CAD/CAM/CAE : electronic design automation, 1992 - Archive Server

- File Servers—^These systems provide mass
storage capability to clients on a network.
Services can range from temporary
storage of working files to long-term
backup and archive systems.
- Database Servers—^These systems manage
databases as a shared resource to a
network. These servers handle such
functions as physical data storage, data
security, and high-level queries and can
access stored information at the record
level.
• Personal Computer—This is defined as a
single-user computer that is distinguished
from a technical workstation by its features
and by the user's potential range of expansion
on the platform. Features found in
technical workstations (such as a virtual
operating system, networking, highperformance
graphics, multiuser/multitasking
capability) are optional rather than
integrated by the manufacturer.
Line item definitions are as follows:
• Average selling price (ASP) is defined as the
average price of a product, inclusive of any
discounts.
• CPU installed base is defined as the total
number of CPUs in active, day-to-day use.
• CPU revenue is the portion of revenue derived
from a system sale that is related to
the value of the CPU. (In the case of technical
workstations and personal computers,
CPU revenue contains die terminal revenue.)
• CPU shipment is defined as the number of
CPUs delivered.
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Hardware revenue is defined as the sum of
the revenue from the hardware system components:
CPU revenue, terminal revenue,
and peripherals revenue.
Installed seats are defined as the total
number of seats in active, day-to-day use.
Peripherals revenue is defined as the value
of all the peripherals of a turnkey sale.
(Peripherals in this category typic^y are
input and output devices.)
Service revenue is defined as revenue
derived from the service and support of
CAD/CAM/CAE or GIS systems. Service
revenue can be calculated in the tables
by subtracting hardware and software
revenue from total revenue.
Software revenue is revenue derived from
the sale of bundled (part of a turnkey
system) and unbundled software.
Terminal revenue is defined as revenue derived
from the sale of terminals that are
used to graphically create, analyze, or
manipulate designs. The term is applicable
only to the host-dependent platform, as
terminal revenue is contained within CPU
revenue for technical workstations and PCs.
Total factory revenue is defined as the
amount of money received by a manufacturer
for its goods measured in U.S. dollars.
Total faaory revenue does not include
revenue that a company may receive from
products that are sold to another company
for resale (OEM revenue).
Unit shipment is defined as the number of
products delivered (that is, seats).