| Avnet Computer, Digital's Largest System Reseller has a Demo pool of
over $4 million of Digital products. Loaners can be arranged for
customers for a 2-3 week period.
Also, some of Hallmark's (Digital's largest MasterReseller) VARS have
purchased demo Alphastation systems to provide to customers for evaluation.
Please send me mail regarding your friend's location and I will send
you the phone number of the local Avnet office and Sales Managers name.
Regards,
Aaron
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They likely will need to be on site. However, I don't think I've heard
of the Benchmark Centers before... they aren't the internet "public-access"
machines are they?
Also, it appears that Digital ported the program to Digital UNIX.
I didn't ask what the mechanism was behind the port (if Digital did it
for free or what), but it doesn't seem like they spent nearly as much
time/resources/etc as sun did. Sun had someone tuning their machines
to run optimally with the simulation etc... from the results, I'd
have to guess that Digital didn't.
Hopefully, give a bit of time to tune, they will see that Digital machines
are indeed better.
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| From: NAME: Readers Choice <CHOICE.READERS@A1@SALES@AKO>
To: See Below
From: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
ALPHASERVER 8400 AND OTHER LARGE SYSTEM TEST BEDS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY
ALL GEOGRAPHIES AND 3RD PARTIES
Until now, development and support groups around the world have had
tremendous difficulty in acquiring access to Digital's largest
computer systems. Capital constraints and priority shipment of these
systems to customers have minimized internal accessibility and created
pent up demand.
Benchmarking, application testing for verifying large system support,
performance/load testing, and customer problem analysis requirements
have been impacted by this situation.
Systems Engineering has recognized that a centralized large system
resource center offering short term (up to several weeks) access to
these systems would provide the most cost effective solution for this
problem.
NOTE
Important - all customer benchmark efforts should
continue to follow existing processes with the local
geography's Benchmark Center.
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STANDARD AND ADAPTABLE TEST BEDS, 7 DAY X 24 HOUR AVAILABILITY
In response, the Systems Engineering organization has created two
large system test beds; one standard, one adaptable, for short term
rental use starting in Q2FY96. Availability is on a first come/first
serve basis - requests which cannot be immediately fulfilled will be
queued. Both test beds are located in our $25M 30,000 square foot lab
facility in Salem, New Hampshire (NIO) and have a number of common
features, including:
o 28.8 Kbps modem dial-in access and optional ISDN (up to 256 Kbps)
support for an additional charge. Easynet access is available for
Digital internal groups only.
o Systems are available for testing on a 7 day/week, 24 hour/day
schedule. Technicians are available for test bed system support
from 6am - 9pm EDT Monday - Friday. Support inquiries received
during off hours will be addressed at the start of the next
support session.
o An AlphaServer 8400 system containing up to 12 CPUs and 8 GB
of memory in a maximum legally supported configuration, and a VAX
or DEC 7000-760 contains up to 6 processors and 2 GB of memory
available with standard operating systems and Digital layered
products.
COSTS
The standard test bed is oriented toward "walk-in" testing needing
limited support - only two days advance notice is required. Minimum
rental duration is one day at $3K/day for the AlphaServer 8400 and
$2.4K/day for the VAX|DEC 7000-760. The standard test bed AlphaServer
8400 has 6 CPUs and 8 GB of memory.
The adaptable test bed is for longer durations or for when special
configuration requirements exist. A minimum of two weeks advance
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notice is required for scheduling and set up. Optional consulting,
system reconfiguration, tuning, and related services are available as
are other major vendor products and KAP licensed pre-processors for
additional cost. Pricing for the adaptable test bed is custom priced
based on the requirements of each engagement.
Pricing for all Systems Engineering test beds and services is based on
Digital-internal cost recovery only; Sales, MCS, and SI channels
partners are encouraged to requote prices to external customers,
Partners, VARs, or ISVs at appropriate market rates while integrating
Systems Engineering's cost recovery requirements. Please do not quote
Digital-internal rates externally; Systems Engineering reserves the
right to price at market rates when dealing directly with an external
customer.
BENEFITS TO DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT GROUPS
Finally, AlphaServer and very large VAX|DEC systems are available for
your testing and problem resolution needs at an affordable cost with
minimal advance notice required. We also have a full range of other
Digital and popular 3rd party systems available to meet other testing
needs.
No longer is there a need for individual groups to spend scarce
capital dollars on large systems - we're maximizing the use of these
resources for the corporation while minimizing the cost.
BENEFITS TO SALES, MCS, AND SI CHANNEL PARTNERS
Our large system resources offer you the opportunity to have your
client or partner get mainframe testing support and results at an
affordable cost in realtime.
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This offering is just one dimension of an organization that
specializes in providing world-class network and systems testing
services in Digital and multi-vendor environments. Look to us to help
you resolve hot issues, problem reproduction support, and consulting
support to help you make the sale or maintain/enhance the
relationship.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Specific large system configuration needs, reservation requests, and
pre-test consulting support should be emailed to FOUNDR::TESTLAB.
System reservations are subject to availability; requests which cannot
be immediately fulfilled will be queued to the reservations waiting
list.
Related information is available on the full range of testing services
from Systems Engineering, including brochures and presentation
material suitable for sharing with customers and business partners.
Please contact Gail Sawtelle at the Systems Engineering Customer
Center, at 603-894-3000 / DTN 285-3000, or send mail to
AURORA::TESTING for more information.
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| There are a total of 28 Demo Centers across the US and Canada.
The majority of these centers have or will be getting the latest
workstations and departmental servers that we sell.
Listed below are the contacts and locations of these centers:
NORTH AMERICAN DEMO CENTER ADDRESSES & CONTACTS
External
ADDRESS CONTACTS DTN Phone
#
100 Northwest Point Blvd. Tom Bowler @ACI 474-5786
708-806-0200
Elk Grove IL 60007-1018
5555 Windward Pkwy Ed Glynn @ALF 343-5125
404-772-1000
Alpharetta GA 30201
9442 Capital of Texas Hwy Mike Wilson @AUO 441-4676
512-346-4332
"Bldg. B, Suite 200"
Austin TX 78759
6406 Ivy Lane Dana Penso @COP 339-5101
301-459-7900
Greenbelt MD 20770
Central 8085 So. Chester St. Sharon Langfeldt @DVO 553-3242
303-649-3000
Englewood CO 80112-1478
2500 City West Blvd. Patti Thompson @HSO 441-3768
713-953-3500
Suite 1000 Mike Parker @HSO 441-3774
Houston TX 77042
24 Executive Park John Lew @IVO 535-4441
714-979-2460
Irvine CA 92714-6726
131 Hartwell Ave Don Gellenthien @LEX 238-4320
617-676-4500
Lexington, MA 02173
9 Northeastern Blvd. Carol Ritchie @NIO 285-3389
603-894-3111
Salem, NH 03079-1994 Vin Patruno @NIO 285-3444
2 Penn Plaza, 9th Floor Rich Costanzo @NYO 352-2468
212-856-2800
New York NY 10121 Ed Grupsmith @NYO 352-2398
39500 Orchard Hill Pl. Ann Kohut @OHF 471-5204
810-348-8900
Novi MI 48375 Sue Stephan @OHF 471-5194
9300 W. 110th St Gary Helton @OPK 452-2544
913-344-2400
Bldg. 55, Suite 150 Taylor Preston @OPK 452-2496
Overland Park KS 66210
512 Township Line Rd. John Witherspoon @PHH 328-3090
215-542-3000
3 Valley Square Karl Harris
Blue Bell PA 19422
2700 No. Central Ave. Arlan Leeds @PHX 566-3526
602-240-3526
Suite 700 Kent Meagher @PHX 566-3537
Phoenix AZ 85004-1134
1500 Ardmore Blvd. Don Metz @PTO 422-7287
412-355-7200
Pittsburgh PA 15221 Ron Meyers @PTO 422-7844
500 Enterprise Drive Rob Goldstein @RCH 320-5096
203-258-5000
Rocky Hill CT 06067 Laura Ruby @RCH 320-5268
1250 Pittsford-Victor Rd. Tom Knight @RCO 252-7148
716-385-7211
Route 9 Rick Roland
Pittsford NY 14534
4851 LBJ Freeway Michele Jackson @SCA 483-4485
214-702-4400
Suite 1100 Paul Harris @SCA 483-4301
Dallas TX 75244
14408 NE, 20th St. Al Healy @SEO 545-4148
206-562-6417
Bellevue WA 98007
6985 Union Park Center Mark Thomson @SLO 544-3195
801-565-3000
Midvale UT 84047 Bonnie Shepherd @SLO 544-3192
721 Emerson Rd., 6th Fl. Sue Madden @STO 445-6468
314-872-2000
St. Louis MO 63141 David Kinzel @STO 445-6463
DEC of Canada Ltd. Chris Alley @TRO 631-7523
416-730-7000
4110 Yonge St. Gary Schabel @TRO 631-7595
Ontario M2P 2C7
Willowdale Canada
2525 Augustine Drive Rosemary Hernandez @WRO 521-4170
408-727-0200
Santa Clara CA 95054 Henry Hsu @WRO 521-3161
If you need any additional information please call me.
Don Gellenthien
DTN: 238-4320
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