Subject: Nov 1998 Compaq AlphaServer Update November 18, 1998 http://www.compaq.com/alphaserverourse.htmindex.htmlB909591413133156000.htm ******************************************************************* To subscribe/unsubscribe see http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/fb_acu.htmlx.htmlB909591413133156000.htm Some long URLs may be broken on two lines and won't be hotlinked from your mail system. Please copy and paste them into your browser. ******************************************************************* Compaq's commitment to OpenVMS. Compaq President and Chief Executive Officer Eckhard Pfeiffer affirms Compaq's ongoing commitment to OpenVMS and our OpenVMS customers around the world. http://www.openvms.digital.com/ovms-ep.htmltmlx.htmlB909591413133156000.htm Informix Corp. announced an extraordinary new TPC-D performance number for the Compaq AlphaServer GS140. The results of this benchmark demonstrate the cost effectiveness of clustered systems in high-end data warehousing solutions. http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/news/tpc-d-1198.html9591413133156000.htm Giga Information Group report: VMS Galaxy Possibilities (Part 1), Or, is There Life After DEC? Still in beta, Compaq's Galaxy Software Architecture may be the most significant technical breakthrough to garner excitement from the virtual memory system (VMS) installed base since the announcement of the very first cluster implementations (originally called VAXclusters). This is a 2-page PDF file. http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/galaxy_ideabyte.pdfl9591413133156000.htm Readers of DM Review magazine have rated Compaq's AlphaServer #1 in the tier one hardware category for business intelligence. In addition, another study conducted by DM Review rated Compaq as a leading solutions provider in Data Warehouse 100. http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/dm_review.htmle.pdfl9591413133156000.htm Media Watch Computer Reseller News: Alpha Sports New Look. Compaq Computer Corp. is living up to a commitment made in January to stand by Digital's Alpha processor and AlphaServer line. http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?CRN19981109S013791413133156000.htm PC Week: Party through 1999. Commonwealth Mortgage Assurance Co. solved all of their Year 2000 problems with the help of Compaq Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, and Windows NT hardware and software. http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0RN19981109S013791413133156000.htm,4153,367919,00.html PC Week: Alpha Ahead By a Nose in 64-Bit Sprint. The thoroughbred performance of Alpha is now more critical than ever to corporations deploying ERP or data mining applications that deal with enormous amounts of data and thousands of concurrent users. http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0RN19981109S013791413133156000.htm,4153,361622,00.html Technical Wrap-Up Compaq publishes updated Supported Options Lists on the web for all AlphaServer systems every month. See the AlphaServer Technical Resources page and choose the system you are interested in. http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/tech_docs.html413133156000.htm Customer News International Securities Exchange selects Compaq OpenVMS AlphaServers to run first fully electronic U.S. options exchange. http://www.compaq.com/newsroom/pr/pr101198a.htmlh_docs.html413133156000.htm North America Promotions -- Expire December 14 Free Start-Up Services with New AlphaServer 8400 or GS140 system http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/promotions/free_start_services.html0.htm AlphaServer and UNIX Software Development Offer http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/promotions/software_development.html.htm Receive a Special Trade-in Allowance When Upgrading from an AlphaServer 2100 to an AlphaServer 4x00 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/promotions/4x00_upgrade.htmlent.html.htm Free laptop with new AlphaServer 4100 and 8000/GS systems. http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/promotions/free-laptop10-98.htmlhtml.htm Get a Discount on the TruCluster Software When You Buy Two or More AlphaServer Systems http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/promotions/cluster-1098.htmlhtmlhtml.htm Get 25% off the Add-on Memory of a New AlphaServer 4000/4100 or 8000, or AlphaServer GS Series system http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/promotions/memory-1098.htmllhtmlhtml.htm Subscriptions Two ways to subscribe/unsubscribe to Alphaserver Update: 1. Via the Web, choose the appropriate options on subscription page at http://www.digital.com/subscriptionpromotions/memory-1098.htmllhtmlhtml.htm OR http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/fb_acu.htmlmemory-1098.htmllhtmlhtml.htm 2. Via Email, send a mail message to majordomo@majordomo.das-x.dec.com with a BLANK subject line. In the BODY of the message enter: subscribe alphaserver-update your-email-address OR unsubscribe alphaserver-update your-email-address Your feedback is always welcome at alphaserver@compaq.com