1997 Timeline

|  | Information Research Services | Updated: 24 November 1997

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | January: DIGITAL announces a 9GB disk drive for use with the company’s high-performance StorageWorks RAID arrays for OEMs. The drive, configured in a single cabinet, provides OEMs with more than a terabyte of storage in only 7.75 square feet of floor space – the industry’s highest storage density.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | January: DIGITAL announces Client Support Service, a set of unique service plans that combine hardware support, software support, and personalized information services to meet the user's complete information-related needs.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | February: DIGITAL AltaVista Internet Software, Inc. announces a major new technology enhancement to the AltaVista Search service on the World Wide Web.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | March: DIGITAL announces Millicent, the first cybercommerce system that will allow millions of users to buy and sell information profitably down to fractions of a cent.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June: With more than one million Microsoft Exchange seats under contract, DIGITAL becomes the world’s leading provider of mail and messaging solutions to large global accounts.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | July: DIGITAL's Mars Landing website provides the world's first live streaming webcast to over 1,000,000 viewers.