From: rcollins@encore.com (Roger Collins)
Subject: Encore alliance with DEC (a press release)
Organization: Encore Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 15:17:58 GMT

I thought this might be of interest to misc.invest readers.  I am a
developer at Encore, not in PR, IR, or Sales.  I guess you could say
that's a disclaimer.  :)


      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Contact:  C. Anderson
                                              Encore Computer Corp.
                                              305/797-5605


                 ENCORE COMPUTER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MAJOR
                 ALLIANCE WITH DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

      Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November 10, 1992--Encore Computer
      Corporation today announced plans to produce high-end commercial
      computer systems in an alliance with Digital Equipment
      Corporation.  As part of the Digital Alpha AXP partnership,
      Encore plans to incorporate Digital's Alpha AXP architecture in
      future designs of the Encore Infinity 90 Series products.  For
      its part, Digital Equipment plans to complement its high-end
      strategy through this partnership.

      Encore's Infinity 90 Series provides powerful, scalable system
      and subsystem configurations.  As the new generation enterprise
      system, the Infinity 90 architecture supports the delivery of an
      unprecedented range of scalable UNIX-based symmetric
      multiprocessing power, storage capacity and data throughput with
      fault-resilient capability.

      Kenneth G. Fisher, Chairman and CEO of Encore Computer, stated,
      "The partnership between Digital and Encore is positive for both
      companies.  We believe Alpha AXP represents the finest technology
      accomplishment in processor architecture in the history of the
      computer business.  The Alpha AXP architecture is clearly the
      current performance leader backed up with a long-term development
      plan for its future.  Our combination of technologies provides an
      unbeatable solution for the high-end commercial systems market.
      The Alpha AXP architecture offers an excellent upgrade path for
      our Infinity 90 customers."

      Alpha AXP is Digital's 64-bit RISC computing architecture,
      designed to support fast, uniprocessor and multiprocessor
      implementations that are scalable from palmtop to supercomputer.
      This architecture is designed to endure over the next 25 years.
      The Alpha AXP architecture supports multiple operating systems to
      provide a breadth of applications to a broad range of markets.

      According to Bill Demmer, Vice President of Digital Equipment
      Corporation's Alpha AXP and VAX Systems, the new partnership will
      supplement the capabilities of UNIX-based Alpha AXP systems.  Mr.
      Demmer stated, "Encore has a unique capability in the industry to
      build highly-scalable UNIX-based solutions.  Digital welcomes
      this partnership with Encore, and we look forward to developing
      strategies to offer these capabilities to our customers."

      Charles Namias, Encore's Vice President of Strategic Alliances,
      stated, "Encore and Digital plan joint development of products
      based on the Alpha AXP architecture targeted at the high-end
      commercial computer system market.  Central to these products is
      Encore's patented Memory Channel Technology - a scalable,
      redundant, shared memory interconnect providing a distributed
      computing solution.  This solution will be based on Encore's port
      to Alpha AXP of a 64-bit UNIX system V.4 ES/MP.  In addition,
      Encore will adapt its Infinity 90 Integrated File System to Alpha
      AXP, providing a single system view to users and applications."

      Encore Computer Corporation, a worldwide company headquartered in
      Fort Lauderdale, Florida, designs, manufactures, distributes and
      supports two product lines.  The Infinity 90 Series is designed
      to meet mainframe computing requirements with cost-effective,
      open, scalable systems.  Encore's real-time systems are designed
      to provide optimum solutions for complex real-time processing
      applications.
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