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To: rupert1 who wrote (55708)	4/6/1999 7:30:00 AM
From: Steven N	Respond to of 97611

Compaq server debut shows Digital influence By Stephen Shankland Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 6, 1999, 4:00 a.m. PT Compaq will introduce a new midrange Alpha server today, along with a revamped operating system strategy centered on a new, heavier-duty version of Unix. The new ES40 server will begin shipping in May with as many as four 500-MHz Alpha 21264 processors. It's aimed at handling database, enterprise resource planning, and high-performance technical computing, said Tim Yeaton, general manager of Compaq's Unix software division. The ES40 works with a multitude of operating systems, including Tru64 Unix, OpenVMS, Microsoft Windows NT, and Linux. Compaq also will announce version 5 of Tru64 Unix (formerly Digital Unix), which is growing closer to its higher-end sibling, OpenVMS. Improvements to the operating system include features that make it work better in "clustered" systems (in which one computer can take over if another fails). Tru64 also adds "partitioning" technology that lets administrators assign exactly how much disk space, CPU power, and RAM different programs get. The announcements mark the latest stage in the assimilation of high-end Digital Equipment products into the more mainstream world of Compaq. Compaq inherited both the hardware and software when it acquired Digital in 1998, and today's announcements indicate some fulfillment the promise of the union, said Jim Gardner of Technology Business Research. "It seems they're starting to join the marketing machinery of Compaq together with the technical excellence of the Digital systems," he said. news.com sn