of enterprise servers through 2002, with guaranteed
maintenance available through 2007/2008, depending upon terms of individual maintenance
agreements.
Most applications running today on the current RM server systems will be available for
upgrade to the new Solaris/IA-64 systems via a recompilation. For those legacy applications
where recompilation is not an option, customers will be able run these programs natively by
using Siemens Nixdorf's OCT (Object Code Translation) technology.
''As we near the next century, we expect that the Solaris/IA-64 will establish itself as the de
facto standard for high-performance enterprise server technology,'' said Robert Hoog,
member of Siemens Nixdorf's executive board and head of its Open Enterprise Computing
(OEC) line-of-business. ''We see today's announcement with Sun and Intel as a declaration
to our customers and the IT community as a whole that Siemens Nixdorf is committed to
delivering high-scalability, high-reliability servers that both protect our customers current
investment today and offer the highest possible performance in the future.''
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, ''The Network Is The Computer(TM),'' has
propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW - news), to its position as a leading
provider of high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide
intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual
revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at
sun.com.
About Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, Inc.
Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, Inc. and its subsidiary, Siemens Pyramid Information
Systems, Inc., develop, integrate and service 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 professional 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.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Reliant and Pyramid are registered trademarks of Siemens Pyramid
Information Systems, Inc. Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Solaris and The Network is
the Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the
United States and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and
other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other trademarks
used herein are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, Inc.
Karen O'Brien, 408/428-7169
karen.obrien@sni-usa.com
or
A&R Partners for Siemens Nixdorf
Michael Bendel, 650/363-0982, ext. 234
mbendel@arpartners.com
or
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Ry Schwark, 650/786-7745
ryerson.schwark@eng.sun.com
or
GCI Group for Sun Microsystems
Tracy Matsumoto, 415/974-7286
tmatsumoto@gcigroup.com
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Monday April 27, 1:36 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
ADVISORY/HP To Announce Significant Alliances For
HP-UX ON IA-64
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
WHAT: Join HP and leading enterprise partners to hear about a
significant milestone in establishing HP-UX(1) as the leading
open enterprise-class UNIX(R) operating system on IA-64.
WHO: Bill Russell, HP vice president and general manager of the
Enterprise Systems Group, and HP global business partners
WHEN: Tuesday, April 28
8 a.m. to 9 a.m. PST
WHERE: Worldwide Audio Teleconference U.S./Canada dial-in phone
number: 1-800-997-7867 International dial-in phone number: (416)
620-5933 Note: International callers please place call through
country operator.
CONTACT: RSVP Required
Contact Bryan Thomas
Copithorne & Bellows for HP
(415) 975-2275
(1) HP-UX Release 10.20 and later and HP-UX Release 11.00 and
later (in both 32 and 64-bit configurations) on all HP 9000 computers
are Open Group UNIX 95 branded products.
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Note to Editors: UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open
Group.
Contact:
Copithorne & Bellows for HP
Julie Kronbetter, 415/ 975-2206
julie.kronbetter@cbpr.com |
