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To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (41514)	12/28/1998 8:54:00 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Respond to of 97611

64-Bit Computing: A Hot Niche by: hlpinout 47590 of 47599 Monday, December 28, 1998 SEARCH SRO INFOPACKS E-Biz Zone Y2K Security Channel Biz Prod. & Tech. Your Business Wireless Flat Panels OPINIONS Ed Sperling Mary Jo Foley Vaughan-Nichols Gary A. Bolles Rich & Dave Net Security Govt. Witness Mind Your Biz Tech Q & A ABOUT US SR Masthead Edit Calendar Contact Us Ad Marketplace RESOURCES Breaking News Issue Index Industry Events Sm@rt IQ 64-Bit Computing: A Hot Niche By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Sm@rt Reseller What's the deal? To be sure, 64-bit computing isn't new--just ask Compaq Computer Corp. (via Digital) with its top Alpha chips and Sun Microsystems Inc. with is Ultrasparc line. But the upcoming arrival of Intel's 64-bit Merced chip is pushing 64-bit hardware and operating systems to the forefront of forward-looking resellers. Why It's Important The immediate profit plans for resellers are crystal clear. Find the customers who plan on implementing data warehouses, e-commerce application servers, imaging and videoconferencing, and point out to them that to really make these applications sing, they need the power of 64-bit architectures and operating systems. Adoption Stage Middle The Bottom Line To really get the most from a 64-bit architecture, you need a 64-bit operating system. And today, and into 1999, that means Digital Unix. While you can argue until you're blue in the face over the advantages of one Unix operating system over the other, the simple fact is that Digital has been delivering production 64-bit Unix longer than the others. Sun is making up for lost time, though, by pushing forward its 64-bit Unix, Solaris 7.0. It will run on the Ultrasparc series and, like Digital Unix, will be ported to Merced as soon as possible. At the same time, IBM Corp., which has been running 64-bit AIX and OS/400 on its high-end PowerPC chips, continues to hold its traditional markets. IBM's plans (with Intel Corp., SCO and Sequent Computer Systems Inc.) for a 64-bit Unix for both Merced and PowerPC won't materialize until 2000, if then. Players Compaq/Digital www.unix.digital.com IBM Corp. www.as400.ibm.com or www.rs6000.ibm.com/software/ Microsoft Corp. www.microsoft.com/ntserver/windowsnt5/default.asp Sun Microsystems Inc. www.sun.com/solaris/news/