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<b>Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme</b>, AG (SNI), was a separate company within [[Siemens AG|Siemens]] until the late [[1990s]], and was the largest IT company in [[Europe]]. SNI sold the [[BS2000]] and [[SINIX]] operating systems, a wide variety of databases, SNI RM-x00 [[server]]s and other products. In the late [[1990]]s it was split into two, with the new company [[Wincor-Nixdorf]] taking over all banking and retail related business.
[[File:Siemens Nixdorf logo.svg|thumb|Logo since 1992]]

'''Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme''', [[Aktiengesellschaft|AG]] ('''SNI''') was formed in 1990 by the merger of [[Nixdorf Computer]] and the Data Information Services (DIS) division of [[Siemens]].<ref name="hnf history"/>

It functioned as a separate company within Siemens.

It was the largest [[information technology]] company in [[Europe]] until 1999,<ref name="heise 2020-10"/> when it was split into two: [[Fujitsu Siemens Computers]] and [[Wincor Nixdorf]]. Wincor Nixdorf took over all banking and retail related business.<ref name="manager-magazin 20001-08-23" />

==Products==
SNI sold:
*[[BS2000]] and [[SINIX]] operating systems
*BS2000 [[mainframe computer]]s
*a number of databases
*SNI [[RISC]]-based RM-x00 [[Server (computing)|server]]s
*a variety of other hardware and software products (from Personal Computers to [[SAP R/3]]).
*[[ComfoDesk]] – a GUI shell for enterprise users<ref>[https://blog.frantovo.cz/c/374/Siemens%20Nixdorf%3A%20ComfoDesk%20%281990%29 Siemens Nixdorf: ComfoDesk (1990)] {{in lang|cs}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum]]


==References==
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<ref name="hnf history">{{cite web |url=https://www.hnf.de/en/permanent-exhibition/exhibition-areas/nixdorf-pioneer-of-decentralized-data-processing/the-corporate-history-of-nixdorf-computer-ag.html |title=The corporate history of Nixdorf Computer AG |publisher=[[Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum]] |location=Paderborn |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="heise 2020-10">{{cite web |url=https://www.heise.de/news/Vor-30-Jahren-Siemens-Nixdorf-Informationssysteme-wird-Nr-1-in-Europa-4917677.html |title=Vor 30 Jahren: Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme wird Nr. 1 in Europa |language=de |website=heise.de |date=October 2020 |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="manager-magazin 20001-08-23">{{cite web |url=https://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/artikel/a-149322.html |title=Tote Marke - Nixdorf Computer |language=de |publisher=Manager Magazin |date=23 August 2001 |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 23 November 2023

Logo since 1992

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]

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

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SNI sold:

See also

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References

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  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)