Conference azur::mcc

1090.0. "Olivetti signs up as DECmcc OEM" by BSYBEE::EGOLF (John C. Egolf LKG2-2/T02 x226-7874) Tue Jun 04 1991 11:54

       Olivetti and DEC Announce Licensing Accord for Network Management
    
                                                 Monte Carlo, June 3, 1991
    
    
    Olivetti Systems & Networks and Digital Equipment Corporation announced 
    an agreement whereby Olivetti will port Digital's DECmcc* technology to 
    System V Release 4.0 under worldwide license.
    
    Under the terms of the agreement Olivetti acquires a five-year license 
    to Digital's standards-based Enterprise Management Architecture (EMA)* 
    product.  Items licensed include the DECmcc Director and related 
    management applications and functions and Digital's Concert Multithread 
    Architecture.  Future Olivetti PC LAN and network management products 
    will be based on this technology.
    
    DECmcc technology provides a set of network-management applications and 
    common interfaces enabling users to link heterogeneous, multivendor 
    environments.  Businesses can thus manage their networks, from 
    corporate-wide to local area, using a single architecture and product 
    with a resulting reduction of operating costs.
    
    "Network management has been a key, long-term sector of Olivetti's 
    strategy and after evaluating a number of different options, we decided 
    that Digital's EMA and DECmcc technology provided the best enhancement 
    to our existing offering, thus further assuring our customers' present 
    and future requirements in distributed networks and systems 
    environment," said Elserino Piol, Managing Director of OS&N.
    
    "This announcement underscores the open character of one of Digital's 
    core technologies and its open business practice of working with other 
    industry leaders to offer all customers the best possible solution," 
    said William R. Johnson, Jr., Digital's vice president of Corporate 
    Marketing Planning.
    
    Olivetti Systems and Networks is part of the Olivetti Group based in 
    Ivrea, Italy.  With revenues of more than $7.5 billion, Olivetti is the 
    leading European-based supplier of personal computers and is ranked 
    among the top ten IT companies worldwide.
    
    Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, 
    is the leading worldwide supplier of networked computer systems and 
    services.  Digital offers a full range of computing solutions and 
    systems integration for the entire enterprise -- from the desktop to 
    the data center.
    
    * DECmcc and EMA are registered trademarks of DEC
    
    For further information, contact:  Olivetti Press Office, Ivrea
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                                       Michael T. Kinnicutt