MOTOROLA COMPUTER GROUP ADDS NEW SERIES I POWERPC MULTIPROCESSOR SERVER TO
ITS POWERSTACK LINE

New Midrange Server Provides Competitive Price/Performance Multi-User
System That Extends Company's Server Strategy

TEMPE, Ariz., May 8, 1995--The Motorola Computer Group (MCG) today extends
its PowerStack server strategy, for its systems based on PowerPC
microprocessors, with the introduction of the Series I--a
highly-competitive UNIX server bringing the power of multiple PowerPC RISC
processors to business users with entry-level to midrange requirements.
Available in single, dual and quad PowerPC microprocessor configurations,
and positioned between MCG's entry-level Series E and high-end Series MP
models, the new Series I supports approximately 30 to 500 users allowing
significant room for growth in commercial applications. MCG's new addition
provides customers a wide range of compatible systems, based on PowerPC
microprocessors, from the desktop through high-end servers. (See attached
diagram.) Facilitating this transition is the AIX operating environment
that enables binary compatibility of software applications so users can
easily migrate from Series E systems up to the Series I and Series MP
models while maintaining their investment in software, tools and
training.

"The Series I Server covers an important application range for the Motorola
Computer Group," notes Karl Stoltze, vice president of marketing for the
Motorola Computer Group. "It fills the crucial mid-range role in our line
of PowerPC systems, between our entry-level Series E and the more powerful
Series MP. With PowerPC performance and versatility across our entire
range of PowerStack servers, MCG offers complete system solutions to
virtually any customer."

The Series I Server is a versatile and cost-effective business choice for
several reasons. Based on the PowerPC 601 microprocessor, the Series I
Server employs a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) architecture to ensure
that each additional PowerPC microprocessor boosts total system
performance and throughput. This highly scalable architecture supports
from one to four PowerPC microprocessors. As the PowerPC microprocessor
families evolve, users will also be able to scale up the power of their
servers by upgrading existing microprocessors to more powerful versions.
These upgrades are easily done in the field by local MCG value added
resellers (VARs) and systems integrators.

The Series I Server's other resources--memory, disk drive capacity,
etc.--are also expandable. The MCA (Micro Channel Architecture) bus allows
use of a wide variety of expansion boards. Memory capacity can expand to
512 MB and internal disk capacity to 13.4 GB. Moreover, the ability to
utilize RAID and HACMP, perform remote diagnostics and run these compact
servers in general office environments makes the Series I Server well
suited for users who require high data availability at an effective cost.

The Series I Server runs the AIX operating system, a highly scalable and
robust UNIX operating system for commercial environments. This
open-architecture server and the binary compatibility of the AIX operating
system across PowerStack platforms offers the user a commonality of
applications and tools for MCG's Series E workgroup servers, Series I
departmental servers and the high-end PowerStack Series MP systems. These
characteristics make the Series I Server an ideal choice for database
management, communications and other I/O-intensive, high-availability
commercial tasks. The server is thus suitable for large networked
enterprises, as well as small-to-medium companies in manufacturing,
retail, wholesale, banking and other industries. Companies can use the
Series I Server to integrate LAN and PC workgroups in a heterogeneous
environment using network management solutions.

MCG will sell the Series I Server through commercial OEMs, commercial
distributors and VARs. The product will be available in single, dual and
quad PowerPC microprocessor configurations beginning in May. List price
for the Series I Server starts at $18,990.

The Motorola Computer Group (MCG) is a multinational hardware and software
platform supplier to companies that provide computer solutions--original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs), master-value-added resellers (MVARs),
value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators and select end users.
MCG products include a full range of industry-leading VME-bus boards;
PowerPC- and UNIX-based multi-user systems and client/server platforms;
and real-time system platforms. Hardware is supported by standards-based
operating-system software and systems enablers all tools necessary to
develop end-user solutions. MCG products are characterized by world-class
Six Sigma quality goals; superior hardware and price performance ratios;
and faithfulness to the tenets of open computing--modularity, scalability,
portability and interoperability.

MCG's corporate headquarters, along with regional headquarters for Latin
America and Australia, are located in Tempe, Arizona. MCG's European
headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium. Headquarters for MCG's Asia
Pacific region are located in Hong Kong.

Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless
communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems and
services. Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way
radio, paging and data communications, personal communications,
automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Communication
devices, computers and millions of consumer products are powered by
Motorola semiconductors. Motorola's 1994 sales were $22.2 billion.

Motorola Computer Group
2900 South Diablo Way
Tempe, AZ 85282

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