Showing evidence of a new, aggressive posture in the computer market, NCR – yes, this is the company talking, introduced an onslaught of new server-class computer products to what is already the most comprehensive family of business solutions in the world. In other words NCR Corp has filled in a few gaps in its all-iAPX-86 product line, offering symmetric multiprocessors with from two to 16 80486 or Pentium chips or any number in between (it says from one to 16, but a single-CPU machine is not a very convincing multiprocessor). Bundled fault-resilient capability using NCR LifeKeeper software and new price-performance entry points are offered. The server family now includes the new NCR 3575 with from two to 32 Pentiums and resilient software; the new NCR 3570 fault resilient corporate data centre with automatic failure detection and recovery and two to 16 50MHz 80486s upgradable to Pentium technology. The NCR 3555 launched last month is a mini data centre for transaction processing with two to 16 Pentiums. The 3550 is a departmental or enterprise server with an even number from two to eight 80486s, again with Pentium-type upgrade sockets. The NCR 3525, also launched last month, is the entry-level Pentium-based data centre server for transaction processing with up to eight CPUs. A new 3520 is an entry-level mini data centre server with up to eight 50MHz 80486s; the new NCR 3475 is a fault-resilient replicated branch server with two to 12 Pentiums; and the new 3470 is the same bundle with two to eight 50MHz 80486s. The 3455 is a one-to-six Pentium branch office or workgroup server launched last month. The 3450 is a departmental or low-end enterprise processing system with up to four 80486s; the 3430 is a low-end server with one or two Pentiums and the 3410 is a departmental uniprocessor with 80486SX or DX/2 CPU. All run Unix System V.4, and the 3575, 3570, 3475 and 3470 will be available in the fourth quarter, the 3520 is out now; from $75,000 to $500,000.
