Siemens Nixdorf

Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, AG (SNI) was formed in 1990 by the merger of Nixdorf Computer and the Data Information Services (DIS) division of Siemens.^[1]

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It functioned as a separate company within Siemens.

It was the largest information technology company in Europe until 1999,^[2] when it was split into two: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Wincor Nixdorf. Wincor Nixdorf took over all banking and retail related business.^[3]

Products

SNI sold:

• BS2000 and SINIX operating systems
• BS2000 mainframe computers
• a number of databases
• SNI RISC-based RM-x00 servers
• a variety of other hardware and software products (from Personal Computers to SAP R/3).
• ComfoDesk – a GUI shell for enterprise users^[4]

See also

• Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum

References

1. "The corporate history of Nixdorf Computer AG". Paderborn: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
2. "Vor 30 Jahren: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme wird Nr. 1 in Europa". heise.de (in German). October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. "Tote Marke - Nixdorf Computer" (in German). Manager Magazin. 23 August 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. Siemens Nixdorf: ComfoDesk (1990) (in Czech)