Tandem Computers Inc has transferred its Intelligent Network software for phone companies over to its new parallel NonStop Himalaya machines to provide a range of scalable on-line, fault-tolerant parallel processing servers that provide call handling information in response to queries from the telephone network. The new INS Family costs from $235,000 and consists of the INS/100, INS/1000, INS/10000, Flexible Service Logic communication server and TSCE-2000 service creation environment. The INS systems use the MIPS Technologies Inc R-series RISC running the NonStop Kernel. The baby INS/100 is aimed at telecommunications laboratory and field trial applications. The mid-range INS/1000 also offers Network Equipment Building Standard environmental requirements for deployment alongside main exchanges. The INS/10000 is a high-end server aimed at global telecommunications service providers. The INS/Communications Server is a Signalling System 7 communications server providing high-speed network interfaces to the INS processors. TSCE-2000 provides an open service creation environment for rapid development of services; all out now. Flexible Service Logic will provide a data-driven execution environment to speed service deployment and enable services to be customised to the individual subscriber level – out at year-end.
