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DIGITAL UNVEILS FIRST WINDOWS NT RISC WEB SERVERS, NEW RACKMOUNT
AlphaServers FOR THE INTERNET

Market leader extends industry's most complete Internet server line

ATLANTA, Georgia, Networld+Interop 95 -- September 27, 1995 -- Digital
Equipment Corporation today unveiled new Internet-ready AlphaServer
systems, enhancing the industry's most complete line of Internet systems,
and offering customers even more powerful and affordable access to the
World Wide Web (WWW), including:

     o  New Microsoft Windows NT Web AlphaServer systems, the first
        RISC-based Windows NT Web servers on the market,
        preconfigured with Web server software for commercial
        Internet users, and powered by a faster Alpha micro-
        processor. Digital also disclosed superior benchmark data
        for the new systems.

     o  Easy Web Server, an entry-level Windows NT system
        prepackaged with everything users need to be up and running
        on the WWW in under 10 minutes.

     o  New Rackmount AlphaServer systems for the Internet, offering
        the exceptional performance, high availability, and space-
        saving features of rackmount AlphaServer systems,
        preconfigured with Windows NT or Digital UNIX Internet
        server software.

Separately, Digital announced that, according to Computer Intelligence
InfoCorp, of La Jolla, Calif., Digital is now the market share leader in
the low-end UNIX RISC server market.

"Our new Windows NT Web AlphaServer systems offer customers the combined
benefits of the industry's most powerful, cost-effective Internet servers
and our close relationship with Microsoft," said Pauline Nist, vice
president of the AlphaServer Business Segment. "These developments,
together with Digital's newly documented market leadership, are exciting
news for both Digital and our customers."

"As the first vendor to offer Internet-ready systems for both Windows NT
and UNIX environments, Digital offers customers one-stop-shopping for all
their Internet server needs," Nist added.

Windows NT Web AlphaServer Systems

The new Windows NT Web AlphaServer systems are preconfigured Internet-ready
Web servers that offer users fast, reliable access to the expanding
universe of the WWW. They include the uniprocessor NT Web AlphaServer 1000
4/266 and NT Web AlphaServer 400 4/233 versions of Digital's popular
network servers, as well as the entry-level NT Web AlphaStation 200 4/100
system.

These systems include everything users need to create and operate Home
Pages on the WWW and for Web viewing. Each system includes Purveyor Web
Server V1.1 software from Process Software Corporation, plus a long list
of other WWW software, including a Gopher server, FAX server, WWW browser
and "helper" applications, and authoring tools.

According to Scott Purcell, president of HLC-INTERNET, of Irvine, Calif.,
"Digital's new NT Web AlphaServer systems round out the industry's
fullest, most powerful and affordable line of Internet-ready systems.
Digital's experience, pace-setting technology, and business relationships
offer customers a smooth growth path as the Internet grows as a commercial
tool."

NT Web AlphaServer systems are ideal for users currently operating in a
Microsoft Windows environment who want a seamless, affordable path to WWW
publishing. All are backed by Digital's industry-leading, three-year
hardware warranty and comprehensive software support services.

The power, reliability and management features of the NT Web AlphaServer
1000 4/266, upgraded using a 266MHz Alpha microprocessor, make it an ideal
platform for housing Internet information repositories, for hosting Home
Pages, or for use in Internet commerce, where customers need continuous
up-time with little or no on-site support.

The performance and expandability of the NT Web AlphaServer 400 4/233, also
upgraded using a 233MHz Alpha microprocessor, make it well-suited for
publishing information on the Internet, for use as a listserver or
mailserver, and for Internet collaboration and communication, where
customers may need to grow without investing in an entirely new system.

As an entry-level WWW server, the 100MHz NT Web AlphaStation 200 4/100
offers exceptional performance at an affordable price and is designed as a
Web page authoring platform.

These systems are available now, priced from $5,395 for the NT Web
AlphaStation 200 4/100, $9,795 for the NT Web AlphaServer 400 4/233, and
$16,450 for the NT Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266.

The new, faster AlphaServer 1000 4/266 and 400 4/233 systems are also
available as network, database, and application servers for Windows NT,
Digital UNIX, and OpenVMS operating systems. These systems are packaged
without Internet software, which can be purchased separately for any Alpha
system. Prices for the AlphaServer 1000 4/266 remain unchanged, beginning
at $15,970 for a system with 64MB of memory, 2.1GB disk, PCI Ethernet
adapter, and CD-ROM drive.

Easy Web Server

Priced beginning at $6,495, the new Easy Web Server is a fully configured
and tested turnkey solution designed for first-time Internet users
developing Home Pages for the WWW. Based on a 166MHz PCI-based Windows NT
system, Easy Web Server systems come preconfigured with everything users
need to get up and running on the Internet, including Netscape
Communications or Purveyor server software, plus Netscape Navigator.

Superior Internet AlphaServer Benchmark Data

Based on benchmark testing performed by Digital, the new Internet
AlphaServer systems far outperform the competition. For example, in the
Internet Performance Benchmark, using Netscape Communications Software
V1.1 for Digital UNIX, the AlphaServer 400 4/233 was able to support
106,680 16K files per hour, compared with 66,188 files on the Sun Netra
i20 system, a 60 percent advantage. Yet the uniprocessor Alpha systems
cost considerably less than the two-CPU Sun system. The AlphaServer 1000
4/266 scored an even higher 136,052 files accessed per hour; it, too,
costs less that the Netra i20.

In a financial software benchmark using Microsoft SQL Server V4, the
AlphaServer 1000 4/266 system performed 284,790 transactions per hour,
more than 2.6 times faster than the Compaq ProLiant 1500 running at
100MHz.

In benchmarks certified by AIM Technology (UNIX System Performance Guide,
Fall 1995), the AlphaServer 1000 4/266 turned in not only superior
performance but exceptional value as well. For example, the system
outperforms the IBM RS/6000 PowerServer C10 by 3.5 times and the Tricord
DS1000/5100 Pentium 100MHz by 2.6 times, and provides better
price/performance than the Compaq ProLiant 4000 and Fujitsu-ICL
Superserver J534i.

Rackmount AlphaServer Systems for the Internet

The new Rackmount (RM) AlphaServer systems for the Internet are ideally
suited for Internet Access and Internet Service Providers, whose business
needs may demand multiple servers for managing Internet publishing and
authoring, for commercial information and application server support, or
for information sharing and collaboration.

Available immediately are the RM AlphaServer 1000 4/266 and the RM
AlphaServer 2100 4/275 systems for the Internet. Pricing for the Internet
RM AlphaServer 1000 4/266 begins at $16,495.

The RM AlphaServer 2100 4/275 for the Internet is based on Digital's
award-winning 275MHz symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server, offering up
to four Alpha microprocessors, 2GB of main memory, and excellent
expandability, with support for either Windows NT or Digital UNIX. Pricing
begins at $35,395.

Each system includes a wide selection of prepackaged, pretested Internet
software to make Internet access powerful and easy, such as Netscape
Navigator for Digital UNIX, Purveyor for Windows NT, and Digital's
ELECTRONIC LOCKER for simplified yet powerful system administration.

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.
 
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