London Ð NeXT Europe announced in December reseller and porting agreements with Dolphin Server Technology AS of Oslo, Norway. To be completed in the first quarter, the port adds to a growing list of NeXT client-server solutions from companies that include Auspex Systems, Data General, NCR/Teradata, Pyramid Technology, and Solbourne Computer.
"We see the future of corporate computing with user-friendly platforms taking full advantage of multimedia, global access to data, and fast development of advanced client-server solutions," said Terje Knudsen, Dolphin's vice-president of sales and marketing. "We already have a couple of large customers very interested in our NeXT solution."
Dolphin was founded in 1989 by several members of the research-and-development team at Norsk Data and manufactures several models of RISC-based UNIX multiprocessor servers. It specializes in solutions for the government and banking markets.
In addition, Dolphin will be an authorized reseller of NeXT machines and license NetInfo source code.
Dolphin can be reached at 47/2/62.70.00; e-mail: mktg@dolphin.no.