ESRI's ARC/INFO GIS Software to Support Microsoft Windows NT on Alpha Systems

Business Wire, April 29, 1996

REDLANDS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 1996--Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. (ESRI), Monday announced support for its ARC/INFO GIS software on Digital's Alpha Systems for the Microsoft(r) Windows NT(r) environment.

Together with Digital and Microsoft, ESRI will provide, for the first time, ARC/INFO for Windows NT on a RISC platform.

GIS users will be able to take advantage of Microsoft Windows NT on Digital's AlphaStation and AlphaServer as well as its entire family of personal workstations products. Based on either Pentium or Alpha processors, these personal workstations deliver the power of a workstation at the price and productivity of a PC.

"The availability of ESRI's ARC/INFO software on Digital's family of personal workstations for Microsoft Windows NT offers GIS users the highest level of Windows NT performance in the GIS industry," said Herb Shumway, vice-president, Technical Applications Group at Digital. "Digital provides ESRI's ARC/INFO users with the broadest range of Windows NT workstation performance on a single platform including both Intel-based and Alpha-based models.

"The Strategic Alliance established between Digital and Microsoft, combined with the availability of ESRI's ARC/INFO on Digital personal workstations, offers GIS users the benefits of leading GIS functionality, high performance, and low-cost Windows-based computing," Shumway added.

Pieter Knook, general manager of industry sales and marketing, at Microsoft added, "With the decision of ESRI to release ARC/INFO for Windows NT on both Intel and Alpha Systems, ESRI offers a compelling product that offers the performance and value expected by users."

For more information on ESRI's ARC/INFO software, contact ESRI's local office or international distributor or visit ESRI on the World Wide Web at www.esri.com. For those interested in Digital's family of Alpha Systems, contact Digital's local sales office or visit Digital's World Wide Web at www.digital.com/info. -0-

Note to Editors: About ESRI-- ESRI was founded in 1969 as a research group devoted to improving methods of handling geographically referenced data. Today, ESRI is the leading developer of geographic information system (GIS) software, with more than 100,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services.

In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international offices and distributors in more than 70 countries, and more than 500 resellers and developers. ESRI's goal is to provide users with comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic information to make a real difference in the world around them.

About Digital: Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server solutions, from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software, and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace.

ESRI and ARC/INFO are registered trademarks, the ESRI globe logo and GIS by ESRI are trademarks, and @esri.com and www.esri.com are service marks of ESRI. Digital, the Digital logo, AlphaStation, and AlphaServer are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Microsoft and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or certain other countries. Other companies or products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

CONTACT: ESRI, Redlands, Calif.

Karen Hurlbut, 909/793-2853, ext. 1582

Email: press@esri.com