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Probably the reference has something to
do with other interconnects.
Mark
>BW1318 APR 08,1997 12:03 PACIFIC 15:03 EASTERN
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>( BW)(COMPAQ)(CPQ) Compaq to advance enterprise capabilities of
>industry-standard platforms; emerging standards will redefine
>enterprise computing
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> Business/Technology Editors
>
> HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1997-- Compaq Computer
>Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) today outlined the technologies it will
>deliver to push the envelope in accelerating the wide-spread
>migration toward industry-standard platforms in enterprise computing
>environments. Compaq cited PCI Hot Plug, Fibre Channel, advanced
>clustering technology and eight-processor servers as technologies
>that will serve as a foundation for tomorrow's cost-effective,
>standards-based enterprise computing infrastructure.
>
> "Compaq is working with our industry partners to drive the
>standardization of emerging technologies that will bring new levels
>of availability and scalability to large enterprise computing
>environments," Compaq Computer Corporation, Senior Vice President
>and Group General Manager, Enterprise Computing Group, John T. Rose
>said today in his keynote address at Innovate Forum '97. "The
>implementation of these core technologies will broaden the scope of
>today's enterprise class solutions by providing customers with more
>flexibility in addressing their most robust computing requirements."
>Rose highlighted the role that each of these technologies will play
>in raising the levels of availability and scalability in enterprise
>class solutions.
>
>High Availability
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> PCI Hot Plug is a technology Compaq developed as a standard to
>allow a systems administrator to change a PCI peripheral board in a
>server without interrupting user service by powering down the server.
>
> PCI Hot Plug will enable a systems administrator to replace
>existing PCI Boards with new versions of the board and driver
>software, or to add new, previously uninstalled, board and driver
>software while the server is running. This will mean less downtime
>and a significantly easier job for a systems administrator. Compaq
>chairs the PCI SIG work group that will make this Compaq-pioneered
>technology an industry standard.
>
>High Availability and Scalability
>
> Rose praised Fibre Channel and the next generation clustering
>standards initiative that Compaq, Intel and Microsoft are championing
>as being two breakthrough developments that will increase both the
>availability and scalability of enterprise solutions.
>
> Fibre Channel is an interface technology that will provide
>unprecedented scalability in performance, distance, capacity, and
>number of devices connected -- attributes sought after by corporate
>customers. Ultimately, redundant Fibre Channel rings will be used to
>eliminate single points of failure to achieve continuous data
>availability. Fibre Channel attached storage systems will play a
>major role in Compaq's strategy to create robust storage systems
>which match the speed and power of Compaq servers and cluster
>solutions. Compaq is one of the sponsors of the Fibre Channel ANSI
>committee and is actively working to standardize the technology as a
>data storage interconnect.
>
> Clustered servers are combinations of two or more servers
>connected together, in a manner that is invisible to users, to
>improve continuous access to data and share processing tasks. Today,
>Compaq is a leader in two-node failover clustering and is
>aggressively readying its ProLiant servers to support Microsoft's
>Wolfpack clustering. Compaq is also working with Novell on their
>Wolf Mountain clustering technology and with SCO on their Eclipse
>clustering technology. Beyond that, Compaq is working with Intel and
>Microsoft on the next generation clustering standards initiative that
>will enable a new class of scaleable server and workstation cluster
>products. This initiative will support reliable, high performance
>System Area Networks (SANs), helping clusters achieve their full
>potential as cost efficient platforms for large scale, mission
>critical applications.
>
>Scalability
>
> Compaq will offer eight-processor servers for customers who need
>the most raw transaction processing power and clustered servers for
>customers who need the highest levels of availability. Ultimately,
>some customers will be best served by the high performance and
>availability of a scalable solution that combines both clustering and
>eight-way servers. Eight-processor servers are often thought to be
>in competition with scalable clustering, but Compaq contends that
>they are in fact complementary.
>
> Citing Intel's advanced processor technology as an exceptional
>platform for eight-way servers, Rose acknowledged that Compaq is
>working with partners to develop industry-leading chipsets for
>eight-processor servers that will also be made available to the
>industry.
>
>Company Background (deleted on purpose for brevity)
>
>
>
> CONTACT: Compaq Computer Corp.
> Ted Bockius, 281-927-8311
> tbockius@netgate.compaq.com
> or
> Miller/Shandwick Technologies
> Helen Dragoon, 617-536-0470
> hdragoon@miller.shandwick.com
>
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> Rose praised Fibre Channel and the next generation clustering
>standards initiative that Compaq, Intel and Microsoft are championing
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>Compaq is a leader in two-node failover clustering and is
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>aggressively readying its ProLiant servers to support Microsoft's
gag, cough ... and to think Rose is a former digital VP.
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| Yes, Digital is participating in the VIA initiative. We sent 3
engineers to the VIA conference in January. Compaq, Intel, and
Microsoft are the "promoters" of this API. Digital is one of the
"contributors". We expect to be able to layer a VIA API on top of our
Memory Channel interconnect in the future.
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Yup, He may be an ex-DIGITAL VP, but he has learned something from
Compaq - if you ain't got it, go out and tell everybody that you'll
have it soon. Tell 'em often and tell 'em loud. This creates the public
perception that you are a leader in the field. Remember when
MS-Exchange was the world's 3rd most significant E-mail package (in
terms of intention to deploy and numbers of seats) *before it ever
shipped*
Paul
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