Conference 7.286::digital

Would someone please explain what is going on here?

Please tell me that Microsoft can't just hand over our technology.

How could something like this happen?

-Stephen

Teaming with Microsoft, Tandem, and Digital Equipment, Compaq announced a broad 
road map that will bring high-availability clustered multiprocessing servers to 
the market by 1997. The servers will be priced at one-fourth the cost of today's 
traditional clustered systems, says Compaq senior VP Gary Stimac. Microsoft will 
initially supply its Windows NT Server technology and, by 1997, its clustering software 
features; Tandem will team with Compaq to develop a high-speed, fault-tolerant
interconnect based on Tandem's ServerNet architecture; and Digital will contribute global
multivendor service and support. 


I can't believe what I'm seeing.  Compaq is now the Cluster company...and we just a server
vendor.

Am I overreacting as usual?  Why do I feel sick to my stomach?

-Stephen

    Yup, gave it to em lock stock and barrel. Gave them a lot more, too. We
    received $ to be the post sales support org. and that is how we are
    being positioned. I got a sick feeling in my gut last Aug. when I
    started hearing the details - never was one to trust Gates to do much
    more than take what he wants and move on. I guess time will tell...

  Our local spin doctors say;


To:	@CLUSTERS_INFORMATION.DIS
CC:	WOODRUFF
Subj:	I:  Helping you answer questions on Clusters for Windows NT

Microsoft yesterday issued a press release (attached below) stating that 
they are working with several of the industry's leading system vendors to 
provide clusters for Windows NT and the Backoffice suite of products.

The news here is that Microsoft is driving a process that will accelerate
the adoption of Windows NT based computing through the standardization
of clusters.  Only two vendors are quoted in the release: Compaq and Digital, 
but the release does mention that AT&T GIS, HP, and Tandem are also working 
with Microsoft to deliver clusters.

The purpose of this note is to provide you with information that will help
you answer questions from customers and partners that will inevitably arise 
from Microsoft's press release and possible simultaneous releases from other 
hardware vendors.  Please also note that all press contact and questions 
must be referred to Steve Knipstein - DTN 244-6741.

1)  This is a positive development which Digital fully supports.

    Microsoft needs to own and drive a standard for developing cluster
    aware applications for Windows NT and Backoffice.  This is exactly
    the signal needed for application providers to bring added value
    into the market that will accelerate demand for Windows NT clustered
    servers in the enterprise.

2)  It is important that other system vendors are involved -- making 
    clusters an open standard.

    It is totally consistent with Digital's approach to providing 
    clusters for Windows NT that this standard be open with regard
    to CPUs, hardware interconnects, and networking protocols.   
       
3)  THE ALLIANCE FOR THE ENTERPRISE BETWEEN DIGITAL AND MICROSOFT
    ANNOUNCED ON AUG 2ND IS ALIVE AND WELL.

    This press release does not diminish that relationship.  We see it
    as a logical step by our partner, Microsoft, in readying the market
    for one technological aspect of that alliance, namely clusters.  On 
    August 2nd, Microsoft and Digital announced a many-faceted relationship
    spanning platforms, software, and services.  As part of that business 
    relationship, Microsoft has licensed Digital's technology for clusters
    for Windows NT.   Microsoft's recent press release does not change
    this licensing arrangement.

4)  Digital developers are working closely with Microsoft developers on
    a daily basis to accelerate the delivery of Windows NT clusters.

5)  Digital welcomes other system vendors to our vision of clusters.

    Digital is the inventor of and acknowledged leader in cluster 
    technology.  We are pleased that significant vendors such as 
    Compaq, HP, and AT&T GIS are excited to gain access to the
    technology that Digital pioneered.

6)  Digital is looking forward to the opportunity to work with partners,
    channels, and Fortune 1000 companies to provide total clustered 
    solutions.

    Digital is uniquely positioned in the industry to address the demand
    that clusters for Windows NT will generate.  Digital is an acknowledged
    leader in providing scalable, balanced hardware platforms, sophisticated
    network integration software, and, most of all, the services that will
    be needed to provide complete clustered solutions.


(Attached)
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SUBJECT:  MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES CLUSTERING STRATEGY FOR WINDOWS NT SERVER AND
          MICROSOFT BACKOFFICE WILL PREVIEW DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS TO
          RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE IN FIRST HALF OF 1996
SOURCE:   PR Newswire via First! by Individual, Inc.
DATE:     October 12, 1995
INDEX:    [3]
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ via First! -- Microsoft Corp. today
announced it will work with industry partners to deliver clustering for the
Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM) Server network operating system and the
Microsoft BackOffice(TM) integrated family of server software.  With this
clustering, customers can connect a group of servers together to improve
performance and reliability.  Unlike other clustering solutions, this
approach does not require proprietary systems or interconnection hardware
between the servers.

  The company will deliver clustering in two phases:  the first will allow
one server to automatically fail-over to another, and the second will enable
more than two servers to be connected together for higher performance.  The
first design preview of this architecture is planned for the first half of
1996.

  "Many customers have indicated a need to understand how our clustering
plans will fit into their long-term IT strategy," said Jim Allchin, senior
vice president of the business systems division at Microsoft.  "We want to
let our customers prepare for the future."

  Clustering Is Independent of Hardware Interconnection

  Customers will be able to use a variety of hardware to achieve a high
level of availability with industry-standard hardware that historically
required specialized proprietary systems.  Microsoft will develop a
clustering API that allows applications to take advantage of hardware
without any customization.  The use of industry-standard hardware makes
increased scalability and fault tolerance cost effective for customers who
have business-critical servers installed at corporate campuses, small
offices or branch locations.

  "Formerly, clustering required very specialized hardware and software
systems, making it extremely complex and expensive," said Gary Stimac,
senior vice president of the systems division at Compaq Computer Corp.  "We
are excited about working with Microsoft on this initiative. Compaq will
aggressively deliver this technology to a broad set of customers wanting
enterprise functionality with Windows NT Server."

  Two-Phased Approach for Clustering

  Key to Microsoft's strategy is a phased approach to deliver clustering
technology on Windows NT Server.  The first step in this approach is to
build a high-availability product that allows a paired server to fail-over
to another server or application.  During either a hardware or software
failure or scheduled maintenance, end users are transferred to another
server without experiencing major disruption in their work.  As a result,
mission-critical applications and the data they manage are available even
though server hardware may fail.  This initial product will take advantage
of the security, performance and portability of Windows NT Server and will
be based on open specifications and commodity hardware.

  The second step in this strategy will build on the paired server approach
by allowing more than two servers to be used in the cluster. Because this
design does not require proprietary interconnects or specialized hardware,
the clustering software can be layered on top of different hardware
architectures including shared-disk, distributed-memory, and loosely coupled
hardware systems sharing no CPU, disk or memory.   Customers will gain
greater flexibility to add processing power as needed, and increase fault
tolerance with the most cost-effective hardware available.

  Industry Collaborates on Clustering Technology

  "As part of our ongoing alliance with Microsoft, we share a common vision
of commodity clustering on Windows NT Server and Microsoft BackOffice," said
Robert Bismuth of Digital, vice president for Microsoft/Digital Alliance for
Enterprise Computing.  "By using standard hardware, customers will be able
to build clustered systems with excellent price, performance and support
services."

  Companies working to develop clustering technology with Microsoft include
AT&T GIS, Compaq, Digital, Hewlett-Packard Co., Tandem Computers Inc. and
others.  Each company brings inherent strengths to the process of delivering

  Microsoft's clustering strategy. Microsoft plans to hold a design review
with hardware vendors and application developers in the first half of 1996.
Microsoft intends to deliver this key technology for Windows NT Server and
Microsoft BackOffice and will be working with leading application developers
and hardware vendors to take advantage of Windows NT Server-based clustering
technology.

  Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers.  The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the
mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage
of the full power of personal computing every day.

  Companies Voice Support for Microsoft Clustering Strategy

  "AT&T Global Information Solutions welcomes the opportunity to participate
in providing customers with an industry standard for clustering technology.
AT&T has years of experience in delivering clustering and fault-resilient
technology with AT&T(R) LifeKeeper. Through our collaboration with
Microsoft, we plan to protect and enhance our customers' investment in
Windows NT Server solutions from AT&T, and to continue to deliver superior
high-availability solutions that drive and utilize future industry-standard
clustering technology for Windows NT Server."

  -- James E. Clark

  Vice President of Software and Communications Solutions

  AT&T Global Information Solutions

  "High availability is one of the most important requirements for
successfully running business-critical applications whether for an entire
enterprise or department.  HP, working in conjunction with Microsoft and
others, is creating a new type of clustering technology that will include
advanced management products and support programs developed in partnership
with our channel."

  -- Duane Zitzner

  Group General Manager

  Network Systems Business Unit

  Hewlett-Packard Co.

  "Microsoft's vision of building distributed, highly available systems will
enable customers to embrace and implement new generations of applications.
As leaders in parallel, shared-nothing, fault-tolerant computing, Tandem is
uniquely qualified to bring an array of core competencies and technological
innovations, including the new ServerNet PC Interconnect, to this
initiative."

  -- Roy Graham

  Director and General Manager

  Windows NT Business Unit

  Tandem Computers Inc.

  NOTE:  Microsoft, Windows NT and BackOffice are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or
other countries.  CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe Inc.
AT&T is a registered trademark of American Telephone and Telegraph Co.

  /CONTACT:  Press Only:  Kari Day of Waggener Edstrom, 206-637-9097/ (MSFT)

[10-12-95 at 18:51 EDT,  PR Newswire, File: p1012184.600]

------- End of Forwarded Message

What's done is done.

*sigh*, count me in, the last post is printed out and in
my back pocket for reference.

I guess ultimately it's the customer who wins.

So, does that mean we will be giving away UNIX memory channel Clusters
too??

-Stephen

    "Robert Bismuth, Vice President for the Microsoft/Digital Alliance for
    Enterprise Computing for Digital".......
    
    You've got to be kidding.  What does this fellow do?
    
    I guess I am confused - we certainly missed a major opportunity to toot
    our horn if out of this press announcement Tandem and Compaq get more
    recognition for clustering than we do - since we invented it, gave the
    code to Microsoft, have thousands of clusters installed for many years,
    etc etc.  Of course I am probably just not aware of our stealth
    marketing approach here....
    
    cs

>>Of course I am probably just not aware of our stealth
>>marketing approach here...

Maybe we can license that technology or give it away,
it's so stealthy, even Digital employess can't see it.

-Stephen

    Look at the Tandem web site to find out what they are doing with their
    ServerNet Interconnect Technology using routers and CPU's to get high
    bandwith and troughput. It's a totally different architecture and it
    runs with UNIX, WNT and Tandems parallel NONStop Kernel. They are
    talking about huge OLTP capabilities. http://www.tandem.com
    
    Bert

    The days when a single company can be "The Technology-X Company" are
    long gone. If Digital tried to be "The Clustering Company" without
    Microsoft and Compaq's full co-operation we'd be the out of business
    clustering company. We can't afford to hold sole ownership of this
    technology today any more than we could afford to turn away Apple when
    we did. Us keeping a tight fist on our technology will just leave the
    market open for the competition to create the PowerPC of clusters.
    We got to stop trying to be the big fish in our own little pond.

    All right all right calm down.  We're going to make plenty of money off
    NT clusters.  It was and is vital that microsoft endorse our
    technology, which they did.  None of you know the license terms, so stop
    speculating.
    
    Sure they're going to publish the API's. Duh.  That's the same thing we
    said before the Aug 2 announcement - You WANT other companies to use
    this.
    
    We have a strong lead on the competition, we get revenue on Clusters
    long before Microsoft does, we get a shot at layered products and then
    there's always service and support - which we are the absolute best at
    world wide on MS products and other 3rd party products, look at our
    recent announcement with Compaq - this is cool.
    
    Go with the party line details from earlier in this note and be happy
    about our stock price.
    
    Ken B.
    Seattle
                                                                          

    re .11
    
    "look at recent announcement with Compaq..."
    
    I know about this deal but am not aware that it has been announced
    publicly yet.  Do you have a reference to the the announcement.
    
    I agree with you on the clustering deal - there is heaps of opportunity 
    for Digital here but nonetheless, it is a little disappointing that 
    our spin doctors couldn't have polished the press release to give us 
    a little more credit for original intellectual property.  In this
    industry it is not unknown to laud heroes (Grace Hopper, Vin Cerf,
    Mitch Kapor, Jobs, Gates, etc....)  who are our Cluster heroes?  Are
    they still with Digital?  
    
    /Chris.

> who are our Cluster heroes?  Are they still with Digital?  

  Some are, many aren't. A quick check of Elf reveals the person
  that I think of as "Mr. CI780" (or was that "Mr. UBA"?), but I
  know most other members of that hardware team are long gone.

  Bill Strecker, "Mr. SCS software+architecture", is quite prom-
  inently still here. He has something to do with Technology. ,-)

  Bill Demmer, someone whom many of you have found the time to
  poke fun at in the past, is still here. He was the Engineering
  Group Manager who brought you clustering.

                                   Atlant

    re .12
Live Wire 

Marked INTERNAL USE ONLY - so it's only sort of announced
	
Compaq names Digital its worldwide service ...         Date: 16-Oct-1995
       
	 Compaq Computer Corp. today named Digital as its preferred 
   worldwide service and support provider, enabling Compaq to provide its 
   large multinational customers with globally consistent, enterprise-wide 
   service and support.
	 Digital will begin delivering these services through Compaq 
   qualified distribution partners in early 1996. 
	  As Compaq's Global Service and Support Provider, Digital will 
   work closely with Compaq's established qualified distribution partners 
   to deliver the industry's best-in-class systems-focused, enterprise 
   service solutions to Compaq customers worldwide.  In addition to its 
   role as Global Service and Support Provider, Digital also has been 
   named as an authorized warranty service provider in Europe.  
	  Services Digital will deliver as part of the alliance include:
       
	 o  On-site Services - Maintenance services for same-day 
	    response, best effort, or 7x24 coverage with up to 
	    guaranteed two-hour response. 
   
	 o  Telephone support for a wide variety of network 
	    operating systems, databases, and Compaq applications. 
            
	 o  Value-added services include performance tuning, 
	    system health checks, interoperability testing and 
	    network planning and design. 
   
	 o  Management and Diagnostic Tools - Digital's advanced 
	    management and diagnostic tools, coupled with Compaq's 
	    SmartStart and Insight family of diagnostics and 
	    management tools, will allow customers to be assured 
	    of maximum availability and productivity from their 
	    mission critical networks. 
   
	 o  Systems Installation - hardware or hardware and 
	    software installation and configuration to ensure 
	    customer systems are set up quickly and efficiently.
        
	 "This global alliance between Compaq and Digital represents a 
   powerful combination of strengths for Compaq's partners and customers," 
   said John J. Rando, vice president and general manager, Digital's 
   Multivendor Customer Services Division.  "Compaq's technologies, the 
   technologies and services of its partners, and Digital's industry-
   leading multivendor services and networking capabilities will enable 
   customers around the world to build superior business solutions in the 
   most advanced client/server environments."
	 "Compaq chose Digital's Multivendor Customer Services as its 
   Global Service and Support Provider so we could deliver globally 
   consistent service and support to our multinational customers," said 
   Gary Stimac, senior vice president and general manager, Compaq Systems 
   Division.  "Digital has proven experience in managing many of the 
   world's largest, most heterogeneous networked sites, as well as a 
     far-reaching service delivery capacity.  For Compaq this means that, 
   regardless of where our customers do business, they have local access 
   to globally consistent, high level, business-critical support."

INTERNAL USE ONLY















































                       FOR DIGITAL INTERNAL USE ONLY
 
    

EVERYTHING from Livewire gets the "Digital Internal Use Only", here's the
    real press release.
    
     Bott Ikeler
     (508) 496-9981 
     [email protected]




            DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION NAMED COMPAQ'S

                      WORLDWIDE SERVICE PARTNER


      --Move taps Digital's global delivery capacity, expertise
           in multivendor business-critical environments--



MAYNARD, Mass., October 16, 1995 -- Digital Equipment Corporation 
today announced it has been selected as the preferred worldwide 
service and support provider for Compaq Computer Corporation, 
enabling Compaq to provide its large multinational customers with 
globally-consistent, enterprise-wide service and support.
     As Compaq's Global Service and Support Provider, Digital will 
work closely with Compaq's established qualified distribution 
partners to deliver the industry's best-in-class systems-focused, 
enterprise service solutions to Compaq customers worldwide.  In 
addition to its role as Global Service and Support Provider, Digital 
also has been named as an authorized warranty service provider in 
Europe.  

Services Digital will deliver as part of the alliance include:
    
     o  On-site Services - Maintenance services for same day 
        response, best effort, or 7x24 coverage with up to 
        guaranteed two-hour response.

     o  Telephone Support - for a wide variety of network operating 
        systems, databases, and Compaq applications. 

     o  Value-added Services - include performance tuning, system 
        health checks, interoperability testing and network planning 
        and design.

     o  Management and Diagnostic Tools - Digital's advanced 
        management and diagnostic tools coupled with Compaq's 
        SmartStart and Insight family of diagnostics and management 
        tools, will allow customers to be assured of maximum 
        availability and productivity from their mission critical 
        networks.

     o  Systems Installation - hardware or hardware and software 
        installation and configuration to ensure the customer 
        systems are setup quickly and efficiently.

     
     "This global alliance between Compaq and Digital represents a 
powerful combination of strengths for Compaq's partners and 
customers," said John J. Rando, vice president and general manager, 
Digital's Multivendor Customer Services Division.  "Compaq's 
technologies, the technologies and services of its partners, and 
Digital's industry-leading multivendor services and networking 
capabilities will enable customers around the world to build 
superior business solutions in the most advanced client/server 
environments.
     "By choosing Digital to enhance its worldwide systems service 
and support capability, Compaq acknowledges Digital as the 
industry's partner of choice for providing globally-consistent, 
enterprise-wide service," added Rando.
     "Compaq chose Digital's Multivendor Customer Services as its 
Global Service and Support Provider so we could deliver globally-
consistent service and support to our multinational customers," said 
Gary Stimac, senior vice president and general manager, Compaq 
Systems Division. "Digital has proven experience in managing many of 
the world's largest, most heterogeneous networked sites, as well as 
a far-reaching service delivery capacity.  For Compaq this means 
that, regardless of where our customers do business, they have local 
access to globally-consistent, high level, business-critical 
support."

     Digital will begin delivering these services through Compaq 
qualified distribution partners in early 1996. 
     Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open 
client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated 
worldwide information systems.  Digital's scalable Alpha 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:  Digital and the Digital logo are trademarks of 
                  Digital Equipment Corporation.
     		  Compaq is a registered trademark of Compaq 
                  Computer Corporation.

CORP/96/071

I still think we should be very cautious of Microsoft. After all they did
trademark the word BOOKSHELF in 1990. Lets make sure that we LICENSE the
technology rather than give it away.

Stephen Davies

Date:           Mon, 16 Oct 95 16:49 EDT
From:           [email protected]
To:             [email protected]
Subject:        Stratus Announces RADIO

To: [email protected]
From: [email protected] (Pamela Nezil)

STRATUS(tm) DELIVERS HIGHEST AVAILABILITY TO PC SERVER MARKET WITH STRATUS
RADIO(tm) CLUSTER

Stratus and Isis Distributed Systems, Inc. combine technologies to provide
the first affordable, fault-tolerant PC cluster --

Marlborough, MA - October 16, 1995 -- Stratus(tm) Computer (NYSE:SRA) today
announced shipment of RADIO(tm), the first scalable, standards-based PC
cluster to deliver highest availability to workgroup and enterprise users.
RADIO integrates Stratus' fault tolerant availability and service expertise
with software from Isis Distributed Systems', its wholly owned subsidiary,
to provide the only highly available, reliable and scalable PC server
cluster solution.  RADIO delivers a packaged, expandable PC server cluster
with Compute, Storage, and high-speed Network Nodes configured with Isis'
high availability software providing automatic recovery and fail-over for
uninterrupted performance.

"Until now, high availability and distributed PC servers were mutually
exclusive," said Paul Jones, Vice President of Stratus' Distributed
Computing Products Group and Chief Operating Officer at Isis Distributed
Systems, Inc.  "Understandably, companies have been reluctant to deploy
mission-critical applications on distributed PC server platforms.  RADIO
solves this problem by providing the highest availability PC server solution
and capitalizes on the market demand."

RADIO can be employed to detect failures and automatically direct recovery
and fail-over actions giving a level of protection and efficiency unmatched
in the industry.  In the event of component failures, application requests
can be automatically re-routed to available RADIO Compute nodes permitting
uninterrupted processing with transparent failover.  Using layered products,
like Isis for Database, customers can deploy continuously available,
scalable applications enabling maximum protection to their most critical
applications.

RADIO'S MODULAR COMPONENTS: UPGRADABLE, SCALABLE
RADIO provides an integrated hardware and software platform that addresses
scalability and upgradability.  Adding or upgrading computing performance or
storage is achieved simply by sliding new nodes into the RADIO cabinet while
the RADIO continues to operate.  In addition, individual RADIOs can be
joined to form larger RADIO systems to meet the most demanding requirements.  

THREE TIERS OF AVAILABILITY
With RADIO users can choose the level of availability most appropriate to
their business needs:  basic replicated disk storage and cluster management,
high availability, or continuous availability.

Inherent to the RADIO, all nodes are self diagnosing, hot pluggable and
replaceable by the user.  They are monitored by dedicated maintenance
facilities that automatically call home in the event of a failure.  Disk
partitions can be replicated and automatically resynchronized should a
failure occur.  And the whole system can be uniformly managed with powerful
administrative and management capabilities that can be used locally or remotely.

To implement high availability solutions, users simply add the Isis
Availability Manager (IAM).  This layered product enables users to define,
monitor and detect failures for recovery action, e.g., existing or
off-the-shelf applications can be automatically restarted on any node, or
disk partitions can be reallocated from failed storage units.  IAM itself is
replicated to remove any possibility of loss of such a key capability.

To implement continuously available solutions, users can choose from a
variety of other layered Isis software products depending on their needs.
For example, Isis for Database(IDB) facilitates actively replicating
industry standard databases and provides load balancing for queries and
automatic recovery from failures.  For new applications, the Orbix+Isis
object-oriented development environment provides a replicated CORBA
compliant object request broker allowing applications to be developed that
are themselves replicated on multiple RADIO nodes.  

ANALYST QUOTE:
"Until RADIO, users could only look to High End UNIX platforms or use their
system integration skills to deploy reliable applications on PC Server
clusters,"  said Tom Willmott, vice president of Aberdeen Group in Boston,
Mass.  "Our research has shown that the costs associated with the design,
implementation and administration of a PC Cluster dwarfs the initial
purchase.  RADIO, for the first time, allows a company to consider the
acquisition of a pre-packaged solution that will significantly lower the
effort required to implement solutions that can be used in lights-out
operation."

RADIO ARCHITECTURE
RADIO is a unique server platform that combines industry-standard
Pentium(tm) processors with the Microsoft Windows(tm) NT or Unixware
operating system, and standard 100BaseT networking hubs or switches in a
single cabinet.  Its modular architecture uses Compute nodes, Storage nodes,
and Network nodes that can be easily hot-swapped in numerous configurations.
These duplicate hardware components combined with the Isis Reliable(tm)
Distributed Computing software technology, give RADIO customers systems that
are easily managed, highly scalable and deliver multiple system availability
options.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Stratus RADIO is available with Unixware(tm)  immediately and with
Windows(tm) NT Server in November.  Prices range from $63,000 to $110,000
based on configuration.  Volume discounts are available.

ISIS DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS, INC.
Isis Distributed Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Stratus
Computer, Inc., designs, develops, markets, and supports a suite of tools,
technologies, and services that help developers build, deploy, and maintain
high-availability, scalable, and open distributed applications.
Isis-enabled applications provide unparalleled application fault-tolerance
for strategic business applications on all market-leading platforms.
Headquartered in Marlborough, Mass., the company was founded in 1989 by Dr.
Kenneth Birman, and was acquired in 1993 by Stratus.  Isis employs more than
100 people and operates as an independent business unit of Stratus.

STRATUS COMPUTER INC.
Based in Marlboro, Mass., Stratus Computer, Inc. is a leading provider of
comprehensive computer solutions for critical on-line environments.  Stratus
and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of continuously available computer
platforms, application software, middleware, and professional services.  The
company markets its systems and solutions to a range of industries in more
than 60 countries.  Stratus can be reached via Internet at www.stratus.com
on the World Wide Web.

#####

Stratus is a registered trademark and Stratus Radio is a trademark of
Stratus Computer.  Isis Reliable is a trademark of Isis Distributed Systems,
Inc.  All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.

		






Pamela Nezil
Manager, Marketing Communications
Distributed Computing Products Group
Isis Distributed Systems/Stratus Computer
55 Fairbanks Blvd., MS M32-ISI
Marlborough, MA   01752
phone: 508.460.2082
fax: 508.481.9274



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% Subject:        Stratus Announces RADIO

Thats interesting - where does one get more info on this ?

Alan

    RADIO factsheet and more is available at ;
    
    http://www.stratus.com/Stratus/ProdServ/Hardware/Radio/Radio.html

Thanks..

So, they still don't do 'wide area' clustering (ie across fibre to 
disparate sites)

Alan