Item    7012022                 93/04/16        14:24 
From:  CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET#    Internet Gateway 
Subject: Press Release: Data General to Deliver NEXTSTEP
         on Dasher II 486 PCs

News Release:

For more information, contact:

         Chris Sampson
         Data General Corporation
         3400 Computer Drive
         Westboro, MA 01580
         Phone: (508)898-4288

DATA GENERAL TO DELIVER NEXTSTEP ON DASH II 486 PCs

WESTBORO, Mass., April 14, 1993 - Continuing its strategic alliance with NeXT
Computer, Inc., Data General Corporation today announced it is working with
NeXT to make NEXTSTEP for Intel processors available on Data General's line of
DASHER II 486 personal computers.  NEXTSTEP for Intel processors is an object-
oriented software that allows Intel 486 PC users to develop and deploy
client/server application up to ten times faster than with any other existing
environment.

Data General demonstrated NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors on DASHER II-
486DX2/66LE2 systems in March at Uniforum and CeBit.

"We at Data General have believed for a long time that the object technology
within NEXTSTEP is important for our large commercial customers," said Tom
West, Data General's senior vice president of advanced development.  "NEXTSTEP
on Intel is clearly a winning combination.  We are very pleased to offer it on
our DASHER PCs."

The availability of NEXTSTEP on DASHER II PCs will represent the second NeXT
software product to be offered by Data General since the two companies began
collaborating last August.  AViiON NetInfo, a port of NeXT's NetInfo network
administration software to Data General's family of AViiON servers, began
shipping in December, 1992.

Data General's multiprocessing AViiON servers run DG/UX, the company's
implementation of UNIX System V, Release 4.  They range in processing power
from 29 to 235 MIPS.  AViiON systems running NetInfo provide a strong back-end
for a network of clients, such as DASHER II PCs, running NEXTSTEP.

Additionally, Data General offers its line of CLARiiON products to meet
customers' growing need for low-cost, open systems storage.  The CLARiiON
Series 200 Disk Array employs RAID technology and redundant subsystems to
deliver up to 24 GB of high-capacity, high-reliability storage, while the
CLARiiON Series 2000 Tape Array uses RAID-like performance for high-speed,
fail-safe back-up.

All products offered by Data General - included NetInfo and NEXTSTEP - are
supported by the company's worldwide service and support organization.


Data General expects NEXTSTEP will be available, preinstalled, on a variety of
DASHER II systems by the end of May.  Pricing for the government, business,
industry and education.  The company reported revenues of $1.1 billion in
fiscal 1992.

AViiON and DASHER are registered trademarks of Data General Corporation. 
CLARiiON and DASHER II-486DX2/66LE2 are trademarks of Data General
Corporation.  NEXTSTEP and NetInfo are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer,
Inc.  UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.


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