Entire Hitachi Data Systems server lineup now platform certified with SAP R/3.
30 June 1999 — Hitachi Data Systems today announced certification of its VisionBase™ line of highly-scalable Windows NT® servers running the industry-leading SAP™ R/3® enterprise business solutions. Platform certification testing on Windows NT was conducted by iXOS Software for SAP AG.
Hitachi Data Systems® also announced that its Intel® Pentium®-powered VisionBase server family has been certified as application servers for SAP R/3 in a DB2®-S/390® environment with Windows NT 4.0. The Hitachi VisionBase family includes the 8880R, the industry's first Profusion™-based eight-way server currently available. Incorporating Intel's latest Pentium III Xeon™ technology, the Hitachi VisionBase 8880R delivers high-end performance in the form of eight 500MHz processors, ensuring both power and flexibility for the most demanding computing environments. The VisionBase server family was tested for connectivity using Fibre Distributed Data Interchange (FDDI).
With these certifications, the entire Hitachi Data Systems server lineup, from the Skyline Trinium™ - the pinnacle of enterprise servers, with up to 3,200 MIPS of raw processing power - to the VisionBase PC Server family, is certified for use with SAP R/3 business solutions.
"What this means for customers is that Hitachi can provide a complete, enterprise-wide platform for SAP R/3 solutions today," said Lawrence Wilcox, SAP Global Alliance Manager, Hitachi Data Systems. "Hitachi's customers can now deploy their SAP R/3 business-critical applications on any of Hitachi's powerful server platforms - the industry's broadest line of high-performance servers."
Recognized as a leading provider of business solutions for the world's most IT-intensive corporations, Hitachi Data Systems offers a global professional services division, multiplatform storage subsystems, and the industry's broadest line of high-performance servers. The company's extensive range of products and services, coupled with its business alliances with key industry leaders, enable it to translate technology into enterprise-wide solutions for high-end and middle-market customers. Hitachi Data Systems is owned by Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
Contacts: PR
Steven Zivanic, Hitachi Data Systems (408) 970-7971
Hitachi Data Systems is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark and service mark of Hitachi, Ltd. VisionBase is a trademark of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. SAP, R/3, and all SAP products and services mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and Profusion and Xeon are trademarks of Intel Corporation. DB2 and S/390 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.
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