Subject: DIGITAL AlphaServer Update 5/6/98 Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 08:21:22 -0400 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1460.8) Sender: owner-alphaserver-update@majordomo.das-x.dec.com Status: RO X-Status: DIGITAL AlphaServer Update May 6, 1998 http://www.digital.com/alphaserverscanEcologyarchive/zemussel.htm See the end of this message for information on how to subscribe/unsubscribe --------------------------------------------------- What's new with DIGITAL AlphaServer systems? A new AlphaServer 4100 with unbelievable performance, a new configuration tool to download, cluster packages, the world's fastest UNIX system, trade-in deals you're going to love, and more... Today DIGITAL is announcing an astoundingly fast 600 MHz AlphaServer 4100 system, new "Ready to Go" cluster packages, and lower server prices. See a wrap-up of the announcement at: http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/may5.htmlyarchive/zemussel.htm Configuration Tool Get the latest version of the on-line configurator, which now includes the AlphaServer 4x00 5/600, 8x00 6/625 NT, StorageWorks Raid Array 3000, and OpenVMS based Digital Personal Workstations http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/acu.htmllyarchive/zemussel.htm Performance News It's the world's fastest UNIX system -- over 100,000 tpmc! 102,541.85 tpmC @ $139.50/tpmC http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/performance/100ktps.htmlel.htm SPECweb performance flash. AlphaServer 4100 and 1200 continue to lead the pack. http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/performance/specweb_598.htmltm DIGITAL and Sybase smash UNIX-based $50 per TPM-C barrier and the AlphaServer 1200 5/533 delivers the highest dual-processor performance http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/performance/sybase_tpc.htmlltm DIGITAL and SAP announce a new SAP R/3 benchmark (260 users) that is the highest in its class. http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/performance/sap_498.htmltmlltm How does AlphaServer performance stack up against the competition. This tells it all: http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/performance/perf_498.htmlmlltm Save Big Bucks with Trade-In Program Check out the new trade-in offers at the new DIGITAL trade-in website. See how you can get up to three times the savings of our normal trade-in programs and understand the complete story on trade-in's and why DIGITAL is your best choice. http://www.digital.com/tradeinrver/performance/perf_498.htmlmlltm Technical Wrap-Up DIGITAL publishes Supported Options Lists on the web for all AlphaServer systems. The lists for the following systems were updated in April: AlphaServer 8200/8400 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv8x00/docs/supported_opt ions.html AlphaServer 4000/4100 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv4100/docs/supported_opt ions.html AlphaServer 2100A http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv2100a/docs/supported_op tions.html AlphaServer 2000/2100 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv2000/docs/supported_opt ions.html AlphaServer 1000A 5/333, 5/4xx, 5/5xx http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv1000a/docs/supported_op tions_pntk.html AlphaServer 1000A 5/300 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv1000a/docs/supported_op tions_5-300.html AlphaServer 1000A 4/2xx http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv1000a/docs/supported_op tions.html AlphaServer 1000 5/300 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv1000/docs/supported_opt ions_pksa.html AlphaServer 1000 4/2xx http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv1000/docs/supported_opt ions.html AlphaServer 800 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv800/docs/supported_opti ons.html AlphaServer 400 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv400/docs/supported_opti ons.html AlphaServer 300 http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/alphasrv300/docs/supported_opti ons.html Press Releases DIGITAL Offers Four Ways To Build One Terabyte Data Warehouse http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/news/terabyte_498.htmldocs/supported_opti Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group/ICS Teams With DIGITAL To Deliver Baan Solutions http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/news/deloitte_498.htmldocs/supported_opti Come to Hollywood The DECUS symposium will be in Los Angeles in October '98 and we're looking for people who want to present to a top-notch technical audience. DIGITAL will have an all-new DIGITAL in Hollywood section. http://ww2.decus.org/cfp/cfpinitial.stm/deloitte_498.htmldocs/supported_opti DIGITAL Webserver Gallery Update Credit Lyonnais' Departement des Etudes Economiques et Financieres (Department of Financial and Economic Studies), relies on an AlphaServer 400 running Windows NT to keep their site running reliably and rapidly. We're proud that Credit Lyonnais is the April 1998 Site of the Month. http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/gallery/site.html.htmldocs/supported_opti 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/subscriptiongallery/site.html.htmldocs/supported_opti OR http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/fb_acu.htmle.html.htmldocs/supported_opti 2. Via Email, send a mail message to majordomo@majordomo.das-x.dec.com with a BLANK subject line. 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