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Apollo Migration Program

HIGHLIGHTS

o  Opportunity for Apollo/Mentor Graphics users to convert their hardware to
   Alpha AXP systems with DEC OSF/1 operating system

MIGRATION PROCESS

In July, Mentor Graphics is providing its last update for its 8.0 software
on Apollo hardware. Users running 7.0 software are on maintenance-only
status now. Current Apollo users want to migrate from Apollo/Domain to other
UNIX platforms for greater hardware performance and software functionality,
but the migration is both a major decision to make and a difficult process
to accomplish. It must be planned and executed well. Digital has teamed with
Enabling Technologies Group (ETG) to provide the best possible expertise and
experience for this process.

DIGITAL PROGRAM

Digital and ETG are offering unique migration software tools and services to
convert to Alpha AXP systems with the DEC OSF/1 operating system. Digital's
Apollo Migration Program is designed to help ease the difficulty of four
critical transfers:

o  Legacy designs.
o  Component libraries.
o  Homegrown software applications/tools.
o  User skills.

The program can help Apollo users migrate from their current environment on
Domain/OS based M68000 workstations to UNIX based RISC Alpha AXP
workstations. Unlike migration programs that focus on trade-ins and
upgrades, this approach provides a complete environment to facilitate
migration with minimal impact on the user. It includes hardware and software
products based on industry standards and a full set of services that allow a
user to determine what level of participation, if any, is appropriate.

AVAILABILITY AND ORDERING

Most Mentor Graphics products will be available on DEC OSF/1 AXP systems by
July 15. The Digital and ETG team solution will begin with the following
steps:

o  A conference call including the user, Digital, and ETG to establish the
   basic approach that is right for the user.

o  An onsite visit by Digital and ETG, or a Pre-Assessment Survey from ETG
   (a two-day onsite assessment done by an ETG consultant).

o  Development of an assessment plan for the migration.

Three special, pre-optimized Mentor Graphics hardware configurations will be
available for this Apollo migration:

o  DEC 3000 Model 300X (CS-CPMT1-EA): 96 Mbyte memory, 2 Gbyte disk, CDROM
o  DEC 3000 Model 600 (CS-CMPT1-FA): 265 Mbyte memory, 3 Gbyte disk, CDROM
o  DEC 3000 Model 800 (CS-CMPT1-GA): 512 Mbyte memory, 4 Gbyte disk, CDROM

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