Unigram.X’s US sources learn that ICL Plc plans to repeat its 1993 Spring Collection event with the launch of a range of new server products spanning Intel Corp iAPX-86 and Sparc architectures this month. The 1994 Spring Collection is expected to feature as many as 20 new configurations as ICL takes the opportunity to re-group its iAPX-86 DRS3000 and DRS6000 Sparc machines into TeamServer and SuperServer lines, topped by the massively parallel Goldrush MegaServer. Uniprocessor TeamServers will be offered with a choice of system software – according to its availability for the CPU – including UnixWare, Santa Cruz Operation Inc Unix, Banyan Systems Inc Vines, NetWare, LAN Manager, Windows for Workgroups, the Unix System V.4-based DRS/NX 7 and an environment ICL only last September said it thought would take two or three years to become established, Windows NT. TeamServer customers may also get the choice of booting Santa Cruz, UnixWare or NT from disks pre-installed with all three operating systems. Multiprocessor TeamServers, and mid- and high-end symmetric multiprocessor SuperServers are expected to be delivered with Santa Cruz MPX in iAPX-86 configurations and System V.4.2 MP on Sparcs by summer.
