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Tandem Computers Licenses Microsoft Windows NT Source Code and Establishes New Business Unit

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In a move to tap into the rapidly growing Windows NT-based marketplace, Tandem Computers Inc. has licensed the source code for Microsoft Windows NT Server operating network system. This agreement enables Tandem to make key enhancements to Windows NT Server in areas such as high availability, data integrity, and scalability. Tandem's 20 years of experience in high-reliability, business-critical computing will be leveraged through a new Windows NT Server Business Unit, established to capitalize on the company's expertise in scalable and reliable open computing.

Key Takeaways:

  • Tandem Computers Inc. has licensed the source code for Microsoft Windows NT Server operating network system to make key enhancements in high availability, data integrity, and scalability.
  • The new licensing agreement will enable Tandem to extend the reach of Windows NT-based solutions in the business-critical applications arena.
  • A new Windows NT Server Business Unit has been established to leverage Tandem's experience in high-reliability, business-critical computing, with Roy Graham as its director.
  • Jeff Schulman, vice president of Operating Systems Strategies at Gartner Group, views Tandem's position as an industry leader in highly scalable and reliable open computing as a significant value-add to the Windows NT market.
  • Tandem's senior vice president of sales and support, Jerry Peterson, emphasizes the company's commitment to Windows NT as a strategic operating system environment alongside its existing NonStop Kernel and UNIX open environments.
  • Microsoft executive vice president Steve Ballmer sees the partnership with Tandem as a means to extend the reach of Microsoft's BackOffice products in the high-growth application sector.

Statistics:

  • Tandem has 20 years of experience in high-reliability, business-critical computing.
  • Tandem Computers Inc. was founded in 1974.
  • The company has offices worldwide and is a Fortune 500 company.
  • The new Windows NT Server Business Unit will focus on extending the reach of Windows NT-based solutions in the business-critical applications arena.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, March 8, 1995
  • Tandem Computers Inc.
  • Microsoft Corp.
  • Gartner Group

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