Cisco Continues Commitment to Sequent Servers; Global user of Oracle Applications software relies on Symmetry servers from Sequent Computer Systems to run its business and keep pace with phenomenal growth

Business Wire, Oct 3, 1996

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 1996--Sequent Computer Systems today announced that Cisco Systems Inc., the leading provider of internetworking and the largest user of Oracle Applications on a single database, is expanding its usage of Sequent servers with the purchase of additional equipment.

With its purchase, Cisco will add new systems and upgrade existing Symmetry servers. The Sequent systems will continue to support Cisco's corporate operations worldwide, including finance, order fulfillment, customer service and manufacturing. Currently, Cisco's environment runs upwards of 30,000 batch jobs and OLTP and Web access.

"We chose Sequent as our platform provider because we felt that it was the only open systems environment at the time capable of meeting our requirements to scale with Cisco's growth," said Peter Solvik, Cisco's Vice President and CIO of Information Systems.

"Cisco's leadership in the dynamic world of the Internet and corporate internetworking makes them an exciting customer to work with," said John McAdam, President and COO of Sequent Computer Systems. "Their exceptionally rapid growth makes them a perfect match for Sequent's scaleable, high-availability platforms and for advances such as our NUMA-Q architecture. We look forward to continuing to apply our expertise to help Cisco meet its growth goals."

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the world's leading supplier of enterprise internetworking solutions that link geographically dispersed local-area and wide-area networks to form a single, seamless information infrastructure. Cisco's products include a wide range of routers, LAN and WAN switches, dial-up access servers and network management software.

Sequent Computer Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNT) is a leading architect and provider of open client/server solutions for enterprise business computing. With an installed base of nearly 8,000 systems, Sequent leads all other vendors of high-end, UNIX systems supporting very large-scale on-line transaction processing (OLTP), decision support (DSS)/data warehousing, and Internet-based applications. Sequent's project-oriented offerings include consulting, educational and professional services geared to help organizations re-architect their existing information technology infrastructures.

Sequent's World Wide Web address is http://www.sequent.com. -0-

Note To Editors: Sequent, Symmetry and DYNIX/ptx are registered trademarks and NUMA-Q and IQ-Link are trademarks of Sequent Computer Systems Inc. All other trademarks, brand and product names are the property of their respective holders.

CONTACT: Sequent Computer Systems, Beaverton

Linda Poniktera, 503/578-4857

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Hauer Associates, Dayton

Shary Hauer, 513/299-6501