SEQUENT UNVEILS NEW HIGH-END SYSTEMS FOR WINDOWS NT BASED ON
INDUSTRY-LEADING PLATFORM

Symmetry Platform, New Systems Extend Performance and Scalability for
Windows NT-Based Enterprise Solutions

BEAVERTON, Ore. May 23, 1995 --Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., today
introduced two new high-performance symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
systems for users of Microsoft Windows NT, the Sequent WinServer 5000 WS30
and the WinServer 5000 WS70. Designed to support data-processing
applications, and based on Sequent Symmetry SMP systems, the scalable
WinServers provide customers in any industry with a proven technological
foundation on which to build enterprise-level Windows NT-based
applications. The new systems, which support from two to 28 Intel Pentium
processors, are scheduled to begin shipping in June; early versions are
already installed at multiple customer sites worldwide.

The WinServer systems add higher-end Windows NT-based performance to the
existing integrated solutions Sequent provides to support customers
business requirements in decision support, online transaction processing
and messaging. WinServer systems offer customers the benefits of proven
Symmetry hardware, the industry's most mature and technologically advanced
SMP platform, which has been installed with the UNIX operating system at
thousands of Sequent customer sites around the world.

The new systems allow customers to implement a pure Windows NT-based
environment across the enterprise or to create a hybrid environment that
integrates Windows NT-based applications into an existing UNIX-based
computing solution. Customers who start with this mixed environment can
migrate in stages to a completely Windows NT-based environment by adding
new Windows NT-based applications. Thus an organization has complete
control over the rate at which Windows NT is adopted.

"By applying our mature and robust hardware technology to these WinServer
systems, we're offering customers a proven and credible platform for
Windows NT applications," said Lary Evans, vice president and general
manager of the Platform Division at Sequent. "These high-end systems will
serve as important elements of many enterprise solutions whether the
solutions are solely Windows NT-based or part of a mixed environment."

The two new high-end WinServers complement the existing systems in the
line, the WinServer 500 single processor system, the WinServer 520 dual
processor system, and the WinServer 3500, a one to six processor
departmental system.

SAP AG selected early WinServer systems as a development platform for its
R/3 application; new systems will continue to provide a scalable, high-end
Windows NT-based platform for SAP solutions.

"These scalable, enterprise-toughened WinServers are testimony to the
growing presence of Windows NT in enterprise computing environments," said
Rich Tong, division marketing manager of the business systems division at
Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft is committed to providing interoperable
products for distributed environments, and this is a great example of how
we deliver important benefits to customers."

A COMMON ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

WinServer hardware is almost identical to that of the Symmetry line,
offering a hardware platform with proven scalability, reliability,
robustness, and the advantage of running the Windows NT operating system.
The new systems are based on Sequent's 12 years of experience designing,
marketing and supporting the UNIX-basedSymmetry platform. Because the two
platforms are virtually the same, customers can either select the Sequent
system to meet specific application needs or rely on Sequent's expertise
in both operating systems to provide platform integration in a hybrid
computing environment.

In addition, either system can be refitted easily to run UNIX or Windows
NT. This flexibility allows customers a safe, two-choice migration path to
accommodate future IT expansion.

The new systems complement the other offerings through which Sequent
provides safe passage to open enterprise computing. In addition to
scalable SMP platforms, Sequent offers an extensive range of architectural
planning, consulting, education and support services to design and
implement solutions for decision support, online transaction processing
and messaging.

WINSERVER 5000 FEATURES

The WinServer 5000 series consists of two fully compatible systems, the
WS30 and the WS70. Built around 100 MHz Intel Pentium processors, both
systems are binary-compatible with all standard Windows NT-based
applications.

Like the Sequent Symmetry line, the new WinServer systems incorporate
Sequent's highly scalable bus (HSB). This global, synchronous system bus
connects all WinServer 5000 processors, memory boards and I/O controllers,
providing a 107 MB per second sustained throughput and peak rates of 240
MB per second. The WinServer's scalable system bus, large processor cache,
ECC memory, high-performance I/O subsystem, and ability to grow through
incremental processor upgrades were designed to provide those elements
critical to the success of data-processing applications.

The WinServer provides organizations with growth potential not available in
LAN servers. With its ability to support multiple 100 MHz Pentium
processors and to mix them with 66 MHZ processors, the WinServer provides
the server capacity in processing, I/O, storage and network throughput
required to support large client/server applications.

The WinServer 5000 WS30, capable of supporting hundreds of users, is
intended as a department or enterprise application server. It incorporates
from two to eight Pentium processors, up to 2 GB of memory and up to 504
GB of disk storage. Up to 20 GB of disk capacity can be configured in its
base cabinet. Its hardware is equivalent to the Symmetry 5000 SE30.

The WinServer 5000 WS70 is intended for large enterprise class
applications, delivering robust performance and reliability to hundreds or
thousands of users. It incorporates from two to 28 Pentium processors, up
to 2 GB of memory and up to 1.6 TB of disk storage. Its hardware is
equivalent to the Symmetry 5000 SE70.

Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNT), based in Beaverton, Ore., is
a leading architect and provider of open client/server systems for
business computing. Sequent provides professional consulting, educational
and support services, and develops scalable multiprocessing computing
systems.

The World Wide Web address for Sequent OnLine is http://www.sequent.com/.
This news release and other information is available from Sequent's
news-on-demand fax service at (800) 356-0834.

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