Motorola Computer Group to Use Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 for Strategic Thrust in the Enterprise Market; MCG to Integrate Windows NT 4.0 in PowerPC Desktop PC and Server Products

Business Wire, August 12, 1996

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1996--Motorola Computer Group (MCG) announces that it will be using Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) operating system, version 4.0, on its PowerPC line of desktop PCs and servers.

MCG has been committed to Windows NT 3.51 and will be incorporating Windows NT 4.0 into its current and future desktop and server commercial systems product line, designed especially to meet the needs of the enterprise market.

"MCG will be positioning Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 as part of our strategic focus on the enterprise market," said Dennis Schneider, vice president and director of worldwide marketing, Motorola Computer Group. "Windows NT 4.0 will be the cornerstone of our Windows NT/PowerPC- enabled systems business and will help broaden our PowerPC product offering beyond the AIX(R) and Mac(TM) OS operating environments."

"We are extremely pleased with Motorola Computer Group's commitment to Windows NT," said Jonathan Roberts, director of desktop marketing, Microsoft Corp. "Motorola's PowerPC products coupled with Windows NT 4.0 provide a broad range of viable platform options for our enterprise customers. We believe Windows NT 4.0 on the PowerPC offers an attractive alternative solution."

In addition to integrating Windows NT 4.0 into their commercial systems product offering, MCG is concentrating on porting applications running on Windows NT to the PowerPC platform. To focus their Windows NT application porting efforts, MCG recently announced development of the PowerPC Applications and Systems Solutions Group. MCG has also announced establishment of an ISV porting center based in Menlo Park. The porting center will continue its efforts by making Windows NT 4.0 available to ISVs in the porting process.

Motorola Computer Group is a worldwide hardware and software platform supplier to companies that provide computer solutions. MCG is comprised of three areas of focus: embedded technologies, technical OEM systems and commercial systems. MCG's strategy is to deliver high-performance PowerPC commercial systems that support AIX, Mac OS, and Windows NT operating systems for targeted areas such as graphics-intensive applications, multimedia and the Internet.

MCG corporate headquarters, along with regional headquarters for Latin America, are located in Tempe, Arizona. Regional European headquarters are located in Maidenhead, United Kingdom and Hamburg, Germany. European channel headquarters are located in Paris, France. Headquarters for MCG's Asia Pacific region are located in Hong Kong. Information about MCG's products is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.mot.com/computer/.>Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems, components and services. Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging and data communications, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Motorola semiconductors power communication devices, computers and millions of other products. Motorola's 1995 sales were $27 billion. -0-

Note to Editors: Motorola and the Motorola logo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp. and is used by Motorola, Inc. under license from International Business Machines Corp. Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. AIX is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer. Solaris is a registered trademark of SunSoft. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

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