Pyramid Techology Inc has, as reported (CI No 1,178) signed an OEM agreement with MIPS Computer Systems Inc for the M/120 and M/2000 server products in a deal said to be worth around $20m over the next three years. Pyramid will re-badge the machines, which use the MIPS R2000 and R3000 RISC processor, as the MIS-1e and MIS-1 office server. The machines are rated at 13 and 20 MIPS, and according to Pyramid vice-president of marketing Edward Scott, are there to round out the low-end of the Pyramid line. UK prices start from UKP34,000 for the low-end machine (expected to attract the most interest), and UKP160,000 for the top-end machine. Pyramid claims to be MIPS’ largest customer for system-level products.
