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 Digital - Lotus NotesBench performance records shattered; Lotus Domino 4.5
	Server now available on DIGITAL NT AlphaServer systems
        {Livewire, Worldwide News, 27-Jan-97}
   DIGITAL today announced breakthrough performance results for Lotus Domino on
 DIGITAL AlphaServer systems running Microsoft Windows NT.  The announcement
 was made at the Lotusphere trade show in Orlando, Fla.
   In addition, the company announced the availability of Lotus Domino 4.5
 Server on its AlphaServer systems and Prioris Intel-based Windows NT systems.
 Domino is a market-leading solution for messaging, groupware and collaborative
 Web applications.
   The DIGITAL dual-processor AlphaServer 4100 5/400 achieved record-setting
 results, with 3,100 concurrent mail users at a one-second response time. The
 benchmark tests were conducted by DIGITAL using Lotus NotesBench, and audited
 by KMDS Technical Associates.
   Lotus NotesBench provides a methodology and tools for measuring Notes and
 Domino server performance.  DIGITAL is a charter member of the NotesBench
 Consortium, an independent organization dedicated to providing Domino and
 Notes performance information to customers.  NotesBench results can be found
 at http://www.lotus.com/ntsdoc96, or at
 http://www.digital.com/info/alphaserver.

   Domino 4.5 on DIGITAL NT servers

   Domino 4.5 on AlphaServer systems and Intel-based Prioris servers running
 the Windows NT operating system enables customers to consolidate a Lotus Notes
 and Domino server environment.  A single AlphaServer system can replace dozens
 of other servers, resulting in significant cost savings.  ServerWORKS system
 management software, included with every AlphaServer system, simplifies
 server and network management.  Customers also benefit from increased
 operating efficiency and a lower cost of ownership.
   With DIGITAL Cluster software for Windows NT, multiple systems can be
 grouped together to ensure continuous, uninterrupted services and provide
 investment protection for Lotus Domino users.
   According to Tom Loch, vice president and CIO of Universal Pensions,
 Brainerd, Minn., "Our business needs a single platform to meet our Windows NT
 and Lotus Notes enterprise processing environments.  The DIGITAL/Lotus
 solution provides two critical solutions: it meets the high demand for both
 CPU and I/O routines, and it cost-effectively scales to accommodate our
 business growth."
   "We selected the DIGITAL AlphaServer 4100 with Lotus Notes and Domino for
 the express reason that it gets very, very critical trading information to
 exactly where it's needed in an extremely quick, efficient, and accurate way,"
 said Thomas Ryan, president, American Stock Exchange.
   Steve White, data processing operations manager for the Texas Association of
 Counties, added, "The AlphaServer gives us extraordinary Notes performance.
 It's one of the most powerful servers I have ever worked with. I nearly
 needed a seat belt to operate it!"

    Datamation Readers Name DIGITAL AlphaServer 4100 "Server of the Year"


    ... AlphaServer platform honored for unprecedented third straight
    year... 

    MAYNARD, Mass. -- February 4, 1997 -- For an unprecedented third
    consecutive year, the DIGITAL AlphaServer 64-bit platform has taken top
    honors in the prestigious "1997 Products of the Year" voting by readers
    of Datamation Magazine, a Cahners publication. Named IS managers choice
    for "1997 Server of the Year," the AlphaServer 4100 system succeeds the
    past two years' winners, the AlphaServer 8400 and AlphaServer 2100
    models, respectively. 

    In announcing its pick of top server systems for 1997, Datamation said,
    "DIGITAL continues to lead the industry with a fully 64-bit combination
    of hardware and operating systems -- DIGITAL UNIX and OpenVMS ....
    DIGITAL consistently achieves some of the highest industry benchmarks." 

    "We are pleased that Datamation readers continue to recognize the
    superior performance and affordability designed in to the 64-bit
    AlphaServer platform," said Pauline Nist, DIGITAL vice president of
    AlphaServer Business. "HP, IBM, Sun and others continue to follow the
    DIGITAL lead. But they and their customers still face years of costly
    migrations just to reach the power, scalability, and value which the
    Alpha platform delivers today." 

    The AlphaServer 4100 system is the industry's first midrange
    implementation of 64-bit very large memory (VLM64) capacity, which
    provides extremely fast database and application performance. Like all
    AlphaServer systems, it takes advantage of the industry's fastest
    processors, advanced clustering technology, thousands applications
    optimized for high-performance 64-bit computing, and a choice of
    DIGITAL UNIX, OpenVMS, or Windows NT operating systems. 

    The AlphaServer 4100 platform is ideal for a wide variety of
    applications and can be easily scaled to meet the changing needs of
    large enterprises, small companies, and departments. It is designed to
    provide high transaction throughput, availability, and reliability for
    Internet commerce, data warehousing, mail and messaging, and business
    and technical applications. Prices start at $42,500. 

    For more information visit the DIGITAL AlphaServer site at
    http://www.digital.com/info/alphaserver 

    

    Be careful: The AlphaServer 4100 was "tied" with the Compaq 5000 and HP
    K460 this year. The press release ignores this fact and I'm sure HP and
    Compaq's own press releases will too!
    
    FredV

     Digital - Speed, I/O capacity boosted on midrange AlphaServer systems
            {Livewire, Worldwide News, 26-Feb-97}
       Enterprise, decision support, Internet, and financial application
    customers will achieve greater application performance with the
    enhanced AlphaServer 4000 and 4100 midrange systems, now powered by a
    super-fast 64-bit DIGITAL Alpha chip running at 466 MHz.  For added
    scalability and investment protection, AlphaServer 4000 models can now
    be upgraded to provide twice the I/O capacity.
       The AlphaServer 4100 is expandable to four processors, supports up
    to 8 GB of ECC memory, highest in its class, and supports up to 7.5 TB
    of total storage capacity. The AlphaServer 4000 models are scalable to
    two Alpha processors and to 4 GB of memory.
       Powered by DIGITAL Alpha processors running at a blazing 466 MHz,
    the new AlphaServer 4000 and 4100 models are available now and are
    priced from $49,500 and $57,500, respectively, each with 512 MB of
    memory and a 4 GB disk. A 5/466 CPU upgrade is available for existing
    300 MHz and 400 MHz models of the AlphaServer 4000 and 4100 models. 
    Prices start at $8,000.
       The new 64-bit PCI I/O expansion option enables users to double the
    I/O capacity and bandwidth of AlphaServer 4000 models, providing
    customers enhanced performance and an additional upgrade path.  This
    option upgrades the system to four independent 64-bit PCI I/O channels
    with 16 slots, which can increase I/O bandwidth to 1 GB/second.
    
       Record-setting benchmark results
    
       DIGITAL also announced record-setting transaction processing, Lotus
    Notes, and Internet benchmark results.  Alpha systems shattered all
    other Windows NT and UNIX performance results for Lotus Notes 4.5 --
    3,350 mail users at $31/user with the AlphaServer 4100 5/466 with two
    processors and 1 GB of memory on Windows NT 4.0. The AlphaServer system
    generates 58 percent more users than a Compaq ProLiant 5000 6/200, and
    91 percent more capacity than an HP NetServer LX 5/166.
       The story is similar for transaction processing, where DIGITAL
    systems provide TPC-C price/performance leadership for two-processor
    UNIX-based systems.  The AlphaServer provides 16 percent better
    performance than an HP 9000 D370, more than twice the performance of a
    Sun Enterprise2, and even better performance and price/performance than
    the six-CPU Sun UltraEnterprise 3000.
       And finally, AlphaServer systems raise the bar for SPECweb96
    benchmark scores -- 1157 operations/sec with the uniprocessor
    AlphaServer 4000 5/400 and 1544 operations/sec with the with the
    dual-processor AlphaServer 4000 5/466, both with DIGITAL UNIX.  DIGITAL
    now delivers the highest SPECweb96 performance of any one- and two-
    processor systems, making Alpha the Inter/Intranet platform of choice.

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Subj:	DIGITAL Captures 15 AIM Technology Hot Iron Awards                     1

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                                              Digital Equipment Corporation
                                          Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2571

Editorial contact:

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         DIGITAL Captures 15 AIM Technology Hot Iron Awards

  ...Prioris Servers, AlphaServer Systems and AlphaStations Combine
        to Win 15 Awards - Most Awards by a Single Vendor...

LAS VEGAS, May 8, 1997 - Reinforcing its leadership in price/
performance enterprise solutions, Digital Equipment Corporation 
(Networld+InterOp booth # 5041), today received 15 awards at AIM 
Technology's Spring '97 Hot Iron Awards Ceremony held at 
Networld+InterOp.  Digital's Prioris servers, AlphaServer systems 
and AlphaStations won awards in the performance and price/
performance categories, for both Windows NT and UNIX environments.

     The award-winning Digital products included the Prioris ZX 6000 

Series and the Prioris HX 6000 Series, Digital's AlphaServer 4100 and 8400
systems, and AlphaStation 500/333. Combined, Digital won more awards than any
other vendor for the Spring '97 awards. "Receiving multiple AIM awards for our
Prioris, AlphaServer systems and AlphaStations recognizes our unique ability
to provide customers with industry-leading solutions - from the workgroup
throughout the enterprise," said Duane Dickhut, vice president of server
products for Digital's Personal Computer Business Unit.  "Customers are
looking for true value, and that value is measured through price/performance. 
As the AIM Awards indicate, our line of Intel servers, AlphaServer systems and
Alpha-based workstations set the standard, providing customers with the best
solution in every price segment."

Digital Hot Iron Awards for Spring 1997 include:

     *	Best Throughput Performer, Windows NT Domain Server, priced 
        between $7,500 and $14,999 - Digital Prioris HX 6200MP

     *	Best Price Performance, Windows NT Domain Server, priced 
        between $15,000 and $24,999 -- Digital Prioris HX 6200MP 
     	(4 disk)

     *	Best Throughput Performer, Windows NT Domain Server, priced 
        between $25,000 and $49,999 -- Digital Prioris ZX 6200MP/4 
        (1GB)

     *	Best Throughput Performer, Windows NT Domain Server, priced 
        over $50,000 -- Digital Prioris ZX 6200MP/4 (1.5GB)
 
     *	Best Price Performance, Windows NT Domain Server, priced 
        over $50,000 -- Digital Prioris ZX 6200MP/4 (1.5GB)

     *	Best Throughput Performer, UNIX Shared System, priced 
        between $15,000 and $29,999 -- Digital Prioris HX 6200MP

     *	Best Price Performance, UNIX Shared System, priced between 
        $15,000 and $29,999 -- Digital Prioris HX 6200MP

     *	Best Throughput Performer, UNIX Shared System, priced 
        between $30,000 and $74,999 -- Digital Prioris ZX 6200MP/4

     *	Best Throughput Performer, UNIX Shared System, priced 
        between $75,000 and $149,999 -- Digital Prioris ZX 6200MP/4 
        (1536 MB)

     *	Best Price Performance, UNIX Shared System, priced between 
        $75,000 and $149,999 -- Digital Prioris ZX 6200MP/4 (1536 
        MB)

     *	Best Price Performance, General Workstation Mix (UNIX), 
        priced between $10,000 and $25,000 -- Digital AlphaStation 
        500/333

     *	Best Performance, General Workstation Mix (UNIX), priced 
        between $10,000 and $25,000 -- Digital AlphaStation 500/333

     *	Best Performance, General Workstation Mix (UNIX), priced 
        over $25,000 -- Digital AlphaServer 4100 5/466

     *	Best Price Performance, Shared System Mix (UNIX), priced 
        over $150,000 -- Digital AlphaServer 4100 5/400

     *	Best Performance, Shared System Mix (UNIX) priced over 
        $150,000 -- Digital AlphaServer 8400 5/350


     Since 1981, AIM Technology has provided vendors and end users
comprehensive, unbiased performance testing to help users determine 
the best fit between their application needs and available systems 
and configurations.  AIM's service helps users reduce the cost of 
evaluating new systems, and provides valuable broad-spectrum 
performance visibility for vendors that submit systems to be tested.  
AIM is an independent organization, as opposed to a vendor 
consortium, which allows AIM to bring an expert eye to performance 
measurement, not restrained by objectives of consortium members.

     Digital Equipment Corporation is a world leader in open client/
server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide 
information systems.  Digital's scalable Alpha and Intel platforms, 
storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-
focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete 
and win in today's global marketplace.
                                ####

Note to Editors:  AlphaServer, Digital, the Digital logo and Prioris 
                  are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.  
                  Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft 
                  Corporation.  UNIX is a registered trademark in 
                  the United States and other countries licensed 
                  exclusively through X/Open Companies Ltd.  Intel 
                  is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 
                  Other trademarks are the property of their 
                  respective owners.  
     
     		  Please visit the Digital PC World Wide Web page at 
                  http://www.windows.digital.com. 

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