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Subj: Digital Internet server announcements ( incl performance and prices)
From: NAME: Don Young
TEL: 603.881.1371
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NAME: Marc Slater <Marc slater@MKO>
Digital - Captures lead in low-end UNIX RISC server market
{Livewire, Worldwide News, 27-Sep-95}
According to Computer Intelligence InfoCorp, of La Jolla, Calif., Digital is
now No. 1 among U.S. manufacturers selling multiuser servers in the low-end
UNIX RISC server market.
"Digital's strong showing in the under $25K UNIX RISC server market is a
testament to the high performance and excellent design of their low-end
AlphaServers," said Aaron Goldberg, executive vice president of Computer
Intelligence InfoCorp. "This announcement will only continue this trend and
set the competitive bar at a high level."
"For Digital and especially for our customers, assuming the lead in this
fast-growing segment of the server market is exciting news," said Pauline
Nist, vice president of the AlphaServer Business Segment. "It signifies the
accelerating market acceptance of our 64-bit Alpha technology and the Digital
UNIX operating system, the first commercially available 64-bit UNIX."
From workstations, to network servers, to high-end enterprise servers,
Digital is the only vendor to offer the raw power and exceptional scalability
of 64-bit RISC computing across the entire product line. Digital's low-end
UNIX RISC servers include the uniprocessor AlphaServer 1000 4/266 and
AlphaServer 400 4/233 systems. Both deliver large-system performance at
small-system prices and are backed by the industry's most generous warranty --
three years with next business day response. Both are also available for
Microsoft Windows NT and OpenVMS operating systems.
These PCI-based servers are designed as database servers, application
servers, and PC LAN servers for workgroups or small businesses that require
reliable, affordable systems with unsurpassed performance for
business-critical applications. They can be preconfigured with a
comprehensive list of Internet server software for Digital UNIX or Microsoft
Windows NT environments.
The AlphaServer 1000 4/266 system, upgraded this month from 233MHz to
266MHz, is packaged in a deskside tower configuration, provides exceptional
expandability, and can be managed as a single clustered system for data backup
and workload balancing. Pricing remains unchanged, beginning at $15,970 for a
system configured with 64MB RAM, 2.1GB disk, PCI Ethernet, CD-ROM drive, and
Microsoft Windows NT Server software.
The AlphaServer 400 4/233, also upgraded this month from 166MHz to 233MHz,
provides small businesses and departments high availability and the power of
64-bit Alpha computing for network, print, file, and E-mail requirements, all
housed in a deskside mini-tower. Entry systems include 32MB RAM, 1.05GB disk,
PCI Ethernet, CD-ROM drive, PCI graphics, and Microsoft Windows NT Server
software.
Digital - Benchmarks disclosed for new Digital Web servers
{Livewire, Worldwide News, 27-Sep-95}
(Digital today unveiled a line of new Internet-ready AlphaServer systems.
See "Digital unveils first Windows NT RISC Web servers" in Worldwide News.)
Based on benchmark testing performed by the company, Digital's new Internet
AlphaServer systems far outperform the competition.
For example, in the Internet Performance Benchmark, using Netscape
Communications Software V1.1 for Digital UNIX, the AlphaServer 400 4/233 was
able to support 106,680 16K files per hour, compared with 66,188 files on the
Sun Netra i20 system, a 60 percent advantage. Yet the uniprocessor Alpha
systems cost considerably less than the two-CPU Sun system. The AlphaServer
1000 4/266 scored an even higher 136,052 files accessed per hour; it too costs
less that the Netra i20.
In a financial software benchmark using Microsoft SQL Server V4, the
AlphaServer 1000 4/266 system performed 284,790 transactions per hour, more
than 2.6 times faster than the Compaq ProLiant 1500 running at 100MHz.
In benchmarks certified by AIM Technology (UNIX System Performance Guide,
Fall 1995), the AlphaServer 1000 4/266 turned in not only superior performance
but exceptional value as well. For example, the system outperforms the IBM
RS/6000 PowerServer C10 by 3.5 times and the Tricord DS1000/5100 Pentium
100MHz by 2.6 times, and provides better price/performance than the Compaq
ProLiant 4000 and Fujitsu-ICL Superserver J534i.
The new Internet AlphaServer systems are the industry's first Windows NT
RISC Web servers. NT Web AlphaServer systems are ideal for users currently
operating in a Microsoft Windows environment who want a seamless, affordable
path to WWW publishing. All are backed by Digital's industry-leading
three-year hardware warranty and comprehensive software support services.
Digital - Unveils first Windows NT RISC Web servers, new rackmount
AlphaServers for the Internet
{Livewire, Worldwide News, 27-Sep-95}
Digital today unveiled new Internet-ready AlphaServer systems, enhancing the
industry's most complete line of Internet systems, and offering customers even
more powerful and affordable access to the World Wide Web (WWW), including:
o New Microsoft Windows NT Web AlphaServer systems, the first RISC-based
Windows NT Web servers on the market, preconfigured with Web server software
for commercial Internet users, and powered by a faster Alpha micro-processor.
Digital also disclosed superior benchmark data for the new systems (see
related story).
o Easy Web Server, an entry-level Windows NT system prepackaged with
everything users need to be up and running on the WWW in under 10 minutes.
o New Rackmount AlphaServer systems for the Internet, offering the
exceptional performance, high availability, and space-saving features of
rackmount AlphaServer systems, preconfigured with Windows NT or Digital UNIX
Internet server software.
Separately, Digital announced that, according to Computer Intelligence
InfoCorp, of La Jolla, Calif., Digital is now the market share leader in the
low-end UNIX RISC server market (see related story.)
"Our new Windows NT Web AlphaServer systems offer customers the combined
benefits of the industry's most powerful, cost-effective Internet servers and
our close relationship with Microsoft," said Pauline Nist, vice president of
the AlphaServer Business Segment. "These developments, together with
Digital's newly documented market leadership, are exciting news for both
Digital and our customers.
"As the first vendor to offer Internet-ready systems for both Windows NT and
UNIX environments, Digital offers customers one-stop shopping for all their
Internet server needs," she added.
Windows NT Web AlphaServer systems
The new Windows NT Web AlphaServer systems are preconfigured Internet-ready
Web servers that offer users fast, reliable access to the expanding universe
of the WWW. They include the uniprocessor NT Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266 and
NT Web AlphaServer 400 4/233 versions of Digital's popular network servers, as
well as the entry-level NT Web AlphaStation 200 4/100 system. These systems
include everything users need to create and operate home pages on the WWW and
for Web viewing.
NT Web AlphaServer systems are ideal for users currently operating in a
Microsoft Windows environment who want a seamless, affordable path to WWW
publishing. All are backed by Digital's industry-leading three-year hardware
warranty and comprehensive software support services.
The power, reliability and management features of the NT Web AlphaServer
1000 4/266, upgraded using a 266MHz Alpha microprocessor, make it an ideal
platform for housing Internet information repositories, for hosting home
pages, or for use in Internet commerce, where customers need continuous
up-time with little or no on-site support.
The performance and expandability of the NT Web AlphaServer 400 4/233, also
upgraded using a 233MHz Alpha microprocessor, make it well-suited for
publishing information on the Internet, for use as a listserver or mailserver,
and for Internet collaboration and communication, where customers may need to
grow without investing in an entirely new system.
As an entry-level WWW server, the 100MHz NT Web AlphaStation 200 4/100
offers exceptional performance at an affordable price and is designed as a
Web page authoring platform.
These systems are available now, priced from $5,395 for the NT Web
AlphaStation 200 4/100, $9,795 for the NT Web AlphaServer 400 4/233, and
$16,450 for the NT Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266.
Easy Web Server
Priced beginning at $6,495, the new Easy Web Server is a fully configured
and tested turnkey solution designed for first-time Internet users developing
home pages for the WWW. Based on a 166MHz PCI-based Windows NT system, Easy
Web Server systems come preconfigured with everything users need to get up and
running on the Internet, including Netscape Communications or Purveyor server
software, plus Netscape Navigator.
Rackmount AlphaServer systems for the Internet
The new Rackmount (RM) AlphaServer systems for the Internet are ideally
suited for Internet access and Internet service providers, whose business
needs may demand multiple servers for managing Internet publishing and
authoring, for commercial information and application server support, or for
information sharing and collaboration.
Available immediately are the RM AlphaServer 1000 4/266 and the RM
AlphaServer 2100 4/275 systems for the Internet. Pricing for the Internet RM
AlphaServer 1000 4/266 begins at $16,495.
Each system includes a wide selection of prepackaged, pretested Internet
software to make Internet access powerful and easy, such as Netscape Navigator
for Digital UNIX, Purveyor for Windows NT, and Digital's Electronic Locker for
simplified yet powerful system administration.
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