Unisys Enterprise-Class Windows NT Servers Provide Scalability and Availability for Revolutionary Online Shopping Mall

Business Wire, Oct 7, 1998

BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1998--Unisys Corp. Wednesday announced that its QR/6 enterprise-class Windows NT servers are providing the giantmall.com online shopping mall with the scalability and high availability needed to maintain a reliable online shopping experience around the clock.

The announcement was made in conjunction with the launch of giantmall.com by 9 Net Avenue, a world leader in Web hosting and Internet commerce. With the value of goods and services sold over the Internet expected to surge to an estimated $3.2 billion by the year 2000, businesses of all sizes are recognizing the enormous potential online shopping represents.

9 Net Avenue has responded to the opportunity with the creation of giantmall.com, featuring unique pricing structures and advanced technology that make electronic commerce affordable and convenient for both retailers and consumers.

"To ensure that shopping at giantmall.com will be a quick and effortless experience, 9 Net Avenue needed reliable servers to seamlessly support giantmall.com's transactions," said Yuri Frid, vice president of sales and business development of 9 Net Avenue. "This fundamental business requirement is the reason we chose Unisys enterprise-class Windows NT servers."

"Unisys QR/6 NT Web servers will help ensure that giantmall.com's shoppers have an uninterrupted, dependable shopping experience 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," said Don Johnson, vice president and general manager, Unisys NT Server Business.

"Unisys servers will provide giantmall.com with enterprise-class scalability, availability and resilience to support the high-volume of Web transactions generate at this unique virtual shopping mall."

Unisys Cellular MultiProcessing architecture well-suited to giantmall.com

Unisys QR/6 Windows NT Web server technology includes a RAID subsystem that provides fault protection for mission-critical files and applications. Adopting this server and storage technology allows 9 Net Avenue to take advantage of next-generation servers based on the Unisys advanced Cellular MultiProcessing (CMP) architecture.

CMP is designed for future Intel IA-64 Merced microprocessor technology and initially will be available with Intel Pentium II Xeon chips. CMP's partitioning capabilities will enable 9 Net Avenue to consolidate tasks on a single server, thus simplifying administration and reducing total cost of ownership. Additional information on CMP is available at www.marketplace.unisys.com/ent/.> About 9 Net Avenue

9 Net Avenue is a proven worldwide leader in the web hosting and Internet commerce marketplace. Having established international divisions in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil and Italy, 9 Net Avenue is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry.

Since its founding in 1997, 9 Net Avenue has helped small to mid-size companies meet their web hosting and Internet commerce needs through state-of-the-art technologies and top-notch services. For more information on the company, visit 9 Net Avenue on the World Wide Web, www.9netave.net.

About Unisys

Unisys (NYSE:UIS) is more than 33,000 employees helping customers in 100 countries apply information technology to solve their business problems.

Unisys solutions are based on a broad portfolio of global information services including systems integration, outsourcing, "repeatable" application solutions, consulting, network integration, remote network management, and multivendor maintenance and support, coupled with enterprise-class servers and associated middleware, software and storage.

Repeatable solutions are focused on key vertical markets including financial services, transportation, telecommunications, government, publishing and other commercial markets. Headquartered in Blue Bell, in the Greater Philadelphia area, Unisys 1997 annual revenue was $6.6 billion. Access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web - http://www.unisys.com - for further information.

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