Windows 2000 Poised to Provide Enterprise-Ready Might in 2001; Aberdeen Examines IBM's Role in the Advancement of Windows 2000

Business Wire, Feb 26, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2001

In a report released today, Aberdeen Group, a leading market analysis and positioning services firm, states that Windows 2000 is poised to provide enterprise-ready might in 2001. This research report outlines the factors that differentiate IBM from the other leading Windows 2000 system suppliers -- Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Unisys.

Although Windows 2000/Intel-based servers use the same operating environment and Intel processors, there are clear and distinct differences between the products, software, and service offerings of the leading Windows 2000 server providers.

"The top tier Windows 2000 suppliers are targeting large enterprises by designing systems to fulfill mission-critical computing requirements," says report author Tom Manter. "IBM has an inherent advantage due to a strong history of delivering midrange and mainframe systems and services to many Fortune 500 companies."

The report, entitled "IBM's Windows 2000 Products and Services: Putting Muscle Behind Enterprise-Ready," analyzes product technologies and extensions that make IBM's Windows 2000 server platforms and service offerings different from those of its competitors. This research report evaluates IBM's Windows 2000 platform examining scalability, reliability and availability, systems management, security, and professional services.

For more information about "IBM's Windows 2000 Products and Services: Putting Muscle Behind Enterprise-Ready," visit www.aberdeen.com or call (800) 577-7891.

About Aberdeen

Aberdeen Group is a leading market analysis and positioning services firm that helps Information Technology vendors establish leadership in emerging markets. Steeped in technology and armed with end-user field research, Aberdeen answers clients' critical business and technology questions in the context of the Internet economy and across the product life cycle. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and has research divisions in Palo Alto, California; Fort Collins, Colorado; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Aberdeen is accessible via the Web at www.aberdeen.com.