Conference 7.286::digital

4390.0. "Digital UNIX gains X/Open UNIX95 Brand" by ASABET::SILVERBERG (My Other O/S is UNIX) Tue Jan 30 1996 07:03

The following press release will be faxed to targeted editors and analysts this 
afternoon, Monday 1/29.  We just learned on Friday 1/26 that Digital UNIX 
reached this important new milestone.  


	Andy Pool
	(508) 264-5246
	[email protected]		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

	



DIGITAL UNIX IS INDUSTRY'S FIRST 64-BIT OPERATING SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE X/OPEN 
BRAND FOR CONFORMANCE  WITH THE UNIX 95 STANDARD 


MAYNARD, MA, January 29, 1996 -- Digital Equipment Corporation today announced 
that Digital UNIX(r) is the industry's first 64-bit UNIX operating system to 
receive X/Open(r) branding for UNIX 95.  Digital UNIX achieved this status by 
demonstrating complete conformance to the Single UNIX Specification (formerly 
known as SPEC1170) administered by X/Open, a worldwide independent company 
dedicated to bringing the benefits of open computer systems to market. UNIX 95 
conformance assures users that Digital UNIX is fully open and consistent with 
the industry's most current standards, which helps to protect users' long-term 
software investment.  

"The X/Open brand for UNIX 95 is awarded to products that conform to X/Open 
Company's Single UNIX Specification, the most comprehensive standards-based 
operating systems specification available in the industry," said Mike Lambert, 
vice president and chief technical officer of X/Open Co. Ltd. "I would like to 
congratulate Digital Equipment Corporation on being among the first companies to 
deliver a UNIX 95 branded system to market, and in demonstrating the successful 
implementation of the Single UNIX Specification on a 64-bit system.  As other 
vendors deliver UNIX 95 branded products over the next few months, IT customers 
will gain access to the full benefits of UNIX systems unification."

Digital UNIX's conformance with the UNIX 95 standard was formally certified by 
Applied Testing and Technology Inc., an independent X/Open-accredited 
laboratory.  Among the components of the UNIX 95 standard are XPG4 
internationalized system calls and libraries extended, which added streams and 
TCP/IP APIs, XPG4 commands and utilities, XPG4 sockets and XPG4 transport 
interfaces (XTI). 

"Because Digital UNIX has always been the most standards-compliant UNIX in the 
market, we could comply with the UNIX 95 standard more quickly and easily than 
other vendors," said Don Harbert, vice president, UNIX Business Segment, Digital 
Equipment Corp. "Digital has always strived to offer its customers solutions 
that are leading-edge, and still protect their investment in installed software 
and systems.  Our UNIX 95 compliance, and our industry-leading 64-bit UNIX 
performance, provide users with the best solutions for long-term investment 
protection."        

Digital UNIX is the world's leading 64-bit UNIX operating system.  It provides 
unsurpassed application and database performance through its ability to address 
Very Large Memory (VLM64) and very large file systems. UNIX 95-compliant Digital 
UNIX will ship in March, 1996.

X/Open is dedicated to the identification, agreement and wide-scale adoption of 
information technology standards that reduce incompatibility and help users 
realize the business benefits of open information systems.  The X/Open brand 
mark is recognized by developers and users worldwide as the guarantee of 
compliance to open systems standards.  X/Open is also responsible for the 
management of the UNIX trademark on behalf of the industry.

Digital Equipment Corp. is the world 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 todays global marketplace.

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DEC, Digital and the Digital logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment 
Corporation.  UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other 
countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd.  X/Open is a 
registered trademark of X/Open Co. Ltd.