Fujitsu has added some of ICL PLc’s new DRS 6000s to its product line in Japan, where they are offered as the DS/90 7000 series. The new line includes a 90 to 180 MIPS top-of-the-line server model, the 7840/7842; a desktop server entry-level model the DS server 7120; and a laptop workstation with a high-resolution thin-film transistor screen, the DS station 7120, which does not come from ICL but may well be offered by the UK company in future. Fujitsu says it is preparing a50MHz SuperSparc version for release next spring – presumably from ICL also. The new 7120 DS station will ship this August and costs from $13,385. Aside from the low-end DS server 7520 at $12,600, which ships in August too, other models will ship from December and prices range from $25,100 to $124,400. The new models will be supported via the company’s OIC Open system Integration Centre, which opened on May 11 this year. PFU Ltd, another Fujitsu affiliate, will also be selling the machines which will be supported through UPlazas, PFU’s Unix consulting centres. Fujitsu looks to sell 35,000 units of the new models over the next two years.
